Coast Guard National Strike Force receives new commanding officer
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Carolyn Moberley, pictured, relieved Capt. Tedd Hutley as commander of the Coast Guard National Strike Force and commanding officer of the National Strike Force Coordination Center during a change of command ceremony, June 15, 2023, at the Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the National Strike Force Coordination Center)
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. —...
Coast Guard continues to support Hurricane Ida recovery efforts
Coast Guard response crews assesses fishing boats lodged against a destroyed structure and sunken fishing vessels in the bayou Sept. 6, 2021, following Hurricane Ida in Southeast Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard continued its assessment of damage and environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana Monday, post Hurricane Ida.
Coast Guard crews from across the nation,...
Coast Guard conducts overflights, responds to multiple oil spills along Southeast Louisiana
A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew conducts an overflight assessment Sept. 5, 2021 of the Bay Marchand approximately 2 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile)
NEW ORLEANS — As part of the ongoing Hurricane Ida response, the Coast Guard conducted overflights Sunday that focused on two locations previously identified...
Coast Guard ends 40-day response to Munger T. Ball near Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard Sector Key West Incident Management Team concluded a 40-day coordinated response effort to mitigate the pollution threat from the tanker Munger T. Ball wreck, 70 miles northwest of Key West, Florida, Friday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Coast Guard monitored the wreck site for years. In 2019, following an uptick in confirmed sheening...
Coast Guard National Strike Force receives new commanding officer
Coast Guard Capt. (select) Tedd Hutley assumes command of Coast Guard National Strike Force from Capt. Mark Shepard, Friday, June 19, 2020 at Coast Guard National Strike Force Coordination Center, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis)
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Coast Guard Capt. (select) Tedd Hutley relieved Capt. Mark Shepard as Commander of...
Coast Guard response to oil discharge in Jamie Whitten Lock continues
Responders work to contain and recover crude oil from the Jamie Whitten Lock on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi, Sept. 11, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lieutenant David Schneider)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is continuing to respond to a crude oil discharge that is contained within the Jamie Whitten Lock at mile marker 412 on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, Wednesday.
Watchstanders...
Coast Guard continues response to oil discharge near Pointe à la Hache
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and state agencies are continuing to respond to an oil discharge from a hole in a pipeline in a marsh area near Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans’ Incident Management Division reports the in-situ burn was conducted Friday from 12 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. Air monitoring was conducted and the results showed no level of concern. The IMD is scheduled...
Coast Guard deploys 3 teams to assess ports, waterways in Florida Keys
Personnel from various units throughout the Coast Guard listen during a command and general staff brief at the Sector Key West Incident Command Post Sept. 14, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Coast Guard deployed three teams, Thursday, to assess the damage to ports and waterways in the Florida Keys in effort to reopen the area for maritime...
Gulf Strike Team assists with Hurricane Harvey rescue and recovery efforts
Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Weatherly, a member of the Atlantic Strike Team, assists with search and rescue efforts in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. (Photo by U.S. Coast Guard)
MOBILE, Ala. — Located at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team, along with other members of the Coast Guard National Strike Force, are playing an integral role in...
