Coast Guard unit set to relocate from Massena to Fort Drum
MASSENA, N.Y. — The Coast Guard is requesting public comments on the planned relocation of a Marine Safety Detachment from Massena to Fort Drum, N.Y.
The detachment consists of 10 Coast Guard positions and has an area of responsibility that extends south from the St. Lawrence River International Bridge along the U.S.-Canada border to Henderson Harbor, N.Y. It also extends 3.25 miles east from the...
Coast Guard Sector Buffalo to hold National Safe Boating Week Event
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Coast Guard Sector Buffalo will be hosting an event to mark the start of the 2023 National Safe Boating Week from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.
Members of the public are invited to attend. They will have the opportunity to explore some of the Coast Guard’s assets used in local missions. There will also be a live helicopter...
Extreme caution advised on ice along Great Lakes shores
U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay ice rescue team rescues 11 people stranded on an ice floe near Sherwood Point, Wisconsin, February 6, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrea Schmidt)
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Coast Guard reminds the public to exercise extreme caution on ice along Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the Finger Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
Each year the...
Coast Guard warns of legal repercussions in response to laser incidents
Buffalo – One of the laser strikes was reported to originate offshore the residential area of Moon Beach,New York. The latest incident occurred in the vicinity of Lakeside Park, located in Oswego, New York, from an unidentified vehicle. Attempts to locate the suspects remain ongoing.
The laser, which comes in various colors, illuminated the small boats numerous times, striking he crew in the...
Coast Guard suspends search for 21-year-old man near Lorain, Ohio
Coast Guard Station Lorain 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Chief Petty Officer Andrew Coppa
CLEVELAND – Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended the search efforts for a 21-year-old male on Lake Erie near Lakeview Beach, Ohio.
The man was last seen in the water attempting to swim out and rescue a 15-year-old male who was seen disappearing below the surface just off Lakeview Beach in...
Coast Guard members rescue man from burning vehicle in Lorain
U.S. Coast Guard Station Lorain crew members rescued a 19-year-old male from a burning vehicle outside the station in Lorain, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2021. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (Photo courtesy of Lorain Police Department)
CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard Station Lorain crew members rescued a 19-year-old male after a car accident occurred outside the station in Lorain, Ohio, Aug. 2,...
Coast Guard urges safety for Canalside 4th of July Celebration fireworks display
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo and state and local agencies are advising the boating public of safety concerns and safety tips during the Canalside 4th of July Celebration fireworks display taking place on the Buffalo River starting at 9:45 p.m., Wednesday, in Buffalo, New York.
Specific concerns for the event are heavy boating congestion in the area.
Fireworks displays may pose...
Coast Guard rescues 3 after vessel drifts into breakwall in Cleveland
25-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo by PA3 Allyson E. Taylor.
CLEVELAND — A crew from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor rescued 3 people from the Edgewater breakwall after their vessel became disabled and drifted into the rocks, Saturday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Buffalo command center received a mayday call at approximately 11:59 a.m. from a sailing vessel with three people...
Coast Guard, Canadian partners seize marijuana near Alexandria Bay, NY
A Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay, N.Y., boarding team conducts a safety boarding on a pleasure craft in front of the Boldt Castle along the St. Lawrence River. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read)
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard crews and Canadian partners from the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations team, commonly referred to as the shiprider program,...