Coast Guard rescues 4 in Delaware River
A 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Philadelphia. US Coast Guard file photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen
PORTSMOUTH, Va. ─ The Coast Guard rescued four people Sunday after their 12-foot vessel became disabled and adrift near Chester Island, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
The owner and operator of the aluminum vessel contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware...
Coast Guard rescues 1 after boat fire in Delaware Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard, Down Township Fire Department, and Little Creek Fire Department respond to a 42-foot recreational boat fire in Delaware Bay, July 18, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape May/Released)
PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard rescued a man from the water Tuesday after his boat caught fire in the Delaware Bay.
A Cumberland County, New Jersey, dispatcher...
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay holds change-of-command ceremony
Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom relieves Capt. Johnathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay during a change-of-command ceremony in Philadelphia on June 16, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
PHILADELPHIA — Coast Guard Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom relieved Capt. Johnathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay during a change-of-command ceremony Friday at Sector Delaware Bay in...
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay to hold change-of-command
PHILADELPHIA — Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay is scheduled to host a change-of-command ceremony Friday at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.
During the ceremony, Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom will relieve Capt. Jonathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath, commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, will preside over the ceremony.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware...
Coast Guard rescues boaters from sinking vessel in Delaware Bay
The 47-foot vessel, Floating Dock taking on water after they struck something in Delaware Bay and there was a hole in the bow of their boat. The mariners were transported to shore, and a SMIB was issued for the submerged vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued two people from their sinking boat Saturday, off the coast of Fortescue, New Jersey.
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Coast Guard rescues two off the coast of Ocean County, N.J.
Coast Guard 27-foot Utility Boat file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley J. Johnson
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard rescued two mariners Monday night after their vessel ran aground off the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey.
Coast Guard watchstanders received an initial alert over channel 16 via VHF-FM radio and attempted to make callouts but were unsuccessful. As units prepared to respond, the...
Coast Guard provides oversight for release of hazardous material
A Coast Guard boat crew transports Tetra Tech contractors working with the EPA, to a site in the Delaware River for water sample collection March 28, 2023.
BRISTOL, Pa. — Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay continue to provide oversight alongside Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for remaining clean-up operations Thursday following the release of a latex finishing material...
Coast Guard continues response to hazardous material near Bristol, PA
BRISTOL, Pa. — Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay and multiple partner agencies continued clean-ups Sunday following the release of a latex finishing material Friday night due to a mechanical failure at the Trinseo facility in Bristol.
It’s estimated that 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material, a water-soluble acrylic polymer solution, was released with a max potential release of...
Coast Guard monitors release of hazardous material near Bristol, Pa.
BRISTOL, Pa. — Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay and other government agencies are monitoring a release of a hazardous material into Otter Creek Saturday afternoon.
An estimated 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material, a water soluble acrylic polymer solution was released with a maximum potential release of 12,000 gallons. The estimated amount released will be updated as response and...
