Coast Guard presents veteran with National Defense Service Medal

Rikio Izumi, Coast Guard veteran, poses for a photo at a ceremony awarding him the National Defense Service Medal for his service during the Korean War, San Pedro, California, June 10, 2022. Mr. Izumi served on the Coast Guard Cutter Casco from 1951 to 1953. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard presented 92-year-old Coast Guard veteran,...
Coast Guard responds to container fire in the Port of LA/LB

File Photo from Marine Safety Alert 01-22
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard worked with port partners to identify shipping containers with undeclared hazardous materials that led to a shipping container fire in the Port of Los Angeles – Long Beach, March 4.
At approximately 8:20 p.m., on March 4, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report of a shipping container...
Coast Guard issues “party in interest” designation in pipeline investigation

Alameda, CA – U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the container ship MSC DANIT, Saturday, in the Port of Long Beach.
Prior to the visit, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Braden Rostad, Chief of Investigations, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach determined that the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) DANIT was involved in a January...
Coast Guard urges caution during spiny lobster season

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard is urging all divers and mariners to exercise caution and utilize safe diving practices during of the California spiny lobster season in the greater Los Angeles area.
Opening weekend led to an increase in diving activity, and unfortunately, two diving-related deaths in Southern California.
“The importance of boating and diving safety cannot be overstated,”...
Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue four from burning boat near Ventura

The Coast Guard, local partner agencies and good Samaritans rescued four boaters whose vessel caught fire southwest of Ventura, California, Aug. 9, 2020.
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard, local partner agencies and good Samaritans rescued four boaters whose vessel caught fire, Sunday, southwest of Ventura.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., people aboard a 25-foot recreational fishing boat contacted...