Coast Guard to break ice on the Kennebec River
Coast Guard Cutter Bridle file photo by Chief Petty Officer Marc Moore
PORTLAND, Maine — Crews from Coast Guard Sector Northern New England are scheduled to conduct ice breaking operations in the main channel of the Kennebec River from Merrymeeting Bay to Gardiner, Maine, beginning Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020.
The purpose of this operation is to reduce the risk of flooding as snow and river ice begin...
Coast Guard to establish new Aids-to-Navigation Team in Burlington, VT
Coast Guard Aids-to-Navigation Team Burlington photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Charles Northcott
BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ceremony establishing Coast Guard Aids-to-Navigation Team Burlington as a stand alone unit, Friday in Burlington, Vermont.
“We are separating the existing unit to standardize and allow our members to become experts in the traditional Coast...
Coast Guard seeks information on missing boaters
BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking information related to the missing boaters from Saturday’s distress call, including the possibility of the report being a hoax.
Coast Guard Sector Northern New England rescue crews responded to a report of four people in the water off Kennebunkport, Maine, Oct. 5. After searching more than 1,500 square nautical miles, the search was suspended Sunday,...
Coast Guard suspends search off Maine coast for missing man, 3 children
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod’s MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File Photo
BOSTON – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday at 8:00 a.m. for a missing man and 3 children in the waters off Kennebunkport, Maine pending new information.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England command center received a radio distress call Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from a man reporting his boat...
Coast Guard crews rescue 2 off Maine coast
Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke’s small boat crew returns to the cutter after rescuing two boaters off the coast of Maine, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, near Cashes Ledge. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Michael Neo)
BOSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Sunday approximately 30 miles off the coast of Maine after they were reported overdue.
At approximately 10:30 p.m., Saturday, a boater’s...
Coast Guard Cutter Marcus Hanna commander permanently relieved of command
Coast Guard Cutter Marcus Hanna file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Medley
BOSTON — Chief Warrant Officer J. L. Horne was permanently relieved as the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Marcus Hanna, homeported in South Portland, Maine, Wednesday.
Rear Adm. Andrew Tiongson, First Coast Guard District commander, effected the relief due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.
A...
Coast Guard Cutters Hawser, Line to patrol Lake Champlain
Coast Guard Cutter Hawser file photo by PAC Bob Laura
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Coast Guard cutters Hawser and Line are scheduled to patrol Lake Champlain this weekend to assist with the recreational boating safety and law enforcement missions.
The 65-foot harbor tugs will augment efforts of Coast Guard Station and Aids to Navigation Team Burlington, a two-boat station responsible for 490-square miles,...
Northeast Coast Guard searches on 31 unmanned, adrift paddlecraft over July 4 weekend
Label your paddlecraft with contact information. You don’t need a sticker, just a permanent marker and some clear tape to protect the ink. Check to make sure it’s readable every time you go out.
BOSTON — First Coast Guard District response crews, from Maine to the Jersey shore, responded to 31 separate reports of unmanned and adrift paddlecraft during July 4 weekend.
Coast Guard Sector...
Coast Guard continues to break ice on Penobscot River to start on the Kennebec River
Coast Guard Cutter Bridle file photo by Chief Petty Officer Marc Moore)
BOSTON – The Coast Guard urges the public to remove all ice fishing shacks as soon as safely possible from the Kennebec River as the Coast Guard begins ice breaking operations Thursday.
Crews of four Coast Guard ice-breakers are scheduled to begin the operation known as “Spring Breakout” to reduce the risk of...
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