Coast Guard cuts ribbon on state-of-the-art facility at Sandy Hook

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey, Rear Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, commander First Coast Guard District (both center), and members of the First Coast Guard District participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, N.J. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Medley)
NEW YORK — Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook unveiled a new,...
Coast Guard, N.J. State Police enforce safety zone around entangled whale in Raritan Bay

Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole J. Groll
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard received a report from a Good Samaritan of a possible entangled whale near Raritan Bay, New Jersey, Saturday.
A boarding team from Coast Guard Station New York aboard a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) boat first arrived on scene to obtain situational...
Coast Guard rescues kite surfer near Sandy Hook, N.J.

29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo
NEW YORK — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook rescued a kite surfer in distress near Sandy Hook Bay, Sunday.
At approximately 10:30 a.m., watchstanders at Station Sandy Hook received notification of a kite surfer in distress from a good Samaritan ashore.
A Station Sandy Hook boatcrew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small launched and arrived on scene...
Coast Guard responds to ferry aground near Rockaway Inlet, New York

Coast Guard Station New York 25-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo
NEW YORK – Coast Guard and partner agency crews responded to a ferry aground with 27 people aboard near Rockaway Inlet, New York, Wednesday evening.
The Flyer, an 80-foot New York City Ferry became stuck on a sandbar after departing from the Rockaway terminal at 5:15 p.m., en route to Wall Street’s Pier 11 at approximately...
Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters near Keansburg, N.J.

A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook heavy weather boatcrew rescue foru men aboard a 22-foot vessel near Keansburg, New Jersey, November 19, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
NEW YORK — A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook heavy weather boatcrew rescued four men who were stranded aboard a 22-foot vessel near Keansburg, New Jersey, Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received a report...
Coast Guard assists 3 disabled boaters near Sandy Hook Bay, NJ

A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook boatcrew assists three boaters who were stranded aboard an 18-foot vessel in Sandy Hook Bay, November 17, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
NEW YORK — A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook boatcrew assisted three boaters who were stranded aboard an 18-foot vessel in Sandy Hook Bay, Friday.
Operators at a commercial salvage and towing company, contacted watchstanders at...
Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescues 6 people from capsized vessel near Sandy Hook, N.J.

A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook crew and good Samaritan rescued six people from a capsized vessel near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, September 4, 2017. ( U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Elijah LaMacchio)
NEW YORK – A Coast Guard crew and good Samaritan rescued six people from a capsized vessel near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Monday.
While underway for training, a Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook boatcrew...
Coast Guard Rescues 3 near Highlands, NJ

NEW YORK – Three people are rescued by a boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook near Highlands, New Jersey, on August 19, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Sandy Hook)
NEW YORK — A Coast Guard boatcrew rescued three people from a capsized vessel near Highlands, New Jersey, Saturday afternoon.
While on routine patrol at approximately 2:30 p.m., a crew aboard a 29-foot...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing kite surfer near Sandy Hook, N.J.

Coast Guard Station New York 25-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing kite surfer near Sandy Hook Bay, Saturday afternoon.
Missing is Sinisa Bjelajac, 44, of Hoboken, New Jersey.
The search was suspended after searching an area from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, to Coney Island, New York.
In all, Coast Guard and partner agency crews searched...