Coast Guard rescues, returns 214 Haitian migrants
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned 214 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Monday after the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island located a grossly overloaded sail freighter about 23 miles east of Cuba Friday evening.
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer helps Bahamians locate more than 1,700 pounds of cocaine
MIAMI – Two law enforcement boarding teams from the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer assisted Royal Bahamas Police Force officials and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents Thursday in locating 1,777 pounds of cocaine hidden within two Haitian-flagged vessels.
Coast Guard interdicts, returns 39 Haitian migrants
MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned 39 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Thursday, after interdicting them in their overloaded vessel in the waters west of Isle de la Tortue, Haiti, Tuesday.
Coast Guard to honor hero with mast dedication
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Coast Guard Training Center Cape May will honor Signalman First Class Douglas Munro and dedicate the Coast Guard Cutter Spencers mast in a ceremony here on the training centers parade field Sept. 27, 2008 at 10 a.m.
Munro, the only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient, served aboard the Spencer. He was killed in action while protecting U.S. Marines at Guadalcanal during World...
Coast Guard Seeks Information on Possible Missing Vessel
MIAMI (D7 Public Affairs) – Coast Guard crews responded to a distress call from the vessel Delilah 140 miles east of Savannah, Ga., Friday and are seeking any additional information about the vessel.
Several aircraft flying in the vicinity of Beaufort, Ga., reported hearing a 121.5 MHz distress call stating the vessel Delilah had a blue hull and was taking-on-water with six people aboard.
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Coast Guard Ends Search for Delilah
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard suspended its three-day search for the Delilah at 10 a.m. Sunday 145-miles east of Savannah, Ga.
A mayday was sent out by the Delilah, Friday at approximately 3 p.m., which was overheard by several aircraft and relayed to the Coast Guard. The pilots overheard that the vessel had six people aboard, a blue hull and were taking on water.
A Coast Guard C-130 fixed-wing...
Coast Guard Searching for Delilah
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard is searching for a vessel 145-miles east of Savannah, Ga., Saturday.
A mayday was sent out by the Delilah, Friday at approximately 3 p.m., which was overheard by several aircraft and relayed to the Coast Guard. The pilots overheard that the vessel had six people aboard, a blue hull and were taking on water.
A Coast Guard C-130 fixed-wing aircraft from Air...
