Coast Guard searching for missing person near Grand Isle, Louisiana
Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry file photo by Aux. Michael Dubin
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sunday.
Missing is Marvin Fuentes a 32-year-old from Metarie, Louisiana. Fuentes was wearing a white and blue stripped shirt and brown shorts.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 11:20 a.m. from family members...
Gulf oil spill cleanup concludes
NEW ORLEANS – Clean up and recovery operations of the pollution that washed up on the shores of Grand Isle and Elmer’s Island was completed Wednesday.
The Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office have deemed that all areas affected by the March 25, 2011 oil spill have been restored to pre-spill conditions.
“The shorelines that were recently impacted by oil...
Coast Guard responds to report of oil in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard continues to respond to reports of pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, Sunday.
Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notifications of possible pollution that varied in size and location. The largest sighting was described as a dark substance floating on and beneath the surface of the water stretching 100 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico...
