Coast Guard urges rip current caution to beachgoers along Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS The Coast Guard strongly urges beachgoers to be aware of rip current conditions after two cases this past weekend along the Gulf Coast.-
In the first case Sector Mobile watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew to assist three swimmers caught in a rip current just offshore Dauphin Island, Alabama, and rescued all three.
The second...
Coast Guard adjusts port conditions in Gulf Coast region
Petty Officer 2nd Class Xavier Martian, a Sector Houston-Galveston Vessel Traffic Service watchstander, monitors ship movement along the Houston Ship Channel Aug. 22, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelly Parker)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is adjusting port conditions, pre-staging response assets, and urging safety precautions in the Gulf Coast region due to a forecast...
Coast Guard urges mariners along the Gulf Coast to prepare for colder weather
NEW ORLEANS— The Eighth Coast Guard District would like to remind all recreational boaters and mariners to prepare for the colder weather forecasted this weekend along the Gulf Coast.
