Marine Safety Detachment Port Canaveral holds ribbon-cutting ceremony
Linda Morros, Brevard Couty Sheriff’s Office precinct director for Port Canaveral, Capt. Todd Wiemers, commander, Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Capt. John Murray, CEO of Port Canaveral, and Wayne Justice, vice chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority, cut the ribbon to Marine Safety Detachment Port Canaveral’s new building in Port Canaveral, Florida, Nov. 29, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard...
Coast Guard helicopter crew awarded Citizen’s Service Medal
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi helicopter crew from was recognized Feb. 25, 2017, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, for a rescue performed while to responding to Hurricane Matthew in October of last year.
The crew of MH-65 Dolphin helicopter 6554 was deployed to Savannah, Georgia when they were launched on Oct. 8, 2016, to respond to a patient with a serious...
Flood Punt Teams: Small Boats, Big Mission
Coast Guard Chief Jonathan Tatroe and Petty Officer 1st Class John True, members of Western River Flood Punt Team with Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, patrol a flooded neighborhood in Fair Bluff, North Carolina, October 10, 2016. Coast Guard Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class John True
Despite the blue sky and bright sun blazing cheerily overhead, the Pender...
Lumber River rescuers
Petty Officer 1st Class James Prosser and Master Chief Petty Officer Louis Coleman load Coleman’s trailer with donations at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington, Oct. 16, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn/Released)
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
When Petty Officer 1st Class James Prosser and his wife Nicole decided to send...
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer home in Boston following 55-day patrol
BOSTON — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned Wednesday to their homeport in Boston following a 55-day patrol.
During their patrol, the crew of the Spencer interdicted four sinking migrant vessels, cared for 344 migrants on their decks, responded to four search and rescue cases, and served as a U.S. response platform for the Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Matthew.
The...
Coast Guard reopens Port of Savannah with restrictions
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for the Port of Savannah hasreopened the port Tuesday with some restrictions.
The Coast Guard, along with other federal, state and local agency partners, continues their efforts Wednesday to reopen the Port of Savannah since Hurricane Matthew damaged, destroyed or moved 50 navigational aids needed for the safe navigation of the port.
Crews from...
Coast Guard monitors 2 grounded barges on Hatteras Island, NC
A 140-foot, PCL Construction Services barge is aground in Avon, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Ryan Gentry)
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard is monitoring two barges that broke free from their moorings and ran aground on Hatteras Island Sunday.
The 140-foot construction barges were moored to the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in preparation...
Coast Guard, maritime partners work to reopen Ports of Savannah and Brunswick
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard is working diligently with its maritime partners to reopen the Ports of Savannah, Ga., and Brunswick, Ga.
Damage to navigational aids, infrastructure and vessels along the waterways, as well as potential shoaling caused by Hurricane Matthew currently hamper the Coast Guard’s ability to safely open the ports.
“The Ports of Savannah and Brunswick are a top...
Coast Guard forward operating base established for Hurricane Matthew response
Air Station Savannah crews ready two MH-65 Dolphin helicopters for flights Oct. 8, 2016 on the air station’s tarmac. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher M. Yaw
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Coast Guard aircrews from around the country are staged Saturday at Hunter Army Airfield, which is serving as a forward operating base for the Coast Guard’s response efforts following Hurricane...
