Breaking the law: Coast Guard crews and US attorneys review evidence procedures
Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Scott Manion gives a tour of the station’s small boats to several assistant U.S. attorneys and interns from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin)
CLEVELAND — Crews from Cleveland U.S. Coast Guard units hosted Department of Justice assistant U.S. attorneys and interns...
Cleveland-based Coast Guard pollution responders investigating potential spill at Forest City Yacht Club
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard pollution responders are investigating a potential spill of an unknown substance in Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club.
Contractors from Clean Harbors are currently on scene to investigate and, if needed, conduct clean-up operations.
Shortly before noon, Marine Safety Unit Cleveland pollution responders received a report from Forest City Yacht Club of an unknown substance...
Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland personnel assess storm damage at Cleveland marinas
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is continuing efforts to assist the various marinas in the greater Cleveland area to recover from damages suffered when Superstorm Sandy crossed the Great Lakes region Monday through Wednesday.
Personnel from Marine Safety Unit Cleveland have been conducting damage assessments by landside harbor patrols in order to discern response and recovery actions. MSU Cleveland...
Coast Guard saves 4 after charter fishing boat hits Ashtabula breakwall
CLEVELAND – Coast Guardsmen from Station Ashtabula, Ohio, rescued four people after the charter fishing boat they were aboard struck a breakwall in Ashtabula Harbor Monday morning.
A passing vessel used a VHF-FM marine radio to notify personnel in the Coast Guard Sector Buffalo command center of the accident at 4:45 a.m.
A boatcrew from Station Ashtabula immediately launched in a 33-foot Special...
Coast Guard investigates bird deaths on Cuyahoga River
CLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a possible pollution source after approximately 100-150 birds were found dead and another 30-40 birds were found in distress along the Cuyahoga River in the vicinity of the Cuyahoga River Turning Basin along Independence Rd.
