Coast Guard places temporary buoys at ‘Firecracker’ Jetty
DETROIT – In conjunction with National Safe Boating Week, and recognizing long-standing community concerns, the U.S. Coast Guard has taken decisive action to enhance safety at the ‘Firecracker’ Jetty in Lake St. Clair. The ‘Firecracker’ is a partially submerged jetty on the southeast edge of the St. Clair Flats Canal in Lake St. Clair. Three temporary ‘keep out’ buoys have been strategically...
Coast Guard urges safety during Memorial Day weekend
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrate National Safe Boating Week, May 20 to May 26, urging mariners and beachgoers to practice safe, secure and enjoyable recreational boating throughout Memorial Day weekend.
Considered by many as the unofficial start to the recreational boating season, Memorial Day weekend is a time when many boaters take to the water, increasing the...
Coast Guard urges boating safety this summer
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges boaters to be ready this National Safe Boating Week as summer nears the Pacific Northwest.
This year, National Safe Boating Week takes place Saturday through May 26. This week of awareness promotes safe boating practices for recreational boaters to reduce preventable accidents and deaths. The Coast Guard encourages boaters to become safer, always ready boaters this...
Coast Guard to hold Water Safety Fair in Sausalito
SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard Station Golden Gate and the Coast Guard Auxiliary are scheduled to hold a free, public Water Safety Fair at Station Golden Gate at 10 a.m., Saturday.
The event, which kicks off National Safe Boating Week, will give the public the opportunity to meet local first responders and learn about boating safety through demonstrations and discussions. The event will include displays,...
Coast Guard Sector Buffalo to hold National Safe Boating Week Event
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Coast Guard Sector Buffalo will be hosting an event to mark the start of the 2023 National Safe Boating Week from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.
Members of the public are invited to attend. They will have the opportunity to explore some of the Coast Guard’s assets used in local missions. There will also be a live helicopter...
Coast Guard rescues 2 from sailing vessel 43 miles off North Island
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescues two boaters from a disabled 34-foot sailing vessel 43 miles off North Island, Louisiana, May 22, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Houston)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Sunday from a disabled sailing vessel 43 miles off North Island, Louisiana.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command...
Ft. Myers Beach Coast Guard, Auxiliary to host vessel safety exams
Each checked vessel will be awarded a U.S. Coast Guard/Auxiliary decal – valid through the end of the year – which signify that the vessel is in compliance with federal and state boating laws, and properly equipped with safety gear. It also informs other boating law-enforcement agencies that the vessel has been checked.
FT. MYERS BEACH, Fla.— The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary...
Coast Guard urges boating safety this summer
EATTLE — The Coast Guard urges boaters to be ready this National Safe Boating Week as summer nears the Pacific Northwest.
This year National Safe Boating Week takes place Saturday through May 27. National Safe Boating Week promotes safe boating practices for recreational boaters in order to reduce preventable accidents and deaths. The Coast Guard encourages boaters to become safer, always ready boaters...
Coast Guard to hold Water Safety Fair in Sausalito
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate lifeboat crews conduct surf training in Sausalito, Calif. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart)
SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard Station Golden Gate and the Coast Guard Auxiliary are scheduled to hold a free, public Water Safety Fair at Station Golden Gate at 10 a.m., Saturday.
The event, which kicks off National Safe Boating Week, will give the...
