Coast Guard releases Operation Safe Catch numbers for Maryland and DC
BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard has completed Operation Safe Catch and released the final numbers Thursday after six months of education, outreach and enforcement.
Coast Guard releases Operation Safe Catch numbers for Virginia and North Carolina
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard has completed Operation Safe Catch and released the final numbers, Thursday, after six months of education, outreach and enforcement Thursday.
Coast Guard numbers released for Operation Safe Catch
PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard has completed Operation Safe Catch and released the final numbers after six months of education, outreach and enforcement Thursday.
Cutter Vigorous returns from 53 day multi-mission patrol
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returns to its homeport of Cape May Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. following a 53 day patrol in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Putting the “safe” in safe catch
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lindberg
The last man climbs over the rail of the fishing boat and with a swift leap he lands with his feet firmly planted on the deck to join the other three members of his team. Dressed in orange and black survival suits, they make their presence known. They quickly get to work by talking to the crew and checking the fishing and safety gear. Each man is focusing...
Coast Guard to help boaters avoid fines and hazards
SNEADS FERRY, N.C. – Representatives from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Wilmington, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a boating safety equipment company are scheduled to speak to the boating community about Operation Safe Catch from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Sneads Ferry Community Center.
Coast Guard to hold commercial fishing safety seminar in Cape May, N.J.
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, located in Philadelphia, is scheduled to hold a commercial fishing safety seminar in Cape May Wednesday for local commercial fishermen in accordance with Operation Safe Catch.
Coast Guard invites commercial fishing industry to safety seminar in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Coast Guard is inviting members of the commercial fishing industry to attend a Vessel Stability and Safety at Sea Seminar in Newport News, scheduled for Dec. 10, at 8:30 a.m.
Coast Guard focuses on mariner safety in Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE – Coast Guard Sector Baltimore personnel are conducting efforts to improve commercial fishing safety in the Maryland area to coincide with the start of the cold weather season, which is inherently dangerous due to low water temperatures and changing sea states.
