Coast Guard receives application for bridge modification at Port of Los Angeles

Coast Guard receives application for bridge modification at Port of Los Angeles
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard initiated a public comment period Tuesday pertaining to the approval of location and plans for the modification of a bridge located in Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor at mile 2.6 at the Port of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department is proposing to modify the existing dual bridge by constructing an additional rail bridge between the existing east...

Coast Guard scheduled to establish safety and security zones for LA Fleet Week

Coast Guard scheduled to establish safety and security zones for LA Fleet Week
An illustration of the security zone established for Los Angeles Fleet Week. U.S. Coast Guard illustration. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish temporary safety and security zones in the Port of Los Angeles, which begin Tuesday, and end September 3, to provide for the safety and security of Fleet Week participants and spectators. The Captain of the Port is enforcing a temporary...

Coast Guard to conduct law enforcement exercises in Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach

Coast Guard to conduct law enforcement exercises in Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard and local first responders are scheduled to conduct Port Protector exercises in Los Angeles and Long Beach Monday. These exercises are scheduled to include the detection and ignition of mock explosive devices. Participants in the exercises will simulate injuries to heighten the mock response. From 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department, Los...

Coast Guard to establish security zones for LA Fleet Week

Coast Guard to establish security zones for LA Fleet Week
An illustration of the security zone established for the 2018 Los Angeles Fleet Week event. U.S. Coast Guard illustration. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish temporary safety and security zones in the Port of Los Angeles, which begin Wednesday and end Monday, to provide for the safety and security of Fleet Week participants and spectators. The Captain of the Port is enforcing...

Coast Guard ends search for downed aircraft in the Port of Los Angeles

Coast Guard ends search for downed aircraft in the Port of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard ended the search for a downed helicopter in the Port of Los Angeles Thursday January 5, 2017 at 11:05 a.m. The Coast Guard ended their search after members of the Los Angeles Port Police dive team located wreckage of a helicopter just inside the break wall. Wacthstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report from several passengers aboard a...

Coast Guard thanks public for exercising caution during tsunami advisory

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The National Weather Service canceled the tsunami warning in effect for the Southern California region Saturday evening, and the Coast Guard would like to thank the public for heeding warnings, moving out of the water, off the beach, and out of harbors and marinas.

Coast Guard to assist with crane transport in the Port of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard will monitor and assist with the arrival of a ship carrying four large container cranes into the Port of Los Angeles June 23.

Coast Guard monitoring commercial vessel with damaged and missing containers

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard is monitoring a container ship in the Port of Los Angeles that lost 14 containers of cargo at sea and has 26 damaged containers still remaining on board.

TWIC- Two Months Left and a Long Way to Go

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – With only 60 days before the compliance deadline for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential also known as “TWIC,” maritime transportation workers to date are very slow to enroll.