Station Cape Disappointment receives new response boats

Station Cape Disappointment receives new response boats
WARRENTON, Ore. – Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment personnel recently received an upgrade to their small boat fleet, when two new 29-foot, Freedom Class, Response Boat – Small, were delivered and put into operation, replacing the 25-foot, defender class, Response Boat – Small. The new platform, offers crewmembers greater operational visibility, comfort and endurance.  The new 29-foot...

Coast Guard Sector San Juan units receive 29-foot Response Boat Small II

Coast Guard Sector San Juan units receive 29-foot Response Boat Small II
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Boat Station San Juan received four new 29-foot Response Boat Small (RB-S II)  platforms April 9 and April 11, 2013 as part of the service’s plan to standardize and revitalize its shore-based fleet including the Sector San Juan area or responsibility. Production contractors from Metal Shark Aluminum Boats delivered two RB-S II’s to Coast Guard...

Coast Guard searches for overdue boater near Bethel Island

Coast Guard searches for overdue boater near Bethel Island
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard is searching for a man on a personal watercraft who went missing near Bethel Island at 3:30 p.m. yesterday. Missing is John McGuan, 29, from San Jose, Calif. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Rio Vista received a call for assistance from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s department at 8:10 p.m. to help locate McGuan. McGuan was reported overdue by two individuals...

Coast Guard Awards Contracts For First Phase of Response Boat–Small Replacement Project

Legacy 25’ Defender Class RB-S. USCG photo by PA2 Andy Kendrick On February 4, 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard awarded two fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to begin replacement of the current Response Boat-Small (RB-S) fleet, which is nearing the end of its ten-year service life. The contracts were awarded to Metal Shark Aluminum Boats of Jeanerette, La., and SAFE...

Coast Guard rescues four near Pier 20 in Cleveland

CLEVELAND—The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people at approximately 5:30 p.m., Sunday, after one person fell into the water off Pier 20, here, and three others went in after her.

Iraqi Navy learns how to operate 25′ RB-S

The Pentagon Channel airs a story about how the Coast Guard is training the Iraqi Navy how to use and manuver the 25 foot Response Boat-Small.