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
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
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 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.