Coast Guard to enforce safety zone during Norfolk Harborfest 2023
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct safety patrols and enforce safety zones during Norfolk Harborfest 2023, which runs June 9-11 at Town Point Park, at the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront.
Norfolk Harborfest is a maritime festival run in partnership between hundreds of national, state and local organizations to encourage public boating safety.
Historically, Norfolk Harborfest draws...
Coast Guard to enforce safety zone for large cranes
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone in the Savannah River for the import of the largest gauge ship-to-shore cranes in U.S. history, Thursday.
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port Savannah will establish a safety zone during the import of the cranes to ensure the safety and security of the public and all vessels in the channel. The safety zone is expected to take place...
Coast Guard established Saginaw Bay regulated navigation area for winter
The U.S. Coast Guard has initiated the process to activate its Great Lakes Regulated Navigation Area; specifically, a safety zone in Saginaw Bay, Michigan. The zone will be activated at 8 a.m. on Saturday and apply during the winter months to protect waterway users from hazards associated with winter conditions and navigation.
DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard has initiated the process to activate its...
Coast Guard ramps up security during San Francisco Fleet Week
Temporary buoys for the Air Show Box will be installed by Oct. 4 and will be removed on Oct. 13.
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Coast Guard has ramped up security for this year’s San Francisco Fleet Week to ensure events are safe and fun for both participants and spectators.
The public can expect an increased presence of Coast Guard vessels in San Francisco Bay to ensure safety and security for mariners...
Coast Guard to establish safety zones on Detroit River
DETROIT — With the North American International Auto Show being held along the Detroit River, the Coast Guard will be establishing safety zones at various times for aerial exhibits over the U.S. side of the river including airplane, hoverboard, and jet pack demonstrations.
A temporary safety zone will be established in the vicinity of Huntington Place and Hart Plaza from 11 a.m. through 5 p.m. on...
Coast Guard responds to crashed plane in Mutiny Bay, WA
Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27J Spartan file photo by Lt. Scott Handlin
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a plane that crashed Sunday afternoon in Mutiny Bay west of Whidbey Island.
Wacthstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Command Center received a report at 3:11 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) that a float plane crashed with nine adults and one child aboard....
Coast Guard issues waterway restrictions near St. Louis Harbor
ST. LOUIS — The Coast Guard is scheduled to issue a waterway restriction to all vessel traffic due to dredging operations on the Upper Mississippi River near the St. Louis Harbor, Friday through Saturday.
The waterway restriction closes the river to all commercial and recreational vessel traffic while dredging operations are occurring from the McKinley Bridge, Mile Marker 182.5, to the Merchants...
Coast Guard enforces safety zone for tow of battleship USS Texas
Pilot boat crews tow the battleship USS Texas down the Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard enforced a safety zone in the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Ship Channel for the tow of the battleship USS Texas, Wednesday.
The Coast Guard captain of the port, in coordination with the Coast...
Unified Command continues pollution response off San Juan Island
A barge and crane which will be used to raise the sunken vessel Aleutian Isle for transport.
SEATTLE — The Unified Command continues its response following the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Aleutian Isle west of San Juan Island, Washington. Dive and vessel recovery equipment has arrived on scene.
A mixture of oxygen and helium, known as heliox, is needed to dive at depths greater than...
