Coast Guard gets civilian assist with flare sighting
SEATTLE – The Citizen’s Action Network (CAN) assisted with the Coast Guard’s response to a disabled vessel in Budd Inlet near Olympia, Wash., Sunday.
Coast Guard restricts vessel traffic through Hylebos Waterway
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Seattle has ordered the immediate closure, until further notice, of the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Wash., to all large, oceangoing vessels and restrictions through this waterway for tug, barge and all other boating traffic.
Video – Vessel overturns in Dabob Bay, three rescued
In this video released by the Coast Guard, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., rescues three men from Dabob Bay near Quilcene, Wash. on Nov. 28, 2008.
Coast Guard Rescues Three after Vessel Capsizes in Dabob Bay
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized vessel in Dabob Bay near Quilcene, Wash. Friday.
Gusty weather on Saturday keeps Pacific Northwest Coast Guard busy
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard and other local maritime assets including North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and Camano Fire and Rescue responded to multiple incidents in the Puget Sound area brought on by Saturday’s gusty weather.
The Coast Guard Sector Seattle Command Center received reports of boats going adrift and overturning and boaters being blown into the...
Coast Guard denies permit for 7th Annual Power Boats Northwest Poker Run
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard has denied a marine event permit for the 7th Annual Power Boats Northwest Poker Run in Gig Harbor, Wash.
The permit was received by Coast Guard Sector Seattle Friday for the event that was to take place Saturday.
The potentially hazardous marine event was scheduled to begin within the Gig Harbor area and was to conclude in Olympia, Wash.
Due to safety concerns dealing...
Coast Guard responds to collision in Puget Sound
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, Seattle Fire and Police responded to a vessel collision one mile off of Alki Point, here, where a 22-foot runabout and a 70-foot charter sailboat, Neptune’s Car, collided Monday.
At 3:03 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Seattle received a call on VHF channel 16 reporting the collision had occurred.
Station Seattle launched a 41-foot rescue boat crew.
Two passengers aboard...
Coast Guard searches for missing boater near Fox Island
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater in the vicinity of Fox Island, Wash.
At 7:40 p.m. Thursday Coast Guard Sector Seattle received a call about a male boater who had struggled with rowing his boat before it sank.
The reporting source watched the struggle from land and stated that the boater was wearing a white jacket. It’s not known if the boater was wearing a life...
Briefing the Boss – Coast Guard Hosts Employer Outreach Program
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly Parker
Seattle – The employer outreach program, Boss-Lift, came to Coast Guard Sector Seattle Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, to allow employers of guard and reserve members to experience a day in the life of a Coast Guardsman. They were given a tour of the base and a boat ride around Elliot Bay aboard a 41-foot utility boat and a 25-foot port security boat.
The Boss-Lift...
