Coast Guard presents awards in evacuation of the Sandy Ground
New York Police Department Harbor Unit members participate in an award ceremony at Whitehall Ferry Terminal in New York City, March 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Schultz)
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard presented Public Service Commendations and Certificates of Merit Thursday at the Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan to the New York City Police and Fire Departments, and...
MSRT: Coast Guard’s specialized force to be reckoned with
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta DiscoSmall
NEW YORK – Spread out on benches between the two main decks aboard the Staten Island Ferry were more than 100 passengers who volunteered as role-players for a unique Coast Guard drill; they awaited further tasking on what was described to them as a “long night ahead.”
Little did the unsuspecting ferry passengers know that among them, alleged...
Coast Guard rescues person from New York Harbor waters
NEW YORK – A Coast Guard rescue boat crew rescued a person in the water in the Upper Bay of New York Harbor, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
Coast Guard Sector New York watchstanders received notification that a women reportedly fell from the Staten Island Ferry, Spirit of America, at 3:45 p.m.
At the time of the call, Coast Guard Station New York 45-foot and 25-foot rescue boat crews were performing a...
Coast Guard responding to Staten Island Ferry allision
NEW YORK-The Coast Guard is responding to a Staten Island ferry allison at the Saint George’s Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, N.Y., at 7:10 p.m. tonight. Currently, 17 injuries have been reported after the ferry Sen. John J. Marchi allided with the pier.
Coast Guard monitors oil spill in Bayridge Anchorage
NEW YORK-An estimated 300 gallons of number-six oil is reported to have spilled about one-mile northeast of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in Bayride Anchorage during a bunkering transfer at about 5:30 p.m. today.
