Coast Guard issues partial closure of Hudson River
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard has closed the eastern half of the channel in the Hudson River near the old Tappan Zee Bridge, Saturday.
On Friday evening, engineers requested Coast Guard assistance in closing the eastern half of the main Federal navigation channel after an inspection of span on the remaining eastern portion of the old Tappan Zee Bridge had become destabilized and could fall.
The old...
Coast Guard crews respond to Tappan Zee Bridge Crane Collapse
NEW YORK — Coast Guard crews are enforcing a safety zone on the Hudson River around the Tappan Zee Bridge after a crane collapsed Tuesday afternoon.
At approximately 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, Coast Guard Sector New York received a report of a partial crane collapse across the western end of the Tappan Zee Bridge, which has closed the roadway to traffic for an undetermined period of time.
A crane...
Coast Guard oversees tug Specialist hoist near Tappan Zee Bridge
NEW YORK – Coast Guard assets assist partner agencies while a contracted salvage company lifts the tugboat Specialist with their crane, March 24, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi.)
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard monitored the hoist of the tugboat Specialist near the Tappan Zee Bridge today.
The Specialist was part of a three-tug group that was pushing a crane...
Coast Guard suspends search for 2 people in the water near Tappan Zee Bridge
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard suspended the search for two people in the water at sunset, after a tugboat struck a barge and sank near the Tappan Zee Bridge Saturday morning.
Coast Guard and partner agency crews searched the area for more than 12 Hours in a joint effort to locate the two missing people in the water.
“The suspension of an active search and rescue case without definitive resolution...
2 missing, 4 injured after boat accident near Piermont
PIERMONT, N.Y. – Two people are missing and six people were injured after a boating accident near Piermont, N.Y., at approximately 10:40 p.m., Friday night.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received notification from Rockland County Sheriff’s Department that a recreational boat struck an unknown object on the Hudson River, seriously injuring three people, leaving one person unconscious...
