Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from tug boat near Brooklyn
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 52-year-old crewmember from a tug boat near Brooklyn, N.Y., at 4 p.m. today.
Coast Guard searching for missing man from collision in Houston Ship Channel
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard, along with Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas Equu Search, is currently searching for a man reported to have jumped into the Houston Ship Channel in the vicinity of Kinder Morgan at Galena Park, Monday, April 20, 2009.
Navigation restricted on the Mississippi River following vessel sinking
ST. LOUIS – The Coast Guard has established a temporary Safety Zone on the Upper Mississippi River to all vessel traffic from the Chain of Rocks Lock & Dam at mile marker 185.5 to mile marker 197.5 following the sinking of the tug boat Hartford Beaver at mile marker 197 earlier today. Vessel traffic is permitted to transit with restrictions through the area.
