Coast Guard oversees tug Specialist hoist near Tappan Zee Bridge

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

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...

Coast Guard, local agencies are searching for 2 people in the water near Tappan Zee Bridge

Coast Guard, local agencies are searching for 2 people in the water near Tappan Zee Bridge
NEW YORK — Coast Guard and local partner agency crews are searching for two people in the water after a tugboat struck a barge and sank near the Tappan Zee Bridge Saturday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received notification at 5:20 a.m., Saturday of the 90-foot , striking a barge and sinking with three people aboard near the Tappan Zee Bridge. Coast Guard Station New York...