Coast Guard announces suspension of search for 2 missing teens
Capt. Mark Fedor announces the Coast Guard will suspend all searches for two missing 14-year-old boys at sunset during a press conference at Coast Guard Air Station Miami July 31, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Iannazzo-Simmons)
MIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the two missing boys who departed on a fishing trip July 24, 2015.
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Coast Guard law enforcement team, USS Oak Hill seize two ton cocaine shipment
MIAMI – The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Thursday the seizure of more than two tons of cocaine from a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico in early December.
A Coast Guard deployable specialized forces team operating from the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) discovered more than two tons of cocaine during counter narcotics operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 2.“This has been a great experience for us, being able...
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns home after successful patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa is scheduled to return to their homeport of Portsmouth, Sunday at noon, following a 52-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
During the deployment, the crew aboard the Tampa, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter, worked alongside government agencies to prevent $138.6 million worth of illegal drugs from entering the United States.
The crew worked...
Coast Guard medevacs sailor from USS Oak Hill
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard medevaced a sailor Friday to the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth from the USS Oak Hill approximately 80 miles southeast of Cape Henry, Va.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District Command Center received a call from the Oak Hill at approximately 9 p.m., Thursday requesting a medevac for a 27-year-old female sailor who sustained a laceration to her head after...
Coast Guard medically evacuates Navy sailor from USS Oak Hill
NEW YORK — A U.S. Navy Sailor was medically evacuated in stable condition by a Coast Guard rescue boat crew off Long Island, N.Y., Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
The USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) was 22 miles south of Montauk Point, N.Y., when the crew notified the Coast Guard that a crew member onboard was experiencing abdominal pain and recommended transfer to a shore facility for definitive care. After...
