Coast Guard News
December 3, 2016
BOSTON — The city of Newburyport was re-designated as a “Coast Guard City” Saturday during a ceremony at The Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport.
During the ceremony, Rear Admiral Steven D. Poulin, commander of the First Coast Guard District, presented the proclamation to Newburyport’s Mayor Donna D. Holaday, officially re-certifying the city. Capt. Claudia Gelzer, commander of Coast Guard Sector Boston, read the proclamation.... [Read More]
December 3, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur and Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. McKenzie. To view larger or download images click on the associated photo below to visit the Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Download of imagery requires free registration.
Petty Officer 2nd Class John Knight, an aviation survival technician at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, lets students try on his rescue-swimmer gear during a career day held at Molokai High School on Molokai, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2016. ... [Read More]
December 2, 2016
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two people from a helicopter that crashed near the Dutch Harbor Airport on Unalaska Island Friday afternoon.
Watchstanders at the 17th Coast Guard District Command Center received a 406 megahertz personal locator beacon activation from a R22 Robinson helicopter. The beacon was plotted in a position approximately nine miles south-southwest of the Dutch Harbor Airport. The beacon plotted in mountainous terrain.... [Read More]
December 2, 2016
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard ended the search for a missing 34-year-old man after Alaska State Troopers located him safe near a community in the Village of Port Graham Friday afternoon.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage received a report Wednesday afternoon that the man went missing after he reportedly departed on a skiff and was last seen between the hours of 1 to 2 a.m. Thursday.... [Read More]
December 2, 2016
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard issued the first U.S. type-approval certificate for a ballast water management system Friday.
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the certificate to Optimarin after its application for U.S. type approval was reviewed and determined to meet the requirements of the Coast Guard’s type approval requirements contained in 46 C.F.R. § 162.060. ... [Read More]
December 1, 2016
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard, along with the Alaska State Troopers, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Village of Port Graham, are conducting a search for a man reported missing near Passage Island southwest of Homer, Thursday.
Missing is Ryan Meganack, 34, of Port Graham.... [Read More]
December 1, 2016
A Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans small boat crew interdicts 17 Cuban migrants approximately 30 miles north of Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 25, 2016. (Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. repatriated 38 Cuban migrants Thursday to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba.... [Read More]
December 1, 2016
MIAMI — As Black Friday and Cyber Monday quickly approach, be sure to keep in mind friends and family who are often on the water and take advantage of the great discounts available. The following Coast Guard-approved stocking stuffers can save loved ones in risky waters.
Ideal gift ideas include:... [Read More]
November 30, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard assisted four people to safety Wednesday after heavy winds and seas damaged a fishing boat about 40 miles southeast of Portland, Maine.
A fisherman aboard the Gracelyn Jane sent a distress hail to Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders Tuesday evening and reported their fishing boat was disabled with four people aboard. The man reported the crew lost their GPS, the boat was losing power, and their windows had shattered.
On scene weather at the time was 30 knot winds and 10-14 foot seas. ... [Read More]
November 29, 2016
LOS ANGELES — The Captain of the Port will be enforcing a temporary safety zone due to hazardous conditions in the vicinity of the Morro Bay Harbor entrance from November 29 –December 13, 2016.
The safety zone will encompass all navigable waters from the surface to the sea floor near the inside and outside of the mouth of the Morro Bay Harbor entrance.... [Read More]
November 29, 2016
The sailing vessel Lieveling is seen grounded on the beach near Cape Puget, north of Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2016.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew transported the mariner to Seward.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mustang monitors the grounded sailing vessel Lieveling 209 miles north of Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2016.
The mariner contacted Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders for assistance.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.... [Read More]
November 28, 2016
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The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos conducts sea trials Jul. 19 off the coast of Key West. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Eric D. Woodall)
Passengers aboard the Caribbean Fantasy ferry vessel use the marine escape system to awaiting lift rafts as they abandon the vessel Aug. 17. (Coast Guard photo)... [Read More]
November 28, 2016
MIAMI — The Coast Guard repatriated 109 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, since Nov. 19.
The Coast Guard Cutter William Flores repatriated 76 Cuban migrants Nov. 19, the Cutter Isaac Mayo repatriated 15 Cuban migrants Wednesday and the Cutter Raymond Evans repatriated 18 Cuban migrants Friday.... [Read More]
November 28, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued two kayakers from the water Sunday near Rodeo Beach.
A motorist parked at Point Bonita contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center watchstanders at approximately 3:15 p.m., reporting that two kayakers were caught in a current and were being pulled out to sea.
Watchstanders dispatched a crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Golden Gate, who arrived on scene at approximately 4:00 p.m., and found the kayakers in the water trying to swim their kayak back to shore.... [Read More]
November 27, 2016
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medevaced a 31-year-old crewman from the 902-foot container ship Kachidoki Bridge 35 miles off Oahu, Sunday.
The man, reportedly suffering from severe abdominal pain, was safely delivered to Queens Medical Center for further care.
... [Read More]
November 27, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a possible missing person in the water near the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, approximately 9 miles from Metairie, Louisiana, Sunday.
Members from St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office located a vehicle in Lake Pontchartrain near a damaged guardrail on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered the vehicle with one deceased male inside.... [Read More]
November 27, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a possible person in the water in Lake Pontchartrain, near the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, approximately 9 miles from Metairie, Louisiana.... [Read More]
November 27, 2016
The Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a possible person in the water in Lake Pontchartrain, near the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, approximately 9 miles from Metairie, Louisiana.... [Read More]
November 27, 2016
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., hoists an injured crew member from the 618-foot cargo vessel Global Saikai over 170 miles offshore from the Columbia River, Nov. 26, 2016.
The aircrew safely transported the 23-year-old man to the air station where he was transferred over to emergency medical personnel, who took him to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Sector Columbia River.... [Read More]
November 26, 2016
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an injured mariner off the cargo vessel Tianjin Pioneer approximately 97 miles north of Adak, Alaska, Saturday.
The Jayhawk crew hoisted the 21-year-old man and transported him to awaiting emergency medical personnel in Adak. He was then transported to Anchorage for medical care by an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew.... [Read More]