Coast Guard News
September 4, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca is scheduled to return to its homeport in Boston at 9 a.m. Saturday following a 70-day, 15,000 mile deployment combating international drug trafficking and migrant interdiction operations.
During the Florida Straits and Pacific Ocean patrol, Seneca’s crew, along with an armed Coast Guard helicopter crew, interdicted five go-fast type vessels carrying cocaine from South America bound for the United States.... [Read More]
September 4, 2015
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard advises the public to exercise caution when on and around Central and Southern California beaches while enjoying the Labor Day weekend.
A long period swell from the Southern Hemisphere will approach the Southwest California Coastal Water, bringing elevated surf to area beaches along with an increasing risk of dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. Rip currents will increase in strength and frequency and will be a significant hazard throughout the holiday weekend.... [Read More]
September 4, 2015
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story homeport Aug. 23 following a successful drug interdiction of 650 lbs. of marijuana, halting drug smugglers off the coast of Jamaica, migrant repatriation and search and rescue. ... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
Responders from SEAPRO monitor containment boom around the motor vessel Pacific Venture near Sitka, Alaska, Sept. 3, 2015. A Unified Command was established in response to the sinking of the Pacific Venture Wednesday. Photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lewis Beck.
Responders from SEAPRO monitor containment boom around the motor vessel Pacific Venture near Sitka, Alaska, Sept. 3, 2015. A Unified Command was established in response to the sinking of the Pacific Venture Wednesday. Photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lewis Beck.
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September 3, 2015
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HONOLULU — Coast Guard crews, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration transported two rehabilitated Hawaiian monk seals from the Big Island to Oahu, Thursday for future release back to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard urges Alaska boaters to use extra caution and to ensure they have the safety equipment they need while out on the water this Labor Day weekend.
With an anticipated increase in the number of recreational boating activities, boaters need to take proper safety precautions and remain vigilant using these recommended safety tips:... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
NEW YORK – Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received notification of a downed Coast Guard Auxiliary aircraft in Cresskill, New Jersey, Thursday.
Two Auxiliary crewmembers on a routine patrol on the Hudson River made an emergency crash landing in a field in Cresskill.
At 4:31 p.m. the Auxiliary crew checked in with Coast Guard watchstanders reporting their operations as normal and passed their current position over the Hudson River.... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
A member of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu radios the crew of a 25-foot Response Boat while aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mustang in Seward, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2015. MSST Honolulu and the crew of the CGC Mustang provided security for President Barack Obama's visit to Seward. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert
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September 3, 2015
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend safely hoists a Frenchman reportedly suffering from a heart attack aboard a vessel 80 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon, Sep. 3, 2015.
The 55-year-old man was transferred to emergency medical personnel who then transported him to a hospital.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station North Bend.
WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a Frenchman reportedly suffering from a heart attack aboard a vessel 80 miles west of Coos Bay, Thursday.... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is seeking public comment on a request proposed for the construction of a bridge in Island County, on Whidbey Island.
The comment period ends Sept. 24, 2015.
The complete public notice including a brief summary of project impacts, a map of the location, and plans for the proposed bridge modification can be viewed and printed from http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=pnBridges&Active=1®ion=13
Please submit comments to:... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
BOSTON – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba and a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station South Portland, Maine, rescued four people Thursday who were aboard a disabled fishing vessel 50 miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
Petty Officer 1st Class William Mudloff (right) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan Freedman (left) congratulate each other after being advanced outside Point Judith Lighthouse in Narragansett, R.I., Sept. 2, 2015. Both Petty Officers are stationed at Point Judith. Below, their new insignia for Coast Guard covers lay pinned on a work bench after the ceremony. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell.
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September 3, 2015
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard member was found guilty of violating a lawful order during a court-martial at the Hale Boggs Federal Building Wednesday.
A military judge found Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory E. Cooper guilty of one specification of Article 92 under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The military judge found Cooper not guilty of several other charges including: dereliction of duty, making a false official statement, aggravated sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, indecent conduct, and adultery.
Cooper has been reduced in rank to E-4.... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing kayaker in the vicinity of Knik Arm near Anchorage, Wednesday.
Response crews covered more than 850 square miles during the search for Bruce Gronewald, after receiving a report from concerned family members Tuesday morning when he failed to return from a kayak outing.
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews, Civil Air Patrol and Alaska State Trooper aircrews conducted 10 air searches and multiple ground searches..... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
CLEVELAND – A helicopter crew from Air Station Traverse City, Michigan, hoisted a man experiencing chest pains from tug Joyce L. Vanenkevort, Thursday morning.
A Coast Guard flight surgeon said the symptoms appeared to be that of a heart attack and recommended the man be taken to a hospital as soon as possible.
The tug altered course to facilitate the evacuation due to heavy storms in the area and rendezvoused with the Coast Guard helicopter crew once conditions allowed. The helicopter crew hoisted the man from the tug and departed for Sturgeon Bay Airport. ... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
PADUCAH, Ky. – An Incident Command Post has been established in response to a tow boat collision on the Mississippi River near Paducah Thursday.
Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley watchstanders received a call about a collision between two towboats at mile marker 937 at 8:22 p.m. Wednesday.
The collision caused damage to at least one barge containing clarified slurry oil, rupturing the cargo tank and discharging an unknown amount of oil into the Mississippi River.... [Read More]
September 3, 2015
PADUCAH, Ky. – The Coast Guard is responding to a towboat collision on the Mississippi River near Paducah, Ky.,Wednesday.
The collision caused damage to a barge containing clarified slurry oil, reportedly discharging an unknown amount.
The barge reportedly has a maximum potential of 1.05 million gallons of clarified slurry oil. The Coast Guard is working with the barge owner and SWS, an oil spill response organization, to determine the amount of slurry oil that has been discharged.... [Read More]
September 2, 2015
BOSTON — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hammerhead and a 45-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station Castle Hill, R.I. rescued three people aboard a disabled boat 45 miles southeast of Block Island, R.I.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England Command Center, in Woods Hole, received a call via VHF-16 radio from the captain of the vessel Blitzen Wednesday at approximately 4:15 p.m. stating the vessel was having engine problems, and they were disabled and adrift.... [Read More]
September 2, 2015
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