Coast Guard News
June 10, 2015
Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service Houston video of the barge impact on the Houston Ship Channel. U.S. Coast Guard video.
HOUSTON — A shelter-in-place was lifted and the Houston Ship Channel was reopened at 2:08 p.m. Wednesday, after an incident in the upper ship channel that caused the release of as much as 23,000 gallons of naphtha (PTN).... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
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June 10, 2015
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NEW YORK — Coast Guard Station New York held a change of command ceremony in Staten Island, New York, Wednesday.
Lt. Cmdr. Bill Walsh, who took command of Station New York in July 2012, was relieved of his duties and responsibilities by Lt. Cmdr. Garrett Meyer. Meyer most recently served as the aide de camp for the Commander of the 13th District in Seattle, Washington.... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescues the crew of the fishing vessel Kupreanof from the Gulf of Alaska near Lituya Bay, Alaska, June 10, 2015.
The aircrew hoisted the four crew members and transported them safely to Sitka.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Sitka.
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued four men from a life raft in Fairweather Grounds between Cross Sound and Yakutat Bay, Wednesday morning.... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft spoke about cyber security at the 2015 Area Maritime Security Committees meeting in Brooklyn, New York, Wednesday.
"Cyber is one aspect of an increasingly complex operating environment for both business and government, said Zukunft. "It is the latest in a long line of technologies that the maritime industry has used to improve efficiency and provide for the needs of the nation."... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters after their vessel overturned in San Diego Bay, Wednesday.
At approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a report of an overturned 20-foot catamaran east of Point Loma, with three people in the water.
A Coast Guard Station San Diego 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement crew was immediately diverted and safely rescued all three boaters.
There were no injuries.... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Capt. Ronald Pailliotet relieved Capt. Stephen H. Chamberlin and assumed command of the Coast Guard Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center Pacific during a change-of-command ceremony held at Base Alameda, Wednesday.
Vice Adm. Charles W. Ray, commander, Coast Guar Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony.... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department continue the search for a missing scuba diver near Makaha Beach Park, Oahu, Wednesday.... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
A helicopter crew drops off a woman, her children and their dog to safety at Station Port O'Connor. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard helicopter crew brought a woman, her kids and their dog to safety Tuesday, after their family's boat ran aground near Sunday Beach on Matagorda Island.... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard responded to a medical emergency on a fishing boat Tuesday one mile east of Boston Light.... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued four sports fishermen from a platform after their vessel sank about 41 miles east of Venice, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at the 8th Coast Guard District received a call from one of the sports fishermen stating their vessel sank and they were on a platform. The watchstanders directed the launch of two Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews. ... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
Petty Officer 3rd Class Landon Rector, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station Juneau, helps Capital City Fire Rescue personnel transfer an ailing man from the station’s 45-foot Response Boat – Medium to a gurney at Statter Harbor in Juneau, Alaska, June 9, 2015. The boatcrew traveled 40 miles from the station to medevac the man. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)
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June 9, 2015
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department are searching for a missing scuba diver near Makaha Beach Park, Oahu, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Sector Honolulu Command Center received notification from one of the divers reporting an overdue 50-year-old male last seen at 8:15 p.m. approximately one mile off Makaha Beach Park. ... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled during a ceremony Thursday to name its headquarters-based training center in honor of the first African-American woman to enlist in the service.
Dr. Olivia J. Hooker joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1945 as part of the World War II Women's Reserve, whose members were called SPARs for "Semper Paratus, Always Ready." Hooker was honorably discharged in 1946 as a petty officer second class after the SPAR program disbanded.... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
BOSTON - A Coast Guard aircrew transported a 67-year-old woman Tuesday from Nantucket Hospital to Cape Cod Hospital.
Nantucket Hospital staff contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard 1st District Command Center at about 9:30 a.m. requesting the patient transport after heavy weather grounded the local medical transport flight.
An HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod transported the woman to Cape Cod Hospital. She was reported to be in critical condition. ... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — A Coast Guard boat crew from Station Barnegat Light towed a disabled sailboat Monday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received notification through VHF Channel 16 of a sailboat that lost its steering capabilities while transiting the Barnegat Light Inlet.
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew arrived on scene with the 37-foot sailboat Leeway II, which had one person aboard, and put the vessel in a stern tow. The boat crew then towed the disabled sailboat to Lighthouse Point Marina in Toms River, New Jersey.... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
Boston — A local Coast Guard crew will pay a visit to 125 kindergarten students Thursday to teach boating safety at the Garfield Elementary School in Revere, Massachusetts.
WHO: Coast Guard search and rescue experts
WHAT: Boating safety lessons and demonstrations for kindergarteners. A helicopter pilot and rescue swimmer will have aviation and rescue gear, and other hands-on materials and visuals will be available. ... [Read More]
June 9, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a cruise ship Monday approximately 140 miles east of Cape Charles.... [Read More]
June 8, 2015
MIAMI — Coast Guard rescue crews located five survivors from a downed aircraft nine nautical miles southeast of Nassau, Bahamas Monday evening.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., air traffic controllers in Nassau contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard 7th District command center to assist in the search of a downed single engine Cessna aircraft with five people reportedly aboard. The watchstanders launched a deployed Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to search alongside the Royal Bahamian Defence Force.... [Read More]
June 8, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a cruise ship Monday approximately 140 miles east of Cape Charles.... [Read More]