Coast Guard News
April 5, 2015
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla— The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man from a boat 2 miles west of Gasparilla Island, Florida, Sunday.
Watchstanders from Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, Florida, received a 911 transfer call from Lee County, Florida, dispatch, reporting a 50-year-old man in need of emergency medical assistance.... [Read More]
April 5, 2015
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April 5, 2015
CLEVELAND — Crews are continuing their investigation and cleanup Sunday for an unknown substance that was released Friday into Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland.
The crews are operating under the direction of a unified command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, City of Cleveland Public Utilities, and Cleveland Public Power.
Cleveland Public Power has accepted the role of responsible party for the cleanup.... [Read More]
April 4, 2015
The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless transits the Caribbean Sean, June 21, 2010. The Dauntless is homeported in Galveston, Texas, and carries a crew of approximately 80. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Renee C. Aiello
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, homeported in Galveston, is scheduled to moor at the Coast Guard Harbor Facility in Corpus Christi for the first time Sunday, and will become a piece of its own history.... [Read More]
April 4, 2015
CLEVELAND — Crews are continuing their response and investigation Saturday for an unknown substance that was released Friday into Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland.
The spilled product coming from an outflow pipe near the marina appears to have ceased.... [Read More]
April 4, 2015
May 15, 1862
The roar of cannon fire fills the air as a pall of gun smoke drifts across the James River, eight miles south of Richmond, Virginia. Three Union ironclads, including the Revenue Cutter Naugatuck, are fighting in a battle with Confederate-manned Fort Darling, perched atop Drewry Bluff.... [Read More]
April 4, 2015
Nominees for the 2014 Active Duty and Reserve Person of the Year are recognized during a ceremony held at the Coast Guard Training Center in Petaluma, Calif., Friday, April 3, 2015. The EPOY program is designed to recognize exemplary men and women from the active and reserve enlisted work force.. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The 2014 Active Duty and Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year for the 11th Coast Guard District were honored during a recognition banquet at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, Friday.... [Read More]
April 3, 2015
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard pollution responders are investigating a potential spill of an unknown substance in Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club Friday.
Contractors from Clean Harbors are currently on scene to investigate and, if needed, conduct clean-up operations.
Shortly before noon, Marine Safety Unit Cleveland pollution responders received a report from Forest City Yacht Club of an unknown substance in the yacht club basin.... [Read More]
April 3, 2015
BOSTON – The Coast Guard broke ice this week in the main channel of the Kennebec River from Merrymeeting Bay to Gardiner, Maine. This reduced the risk of ice jam flooding as snow and river ice melt.... [Read More]
April 3, 2015
Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell sits at full dress for its 70th anniversary celebration at its homeport at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., April 3, 2015.
The Bluebell has been continuously serving on the Columbia, Willamette and Snake Rivers since 1945.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley.
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April 3, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Edwin R. Angulo, 26, was found not guilty on two specifications (counts) of violating Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 120 - Sexual Assault at the conclusion of a general court-martial Friday afternoon in Key West, Florida.
The court-martial verdict followed a three-month Coast Guard investigation, which indicated that there was sufficient evidence to refer the case to trial. ... [Read More]
April 3, 2015
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Cape Cod medically evacuated a 58-year-old man from Nantucket Cottage Hospital Friday.
Watchstanders at the 1st District Command Center in Boston, Massachusetts received a call at 9:35 a.m. from Nantucket Cottage Hospital requesting assistance to transport a man with spontaneous head bleeding. ... [Read More]
April 3, 2015
WHO: Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew members
WHAT: Interviews regarding their role in Thursday's medevac of Louis Jordan
WHERE: Portsmouth Federal Building, 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew members are scheduled to be available for interviews Friday at 8:15 a.m. in Portsmouth.... [Read More]
April 3, 2015
WHO: Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew members
WHAT: Interviews regarding their role in Thursday's medevac of Louis Jordan
WHERE: Portsmouth Federal Building, 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew members are scheduled to be available for interviews Friday at 8:15 a.m. in Portsmouth.... [Read More]
April 2, 2015
MAYPORT, FLA. — The Coast Guard medevaced an 11-year-old girl after she suffered a head injury from a fall aboard a cruise ship, 10 miles east of Mayport, Thursday.... [Read More]
April 2, 2015
MAYPORT, FLA. — The Coast Guard medevaced an 11-year-old girl after she suffered a head injury from a fall aboard a cruise ship, 10 miles east of Mayport, Thursday.... [Read More]
April 2, 2015
Members of Coast Guard Station Marquette and Marquette Fire Rescue prepare to bring two men back to shore after the men were stranded on a large ice floe off of Presque Isle Park, April 2, 2015. The Coast Guard is warning people to remain off of ice as warm temperatures slowly melt and weaken the ice creating dangerous and life-threatening situations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gerard Gagnon)... [Read More]
April 2, 2015
Members of Coast Guard Station Marquette and Marquette Fire Rescue prepare to bring two men back to shore after the men were stranded on a large ice floe off of Presque Isle Park, April 2, 2015. The Coast Guard is warning people to remain off of ice as warm temperatures slowly melt and weaken the ice creating dangerous and life-threatening situations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gerard Gagnon)... [Read More]
April 2, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was located on a disabled sailing vessel Thursday approximately 200 miles off the North Carolina coast.... [Read More]
April 2, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was located on a disabled sailing vessel Thursday approximately 200 miles off the North Carolina coast.... [Read More]