Coast Guard News
April 16, 2015
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Coast Guard Sector Northern New England responds to more than twelve cases on a typical summer day. False alerts restrict their ability to respond to real emergencies.
In 2014, Sector Northern New England responded to 464 search and rescue cases: 76 were never resolved.... [Read More]
April 16, 2015
Members of the media who would like to attend the ceremony are requested to contact Public Affairs Detachment Atlantic City at 757-434-6043.
CAPE MAY, N.J. ─ The crew of the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Mako is scheduled to hold a change-of-command ceremony Friday at 5 p.m. at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.... [Read More]
April 16, 2015
*** Media interested in attending the ceremony are requested to arrive at 1 U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown, VA 23690, no later than 12:30 p.m. ***... [Read More]
April 16, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing pilot near Perry Island in Prince William Sound after his remains were discovered Wednesday evening.The crew of the Alaska State Trooper vessel Churchill located and recovered the man's remains and the wreckage of his Cessna 180 airplane partially submerged along the coast of Culross Island.Coast Guard, partner agency assets and good Samaritans searched the vicinity of Perry Island and Culross Island near Whittier for 27 hours in rough weather during their efforts to locate the man who went down in t... [Read More]
April 15, 2015
Lt. Cmdr. William Walsh, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station New York, hosts Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, perspective deputy commander Atlantic area, and Rear Adm. Linda Fagan, 1st District commander, for an in-depth tour of the smallboat station April 15, 2015. Midgette is scheduled to visit several Coast Guard units throughout the Atlantic area in the next few weeks. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sabrina Laberdesque)... [Read More]
April 15, 2015
A Coast Guard Station Golden Gate crewmember observes weather conditions at Fort Baker, Calif., before his boat crew conducts training, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. The Coast Guard reminds beachgoers to stay aware of their surroundings, be cautious around rocks and to stay off of jetties. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart)
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April 15, 2015
Coast Guard issues temporary zones, regulated navigation area to ensure safety of all waterway users
Puget Sound Elliott Bay Marine Traffic Schematic
Regulated Navigation Area forFirst Amendment Activities
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard 13th District commander, working in conjunction with the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound captain of the port, has established temporary safety zones and a Voluntary First Amendment Area associated with Arctic drilling and support vessels in Puget Sound from April 15 through June 30.... [Read More]
April 15, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. — Coast Guard Sector Columbia River personnel suspended the merchant mariner’s license of Richard Chesbrough of Salem March 4, for violating Coast Guard regulations governing small commercial passenger vessel operations and for negligence after the commandant of the Coast Guard affirmed the orders of an administrative law judge.
Chesbrough received a four-month suspension and an 18-month probationary period as a result of charges from two separate complaints for misconduct and negligence. ... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
A Coast Guard crew member, assigned to Coast Guard Station Noyo River, waits for his crew aboard a sailboat approximately 24 miles of Fort Bragg, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2015. A second Motor Lifeboat crew from Station Noyo River towed the vessel back to shore during a rescue Tuesday morning. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Humboldt Bay)
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April 14, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old woman who was experiencing shortness of breath and weakness on a tour boat in the Molokini Crater near Maui, Hawaii, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Maui received a report from a crewmember aboard the Pride of Maui, a snorkeling tour boat, that the female passenger was experiencing shortness of breath and weakness while preparing to conduct a scuba dive.
Crewmembers on the Pride of Maui stabilized the woman and administered oxygen.... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard and Air Force assets are searching for a missing pilot near Perry Island in Prince William Sound Tuesday.
The 11th Air Force Rescue Coordination Center in Anchorage received a Mayday call from the male pilot of a Cessna 180 airplane Tuesday afternoon. The pilot reported he was having engine trouble and stated he may have to set the plane down. ... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue crews ended search efforts at 2p.m. Tuesday for a “Croisières de France” Horizon cruise ship passenger suspected of going overboard in the Caribbean Sea Monday morning, approximately 16 nautical miles south of Vieques, Puerto Rico.... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
Petty Officer First Class Adam J. Lorentz, (left) a Boatswain’s Mate, received the EPOY award and Petty Officer Second Class Matthew J. Willett,(right) also a Boatswain’s Mate, received the REPOY award in recognition of their distinguished service for 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
New Haven, CT – Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound honors its Enlisted Person of the Year (EPOY) and Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year (REPOY) during a ceremony held in Boston on Thursday.
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April 14, 2015
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned to their homeport in Boston yesterday after a 54-day deployment in the Caribbean.... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard rescued seven people Monday night in two separate cases on Lake Ontario after they were beset by weather.
The names and hometowns of the rescued are not being released and there is not imagery available.... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
LOUISVILLE, Ky., — The Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks event marks the official kick-off to the Kentucky Derby Festival, Saturday.
This year, however, some local boat ramps may be inaccessible or closed due to the high water levels and large amounts of debris in the Ohio River may create a hazards to navigation. In addition, high water levels increase current flow, or the speed of the river, which is particularly hazardous immediately upriver from the Falls of the Ohio. ... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
MIAMI — Coast Guard Air Station Miami invites media to participate in their annual open house Friday.
WHO: Coast Guard Air Station Miami will be hosting more than 1,500 students from surrounding Miami-Dade and Broward County elementary, middle and high schools.
WHAT: Students will learn about Coast Guard and local law enforcement. They will have the opportunity to see military and law enforcement aircrafts, Coast Guard boat displays and Coast Guard tactical law enforcement officers.... [Read More]
April 14, 2015
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue crews continue second-day search efforts Tuesday for a missing passenger from the “Croisières de France” cruise ship Horizon suspected of going overboard in the Caribbean Sea Monday morning, approximately 16 nautical miles south of Vieques, Puerto Rico.... [Read More]
April 13, 2015
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted three women off a disabled 22-foot recreational boat in Baffin Bay, north of South Padre Island, early Sunday morning.... [Read More]
April 13, 2015
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard ended its search Monday for an overdue boater after a body was recovered near Westmoreland State Park in Montross, Virginia.
Deceased is Douglas Romano.
The Coast Guard began its search for Romano after receiving a report stating Romano failed to return from a trip to Westmoreland State Park in Montross, Virginia, Sunday.... [Read More]