Coast Guard News
September 1, 2016
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez offloaded 2,367 pounds of cocaine at Sector San Juan Aug. 28 following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel north of Puerto Rico August 25.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guardsmen offloaded approximately 2,367 pounds of cocaine and 2,074 pounds of marijuana Sunday and transferred custody of seven suspected smugglers following two separate drug smuggling attempts in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.... [Read More]
September 1, 2016
MOBILE, Ala. - The Coast Guard urges mariners and members of the maritime community in the path of Tropical Storm Hermine to prepare and follow instructions from local authorities.Hermine is anticipated to make landfall within 12 hours. Coast Guard surface units have been removed from the water or into safe harbor.... [Read More]
September 1, 2016
WHO: Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, Coast Guard Station AnnapolisWHAT: Labor Day Boating Safety EventWHERE: Coast Guard Station Annapolis: 3425 Thomas Point Road, Annapolis, MD., 21403.WHEN: 9 a.m., Friday.BALTIMORE – Coast Guard Sector Maryland, National Capital Region will hold a safety event at Coast Guard Station Annapolis at 9 a.m., Friday.Personnel from Sector M-NCR and Station Annapolis will be on hand for interviews focusing on boating safety topics such as weather awareness, maintaining situational awareness and ... [Read More]
September 1, 2016
HOLLAND, Mich. —The U.S. Coast Guard and local first responders continue to search for two missing teenagers who were swept into the waters of Lake Michigan at Holland State Park, Wednesday evening.
The names of those involved in the case are not being released and there is no imagery or video available.... [Read More]
September 1, 2016
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard is advising mariners and swimmers along the New York and New Jersey coasts to use caution this week.
Tropical Depressions Eight and Tropical Storm Hermine are forecasted to impact beaches and waterways along the eastern coast as they transit the Mid-Atlantic region during the next several days.... [Read More]
September 1, 2016
WHO: Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach
WHAT: Labor Day Boating Safety Media Event
WHERE: Coast Guard Station Wrightstville Beach, 912 Water Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach will host a media day today at 1:30 p.m. where crew members will discuss key boating safety topics for Labor Day weekend.... [Read More]
September 1, 2016
HONOLULU — The Hawaii County ports remain closed to all vessel traffic while all other ports throughout the main Hawaii Islands currently remain open, Wednesday.
Once the storm has passed and the threat of severe weather has subsided, the Coast Guard, Army Corp of Engineers and State of Hawaii will jointly coordinate surveys of channel blockage and prioritize steps to resume essential, then normal, vessel traffic. ... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
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Click here for audio on boating safety precautions during Tropical Storm Hermine.
TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard upgraded port conditions along the Gulf Coast Wednesday due to the expectation of Tropical Storm Hermine to produce gale force winds within 48 hours.... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. McKenzie.To view and download images please visit the DVIDS gallery: (https://goo.gl/H9ilTh)
HONOLULU — Capt. Edward St. Pierre relieved Capt. William Lane as the commanding officer of USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722) during a change of command ceremony at Base Honolulu, Friday.... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
Additional photos, video and audio recordings of the rescue are available on DVIDShub.net. The site will be updated with content as it becomes available.
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Wednesday, after their boat flipped over near an island in Galveston Bay, 5 miles off Kemah.
Rescued were David Fuhrman and Nick Hunter, who reported that he is enlisting in the Coast Guard.
At 9:43 a.m., the boaters made a mayday call on VHF-FM channel 16, stating the boat had flipped.... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guardsman was found guilty of violating two articles of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice during a general court-martial that concluded Wednesday in Norfolk, Virginia.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan J. Sullivan, 32, was found guilty of one specification of Article 107 of the UCMJ – False Official Statement, and two specifications of Article 120 – Rape and Abusive Sexual Contact. Sullivan was sentenced to seven years confinement, reduction to the paygrade of E-1, total forfeiture of pay and allowances, and a dishonorable discharge.... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
Please click HERE for an audio safety message from Coast Guard Sector Charleston.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard is encouraging boaters to prepare for severe weather due to Tropical Storm Hermine, which is expected to impact northeast Florida late Thursday.... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
UPDATE: Vessels desiring to remain in the ports of Savannah and Brunswick must contact the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit at 912-652-4353.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard upgraded port conditions in Charleston Wednesday due to the expectation of Tropical Storm Hermine that may produce gale force winds within 48 hours.
Captains of the Port established Port Condition X-RAY for the ports of Charleston, Brunswick, Savannah, coastal South Carolina and coastal Georgia.... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard urges boaters in the tri-state area to use extra caution while out on the water this Labor Day weekend.
Warm weather conditions promise to make this unofficial end of summer especially crowded on the water.... [Read More]
August 31, 2016
WHO: The Coast Guard, New Jersey State Police, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
WHAT: Agencies will speak about Labor Day Weekend safety issues, covering topics such as safe boating, boating under the influence, safety while driving vehicles and driving under the influence. Coast Guard members will set off signaling devices, such as pencil flares and smoke flares.... [Read More]
August 30, 2016
HONOLULU — Coast Guard Captain of the Port anticipates closing Hawaii County ports to all traffic at 8 p.m. today.
Vessels transiting within the vicinity of the Hawaiian Island harbors should seek sheltered waters until storm conditions subside and the COTP has deemed the ports safe to reopen.
Port closures:... [Read More]
August 30, 2016
NEW YORK — Coast Guard and partner agency crews responded to a collision between a New York Waterways ferry and 11 kayakers on the Hudson River Tuesday afternoon.
At approximately 5:50 p.m., Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector New York received a call from the master aboard the ferry Jersey City, reporting a collision between the ferry and 11 kayakers near Pier 79 in Manhattan. ... [Read More]
August 30, 2016
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a diver after he was reported to surface unconscious and unresponsive near Anacapa Island, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach operations center received a call from the commercial dive vessel Conception, reporting that a diver had surfaced unconscious. Shortly after, the diver became responsive, squeezing hands and breathing. ... [Read More]