Coast Guard News
June 7, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Tampa has reopened the port, Wednesday, following Tropical Storm Colin.
"The Coast Guard urges mariners to continue to exercise caution following the reopening of the port," said Lt. Cmdr. Holly Deal, Sector St. Petersburg's deputy response chief. "Weather conditions can change rapidly and there is the possibility of debris and other hazards to navigation."
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June 7, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The body of a missing man was discovered, Tuesday, near the mouth of the Satilla River by personnel from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
A Georgia DNR boat crew discovered the body of Raymond Hutchins, 59, as the joint search and rescue effort continues for his wife, Laura Hutchins, 61. ... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Mobile Fire and Rescue, and Coast Guard rescued two fishermen near Battleship Park, Alabama, Monday evening.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call at approximately 8:13 p.m., reporting a father and son in the water after their canoe sank while crab fishing. The watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from training to assist the fishermen.... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The ARM Cuauhtémoc (kwawˈte.mok), tall ship of the Mexican Navy, visited New London May 2-6. U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets met cadets from the Mexican Navy May 3 and hosted them for a ride on the T-Boats and a tour of the Academy. ... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
***CORRECTION: The last name of the missing couple was initially incorrectly reported. The correct last name, Hutchins, has been amended for the release below and for any future release.***
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Coast Guard-led search effort has discovered an empty boat belonging to a missing husband and wife near the north end of Jekyll Sound, Georgia, Monday.
Missing is Raymond, 59, and Laura Hutchins, 61. ... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard will host an eight-nation Arctic Coast Guard Forum Principals Meeting June 7-10, 2016, at Coast Guard Sector Boston in Boston.
The Arctic Coast Guard Forum is an operationally-focused, consensus based organization with the purpose of leveraging collective resources to progressively foster safe, secure and environmentally-responsible maritime activity in the Arctic.... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
BOSTON - A change of command ceremony for Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England is scheduled for Friday at Nobska Point Lighthouse in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
WHO: Capt. Richard Schultz will assume responsibilities from Capt. John Kondratowicz as commander of Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England.... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard will host an eight-nation Arctic Coast Guard Forum Principals Meeting June 7-10, 2016, at Coast Guard Sector Boston in Boston.
The Arctic Coast Guard Forum is an operationally-focused, consensus based organization with the purpose of leveraging collective resources to progressively foster safe, secure and environmentally-responsible maritime activity in the Arctic. ... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
BALTIMORE — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy Monday in the Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The buoy is set to symbolically mark the location where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," was anchored during the bombardment of Fort McHenry on the night of Sept. 13-14, 1814, during the War of 1812.... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard responded to three people aboard a disabled recreation boat about a mile east of Scituate Harbor on Monday.
Coast Guard Sector Boston received a distress call via cell phone from the crew aboard the boat at about 4:40 p.m. They reported the 19-foot boat had suffered a broken fuel pump. They had neither radio nor anchor aboard and were drifting toward a rocky area of the harbor.... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Activities Far East.... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a man missing near Blythe Island Regional Park, Monday, at approximately 8:28 p.m., pending any new developments.
Coast Guard crews have searched for Charles Johnson, 63, since Saturday morning, covering nearly 686 square nautical miles over a period of approximately 53.5 hours.... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coast Guard Sector North Carolina set modified Port Condition Whiskey Monday for Captain of the Port Zone Sector North Carolina, to include the ports of Wilmington, Morehead City and all inland waters, coastal inlets, and territorial seas from Little River Inlet north to the Virginia border.Tropical storm conditions are expected across coastal waters beginning Monday evening and continuing through Tuesday evening.... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough June 6, 2016, after the vessel ran aground May 27 on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Lightering operations continue while the vessel is anchored in Waiska Bay to transfer its cargo to the Philip R. Clarke and Arthur M. Anderson. (Photo courtesy of Ken Gerasimos, Key Lakes Shipping)
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June 6, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Coast Guard-led search effort has discovered an empty boat belonging to a missing husband and wife near the north end of Jekyll Sound, Georgia, Monday.
Missing is Raymond and Laura Hudson.
The Hudson’s son reported the couple missing to watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Brunswick at approximately 9:20 a.m., saying that the couple hadn't returned from a boating trip. The couple had departed a dock in Harriet's Bluff at 11 a.m., Sunday. ... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
Coast Guard, merchant vessel Tropic Express rescue 2 boaters from dinghy off the U.S. Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter combined efforts with the merchant vessel Tropic Express Sunday to rescue two boaters from a dinghy after their vessel reportedly sank, approximately 42 nautical miles northeast of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor, Illinois, rescues three men from a capsized vessel 11 nautical miles east of Lake Forest, Illinois, in Lake Michigan, June 5, 2016.
The men were recovered in good health and will salvage the boat at a later date.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor
Correction: The previous press release incorrectly stated the Coast Guard rescued three people Saturday. The rescue actually occurred Sunday, June 5. We apologize for any inconvenience. ... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard boat crew medevaced a man who was reportedly diabetic and unsure when he had last taken his medication, from a disabled 32-foot sailing vessel north of Shishole Bay, Sunday.
A crew aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Seattle transported the man to emergency medical services personnel at Shilshole marina.... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
The first of the Coast Guard's new enhanced mobile incident command posts (eMICP) is displayed outside of Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2007.
The primary function of theeMICP is to provide sheltered work space, voice and data connectivity as well as command and control capabilities on a mobile platform.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Dan Bender... [Read More]
June 6, 2016
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a woman Sunday from a sailboat moored at Sugarloaf Island near Morehead City.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received notification at approximately 8 p.m. from a 28-foot sailboat that a woman experiencing respiratory complications needed assistance.
Sector North Carolina diverted a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon to assist.... [Read More]