Coast Guard News
February 23, 2016
Tug Norman O guides Tug Challenger to the mooring station at AJ Dock near Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2016.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Greg Crane.
Tug Challenger is towed by Tug Norman O in Gastineau Channel near downtown Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2016.
A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium follows the tow to enforce the safety zone around Tug Challenger.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Greg Crane.... [Read More]
February 23, 2016
Courtesy photos.
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is searching for the owner or operator of an unmanned adrift brown and blue skiff found near Moli'i Pond, in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Tuesday.
Anyone with information that may help identify the owner or operator of the skiff is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center at 808-842-2600.... [Read More]
February 23, 2016
Courtesy photos.
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is searching for the owner or operator of an unmanned adrift black kayak found one mile offshore of Kahaluu Beach Park, on the Big Island, Tuesday.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point is currently searching for a possible person in the water.... [Read More]
February 23, 2016
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew medevaced anailing mariner from fishing vessel SV Velvet 16 miles southeast ofKetchikan, Alaska, Tuesday.The boat crew transported the man to local emergency medical personnel inKetchikan.Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a request for help from a crewmemberaboard fishing vessel SV Velvet reporting the captain was experiencing amedical emergency.... [Read More]
February 23, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan hosted its Reserve Senior Leadership Strategic Planning Workshop Friday through Sunday, coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the Coast Guard Reserve Friday.
Servicing more than 170 reserve members, the purpose of the meeting was to affirm and enhance Reserve force readiness within the sector.... [Read More]
February 23, 2016
MOBILE, Ala. – The Coast Guard advises mariners to prepare for severe weather conditions forecasted by the National Weather Service, impacting Mississippi, Alabama and the Pensacola area, Tuesday afternoon.
Winds are expected to increase to small craft advisory levels on Tuesday afternoon with frequent gusts to gale force winds through early Wednesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and move across the Gulf Coast.... [Read More]
February 23, 2016
NEW LONDON, Conn.—The Coast Guard Academy has begun a process of increasing security measures on base. These changes are the first of several measures expected to be implemented in the coming months. Some changes will be visual, while some may not be visible.... [Read More]
February 22, 2016
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February 22, 2016
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Sunday after the boat they were on began taking on water 39 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification Sunday at about 12:20 p.m. that a 24-foot boat with three people aboard was taking on water. ... [Read More]
February 22, 2016
WHO: Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research
WHAT: to release first 20 rehabilitated geese back into the wild
WHERE: Belle Haven Park, at the southern end of Hunting Creek embayment, Alexandria, Virginia.
WHEN: Monday at noon
BALTIMORE — Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research is scheduled to release the first 20 rehabilitated birds back into the wild Monday at Belle Haven Park in Alexandria, Virginia, at noon.... [Read More]
February 22, 2016
The Tug Challenger is partially raised from Gastineau Channel near Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2016. A spanner bar and slings were used to distribute the weight of the vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
The Tug Challenger is partially raised from Gastineau Channel near Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2016. Crews plan to decontaminate the vessel once it is dewatered. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
A crane is prepared to raise the Tug Challenger from Gastineau Channel near Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2016. A spanner bar set with slings will be used to lift the vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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February 21, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard oversaw the refloating of a barge and tugboat Sunday near Absecon Inlet.
The 77-foot Miss Katie experienced a loss of power Saturday and ran aground north of the Absecon Inlet, and the 135-foot barge drifted and ran aground on the south side of the north jetty.
Personnel from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City arrived on scene Saturday, but due to weather conditions, salvage operations for the tug and barge were suspended.... [Read More]
February 21, 2016
NEW YORK CITY – Coast Guard crews suspended the search for a survivor of a small plane, which reportedly crashed into the Port Jefferson Harbor in Port Jefferson, New York, Saturday night.
The search was suspended at approximately 10:20 a.m., Sunday after Coast Guard and local agencies searched continuously for 18 cumulative hours covering more than approximately 90 square miles.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound were notified about a plane crash in the Port Jefferson Harbor at approximately 11 p.m., Saturday. ... [Read More]
February 21, 2016
NEW YORK CITY — Coast Guard crews and local responders are searching for a survivor of a small plane, which reportedly crashed into the Port Jefferson Harbor in Port Jefferson, New York, Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a call at approximately 11 p.m. Saturday, reporting a small plane with four people aboard had crashed into the Port Jefferson Harbor. ... [Read More]
February 20, 2016
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria in Warrenton, Ore., hoists three people from the water south of the South Jetty near Grays Harbor, Wash., Feb. 20, 2016.
The aircrew transported them to waiting emergency medical personnel at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor in Westport.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy Air Station Astoria.
SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews and local responders rescued three people from the water south of the Grays Harbor South Jetty, Saturday.... [Read More]