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Coast Guard News

February 4, 2016
           *Click on thumbnails above for full resolution image download* PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear returned to their homeport to Portsmouth, Virginia, Feb. 4, 2016 following a month-long patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea.... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard, in coordination with the San Diego Regional Coordinating Mechanism, interdicted 11 suspected migrants during two separate incidents off the coast of San Diego Tuesday and Wednesday. At approximately 7 p.m., Tuesday, watchstanders from the Joint Harbor Operations Center at Coast Guard Sector San Diego spotted a 35-foot vessel in U.S. waters suspected to be operating without navigation lights.... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard, in coordination with the San Diego Regional Coordinating Mechanism, interdicted 11 suspected migrants during two separate incidents off the coast of San Diego Tuesday and Wednesday. At approximately 7 p.m., Tuesday, watchstanders from the Joint Harbor Operations Center at Coast Guard Sector San Diego spotted a 35-foot vessel in U.S. waters suspected to be operating without navigation lights.... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard and British Virgin Islands law enforcement seized 52 pounds of cocaine, and detained two men, during an at-sea interdiction Tuesday near Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The seized cocaine shipment was estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $797,500. The interdiction was a result of an ongoing joint multi-agency law enforcement effort to detect and deter illegal narcotics flow in the Caribbean. ... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard and British Virgin Islands law enforcement seized 52 pounds of cocaine, and detained two men, during an at-sea interdiction Tuesday near Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The seized cocaine shipment was estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $797,500. The interdiction was a result of an ongoing joint multi-agency law enforcement effort to detect and deter illegal narcotics flow in the Caribbean. ... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is towing a 65-foot fishing boat with four people aboard Thursday, 45 miles southeast of Portland, Maine. At approximately 7:30 a.m. Wednesday a crew member aboard the fishing boat Jocka used a VHF-FM radio to contact Coast Guard watchstanders to report their engine was disabled and they needed assistance. The crew aboard the 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke, homeported in South Portland, Maine, responded to the hail for help and diverted to assist the stranded fishermen.... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is towing a 65-foot fishing boat with four people aboard Thursday, 45 miles southeast of Portland, Maine. At approximately 7:30 a.m. Wednesday a crew member aboard the fishing boat Jocka used a VHF-FM radio to contact Coast Guard watchstanders to report their engine was disabled and they needed assistance. The crew aboard the 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke, homeported in South Portland, Maine, responded to the hail for help and diverted to assist the stranded fishermen.... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
WASHINGTON — Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft will deliver the 2016 State of the Coast Guard Address Feb. 23, 2016, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This will be Adm. Zukunft’s second State of the Coast Guard Address and he will participate in a media availability event immediately following the address. WHO: Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard... [Read More]
February 4, 2016
WASHINGTON — Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft will deliver the 2016 State of the Coast Guard Address Feb. 23, 2016, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This will be Adm. Zukunft’s second State of the Coast Guard Address and he will participate in a media availability event immediately following the address. WHO: Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion discusses safety violations with the two-man crew of the commercial fishing vessel Malia during a routine living marine resources patrol near Anacortes, Wash. Feb. 3, 2016. The boarding team found several safety violations, including an inadequate number of life jackets and fire extinguishers on board, which resulted in a Captain of the Port order from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound that terminated the Malia's voyage and ordered the crew to return to port until the violations have been corrected. ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion discusses safety violations with the two-man crew of the commercial fishing vessel Malia during a routine living marine resources patrol near Anacortes, Wash. Feb. 3, 2016. The boarding team found several safety violations, including an inadequate number of life jackets and fire extinguishers on board, which resulted in a Captain of the Port order from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound that terminated the Malia's voyage and ordered the crew to return to port until the violations have been corrected. ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is continuing to respond to the allisions between the vessel Nordbay and two facilities in the New Orleans area,Wednesday. The initial report stated that the tanker Nordbay struck the Jefferson Parish water intake and the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf. Updated information shows the vessel allided with the New Orleans water intake pilings and a derelict wharf near Spain Street and Crescent Park. During the allisions, the hull of the vessel was reportedly damaged, which resulted in a discharge of ballast water.... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is continuing to respond to the allisions between the vessel Nordbay and two facilities in the New Orleans area,Wednesday. The initial report stated that the tanker Nordbay struck the Jefferson Parish water intake and the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf. Updated information shows the vessel allided with the New Orleans water intake pilings and a derelict wharf near Spain Street and Crescent Park. During the allisions, the hull of the vessel was reportedly damaged, which resulted in a discharge of ballast water.... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
Press Release 2 CONTACT: 907-463-2835 JUNEAU, Alaska – Diving operations have commenced today for the removal of the Tug Challenger in Gastineau Channel. Upon completion of today’s initial survey, divers reported no concerns for the following phases of the removal. A minor unrecoverable sheen was discovered during operations. ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
Press Release 2 CONTACT: 907-463-2835 JUNEAU, Alaska – Diving operations have commenced today for the removal of the Tug Challenger in Gastineau Channel. Upon completion of today’s initial survey, divers reported no concerns for the following phases of the removal. A minor unrecoverable sheen was discovered during operations. ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
Click image for video A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., medevacs a fisherman Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, 70 miles east of Barnegat Light, N.J.The 49-year-old man was fishing with two other people aboard the 77-foot fishing boat Determination when he suffered an injury to his right hand. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Atlantic City ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
Click image for video A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., medevacs a fisherman Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, 70 miles east of Barnegat Light, N.J.The 49-year-old man was fishing with two other people aboard the 77-foot fishing boat Determination when he suffered an injury to his right hand. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Atlantic City ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River to one-way traffic from mile marker 50 to mile marker 52, near West Point a la Hache, Thursday night. Vessels planning to transit the area should contact the tow vessel Kyle Joseph to make transit arrangements. The Mississippi River was closed Tuesday between mile markers 50 to 53 in response to a 22-barge breakaway. ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River to one-way traffic from mile marker 50 to mile marker 52, near West Point a la Hache, Thursday night. Vessels planning to transit the area should contact the tow vessel Kyle Joseph to make transit arrangements. The Mississippi River was closed Tuesday between mile markers 50 to 53 in response to a 22-barge breakaway. ... [Read More]
February 3, 2016
Three people stand aboard their 18-foot vessel after it capsized off the coast of Islamorada, Florida, Feb. 3, 2016. The people safely embarked a Coast Guard boat and were transported to shore with no reported injuries. U.S. Coast Guard photo. MIAMI — A search-and-rescue crew from Coast Guard Station Islamorada, Florida, rescued three five miles off the coast of Islamorada, Wednesday.... [Read More]

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