Coast Guard News
January 7, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]
January 6, 2016
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted rescue efforts Wednesday when a man driving a tractor-trailer drove off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel near Cape Charles, Virginia.
Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders were notified at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday a man driving a tractor-trailer carrying soybeans drove off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and into the water.
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January 6, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]
January 5, 2016
For video of the rescue, click the above image.
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two people from a capsized tugboat two miles east of Baptiste Collette, Tuesday.
At 2:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans were contacted by handheld radio from a crewmember aboard the tugboat Katlynn Necole, stating that the vessel was taking on water. Watchstanders directed the Coast Guard Cutter Razorbill and crew to respond. The crewboat Simon also responded to the distress call.... [Read More]
January 5, 2016
A snowmobile is buried in a snowbank after the operator becomes stranded near Dan Moeller Bowl on Douglas Island near Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 5, 2016.
The man was located, hoisted and transported to Juneau by a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.... [Read More]
January 5, 2016
LOS ANGELES—The Coast Guard advises the public to exercise caution when on and around central and southern California waters as a combination of larger sea swells and tides due to the effects of several severe weather systems moving through the area may be present.
These systems will produce large southwest swells causing a small craft advisory to be place in effect until Friday at 10 a.m. Swell size will gradually increase over the week, peaking Thursday into early Friday. The swell is expected to increase up up to 15 feet at high point and may create rip currents.... [Read More]
January 5, 2016
SEATTLE — Coast Guard personnel detained the bulk carrier ship Lowlands Kamsar in Seattle, Monday, after a Port State Control exam detected several significant violations.
The Lowlands Kamsar a 751-foot, Panamanian-flagged ship will remain in Sector Puget Sound's Captain of the Port zone until the violations are corrected.
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January 5, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]
January 4, 2016
NEW YORK - Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC (HTP), owner and operator of an electric power cable buried beneath the Hudson River between Edgewater, New Jersey and New York City, is working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC), and other agencies to contain the release of small amounts of non-toxic cable fluid into the Hudson River.... [Read More]
January 4, 2016
BOSTON — A Coast Guard 45-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Eastport medevaced a man from the 35-foot fishing vessel Latta II Monday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England’s command center received a call via VHF-16 radio at 4:20 p.m. from the captain of the Latta II reporting one of his crewmembers had sustained injuries to his left hand while operating a winch.
A 45-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Eastport launched and arrived on scene at 4:49 p.m. and took the man aboard.... [Read More]
January 4, 2016
Story provided by Chief Petty Officer Robert Sevon, officer in charge of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team San Francisco... [Read More]
January 4, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]
January 4, 2016
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer is towing the 95-foot fishing vessel Megan Marie, homeported in New Bedford, after it became disabled Sunday about 100 nautical miles east of Nantucket.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England’s command center received notification at approximately 7 a.m. Sunday from the Megan Marie's captain reporting the vessel, with six people aboard, was disabled due to a lost rudder.... [Read More]
January 4, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the Midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]
January 3, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the Midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]
January 3, 2016
UPDATE, VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs man, 28, off ship 20 miles east of Virginia Beach, Va.
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January 3, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the Midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]
January 2, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Coast Guard rescued six people after their 23-foot boat was taking on water 10 miles from Egmont Key, Florida, Saturday.
At 8:38 a.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a 911 transfer call from Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reporting a vessel taking on water at a rapid pace. ... [Read More]
January 2, 2016
What I learned from my first experience using Space Available travel
By Petty Officer 2nd Class David R. Marin |
Looking out onto the different cumulus, cirrus, and stratus clouds I can’t help but chuckle at my luck. Never did I think I would be flying in a private jet to Miami while on leave – for free. If it wasn’t for a little know-how and words of wisdom from Roy Deal, I may have never been there.... [Read More]
January 2, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has issued a number of river closures, restrictions and advisories in response to floods in the Midwest.
To keep the public and professional mariners apprised of changes to river traffic, the 8th District will continue to issue press releases capturing all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding.
The following Coast Guard sectors have issued closures or restrictions:
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River:... [Read More]