Coast Guard News
November 5, 2015
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Coast Guard boatcrew rescued two people from a sinking catamaran in the Intracoastal Waterway, off the coast of Jacksonville, Thursday.
Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Jacksonville received the initial call at approximately 4:30 p.m., reporting that a 41-foot catamaran was taking on water as a result of striking the south jetty of the St. Johns River Intracoastal Waterway. ... [Read More]
November 5, 2015
CLEVELAND - Crews continue to respond to and investigate a reported discharge of an unknown substance from the site of a sunken barge near Kelleys Island Shoal in Lake Erie Thursday.The unified command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Ohio EPA, continues to take all necessary actions to ensure the safety of the public and the environment.During dive operations Wednesday, a pinhole-sized leak was detected in one of the cargo tanks and was successfully secured by the dive team.... [Read More]
November 5, 2015
CLEVELAND - Crews continue to respond to and investigate a reported discharge of an unknown substance from the site of a sunken barge near Kelleys Island Shoal in Lake Erie Thursday.The unified command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Ohio EPA, continues to take all necessary actions to ensure the safety of the public and the environment.During dive operations Wednesday, a pinhole-sized leak was detected in one of the cargo tanks and was successfully secured by the dive team.... [Read More]
November 5, 2015
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Oldham
The crew at Coast Guard Station Gloucester, in Massachusetts, recently welcomed their newest crewmember, an 8-month-old black lab named Bruin!
The crew adopted Bruin from Cape Ann Animal Aid in Gloucester and all share the responsibility of training him, feeding him, and cleaning up after his many messes.... [Read More]
November 5, 2015
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Oldham
The crew at Coast Guard Station Gloucester, in Massachusetts, recently welcomed their newest crewmember, an 8-month-old black lab named Bruin!
The crew adopted Bruin from Cape Ann Animal Aid in Gloucester and all share the responsibility of training him, feeding him, and cleaning up after his many messes.... [Read More]
November 5, 2015
Coast Guard along with responders from 21 federal and local agencies and industry organizations, conducted an Area Maritime Security Exercise Nov. 5, 2015 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The annual table-top exercise was conducted to test the effectiveness of the Area Maritime Security Plan as the framework for how to respond to port security incidents in the islands.... [Read More]
November 5, 2015
PORT ANGELES, Wash. --- Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles will host its annual Veterans Day ceremony sponsored by the Clallam County Veterans Association, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m.
Air Station/SFO Port Angeles has been designated as a regional Veterans Day observance site for the 19th straight year by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. ... [Read More]
November 5, 2015
BOSTON — A Coast Guard air crew medically transported a 62-year-old man late Wednesday from Martha's Vineyard to Massachusetts General Hospital.
An employee at Martha's Vineyard Hospital contacted operations watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center at about 10:30 p.m. requesting emergency transport for a man suffering from a serious brain condition.... [Read More]
November 4, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska— A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and a Temsco aircrew rescued four people after their Cessna 180 aircraft crashed in Lynn Canal, near Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday.
The Coast Guard aircrew transported three Cessna passengers to the Juneau airport where emergency medical services transported them to Bartlett Regional Hospital. The Temsco aircrew transported one Cessna passenger to Bartlett.... [Read More]
November 4, 2015
NEW YORK – Coast Guard crews suspended the search for a possible person in the water off of Plum Island, New York, Wednesday evening.
The search was suspended at approximately 5:30 p.m., Wednesday after Coast Guard and local agencies searched continuously for 26 hours covering more than 890 square miles.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound were notified by a good Samaritan who located an overturned kayak off of East Point, Plum Island at approximately 3:20 p.m., Tuesday. ... [Read More]
November 4, 2015
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Wednesday from a sinking vessel east of Cape Hatteras.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report at 7 a.m. that the 60-foot motor vessel Teal was taking on water with three people aboard three miles east of Cape Hatteras.... [Read More]
November 4, 2015
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of two overturned kayakers approximately 800 yards west of Point La Jolla, San Diego, Wednesday.
At 9:18 a.m., Wednesday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a distress call on VHF channel 16 from two kayakers whose vessel had submerged.... [Read More]
November 4, 2015
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore repatriated 43 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.
These repatriations are a result of three separate interdictions at sea in the south Florida Straits. The events consisted of Cubans attempting to illegally enter the United States on unseaworthy vessels commonly referred to as "rustics" or "chugs." In these instances, the Coast Guard not only helped secure the U.S. border, but they also prevented perilous sea voyages from ending in tragedy.... [Read More]
November 4, 2015
NEW YORK – Coast Guard crews continue to search for a possible person in the water off of Plum Island, New York, Wednesday.
Coast Guard watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound were notified by a good Samaritan who located an overturned kayak off of East Point, Plum Island at approximately 3:20 p.m., Tuesday. ... [Read More]
November 4, 2015
Coast Guard along with responders from 29 federal, state, local agencies and industry organizations, conducted an Area Maritime Security Exercise Tuesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The annual table-top exercise was conducted to test the effectiveness of the Area Maritime Security Plan as the framework for how to respond to port security incidents on the island.
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November 4, 2015
NEW YORK – Coast Guard crews continue to search for a possible person in the water off of Plum Island, New York, Monday.
Coast Guard watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound were notified by a good Samaritan who located an overturned kayak off of East Point, Plum Island at approximately 3:20 p.m., Monday. ... [Read More]
November 3, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Atlantic Area is scheduled to convene a general court-martial at the Coast Guard Legal Service Command Norfolk March 14, 2016 for a Coast Guard member accused of sexual assault, assault, communicating a threat, and making false official statements.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry W. Clifft, 27, the sole subject of a Coast Guard Investigative Service investigation that began in July 2014 at Maritime Security Response Team, Chesapeake, Virginia, is accused of the following violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice:... [Read More]
November 2, 2015
Response personnel deploy containment boom around the Western Yacht Harbor Marina on Lake Union near Seattle, after a fire caused a pollution event, Nov. 2, 2015.
Response contractors have deployed 1,000 feet of containment boom and deployed absorbent pads to remove pollutants from the water.
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Washington Department of Ecology.... [Read More]
November 2, 2015
BOSTON — Two Coast Guard search and rescue crews from Air Station Cape Cod teamed-up to medically evacuate a Ukrainian sailor Monday 130 miles east of Cape Cod.
Watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center received a medevac request from the motor vessel Alice Oldendorff stating a 28-year-old man was suffering from stomach pains.... [Read More]
November 2, 2015
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 48-year-old man Monday suffering health complications southeast of Cape Hatteras.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report at 7:40 a.m. from the Grandeur of the Sea cruise ship indicating a 48-year-old man aboard was suffering health complications.... [Read More]