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Coast Guard News

October 18, 2015
NEW ORLEANS — The Eighth Coast Guard District is scheduled to convene a general court-martial at the Hale Boggs Federal Building Monday for a Coast Guard member accused of multiple violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Chief Warrant Officer Richard M. Clark is accused of the following violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice:... [Read More]
October 18, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing man Sunday believed to have entered the water near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Watchstanders at Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth received a report Sunday from two crew members aboard a 31-foot fishing vessel anchored just south of Fisherman’s Island and east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, stating the captain of the vessel was believed to have fallen overboard while they were sleeping between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 a.m. Sunday.... [Read More]
October 18, 2015
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard performed multiple rescues Saturday and Sunday off South Jersey. Several units were involved in the cases. A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May towed a disabled sailboat Saturday. The sailboat broke down in the bay with one person aboard. With a freeze warning in effect, the boat crew used a 45-foot Response Boat—Medium to tow the sailboat to safety. Video of the tow case is available on DVIDS. ... [Read More]
October 18, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard is searching for a missing man Sunday near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Watchstanders at Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth received a report Sunday from two crew members aboard a 31-foot fishing vessel anchored just south of Fisherman’s Island and east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, stating the captain of the vessel was believed to have fallen overboard while they were sleeping between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 a.m. Sunday.... [Read More]
October 18, 2015


WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued two people Sunday from a vessel taking on water off the North Carolina coast.
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October 17, 2015
HONOLULU — A 45-year-old man is receiving treatment in Oahu after being medevaced from Midway Atoll, Saturday. An HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Barbers Point flew more than 1,300 miles from Oahu to Midway to complete the medevac of a man suffering from severe abdominal pain. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Command Center Honolulu received a medevac request from Dan Clarke, the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge manager, regarding the contractor.... [Read More]
October 17, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing mariner in Bristol Bay, near Ugashik, Saturday. Response crews covered more than 8,000 square miles, an area approximately the size of New Jersey, during the 54-hour search for Roland Briggs, after receiving a report from his family Thursday morning that he failed to return from a trip from Egegik.... [Read More]
October 17, 2015
EMPIRE, La. – The Coast Guard rescued five people with assistance from a good Samaritan about 18 miles offshore of Empire, La., Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report of a 20-foot recreational boat taking on water at 9:45 a.m. Watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Grand Isle.... [Read More]
October 17, 2015
A Station Galveston boat crew disembarks from the TowBoat U.S. in the Galveston Yacht Basin Saturday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Strait Pope. HOUSTON — Coast Guard crews brought four people to safety from two boats that were both disabled by the rocks off Snake Island, across the Texas City Ship Channel from the dike, Saturday morning. ... [Read More]
October 17, 2015
Correction: The initial release stated that the New Jersey State Police assumed lead for this case. The corrected release states that the Bayonne Police Department assumed the lead for this case.   NEW YORK — The Coast Guard suspended its active search for a 55-year-old male who fell off a barge in Bayonne, New Jersey, Friday. The search was suspended at approximately 12:30 a.m., Saturday, after Coast Guard and other local agencies continuously searched for more than four hours covering the Kill Van Kull area.... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard and other local agencies are searching for a 55-year-old male in the water near Bayonne, New Jersey, Friday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector New York command center received notification at approximately 8 p.m., of a barge worker who fell in the water from a barge near the International Matex Tank Terminals in Bayonne. Agencies involved in searching include:... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
BOSTON — A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew medically evacuated a man from fishing vessel, Friday, about 85 miles from Nantucket.  Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a call from the crew aboard the Alexis Martina stating their captain was ill and needed medical attention.  The Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended an immediate medevac and a helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Cape Cod launched. ... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
SEATTLE — A U.S. Administrative Law Judge suspended the merchant mariner credential of Cindy Stahl of Bainbridge Island for six months on Oct. 7, 2015 for operating a commercial towing vessel with an invalid credential. On Feb. 17, 2015, Stahl wrongfully assumed direction and control of the towing vessel Shannon in Elliot Bay with an invalid credential in violation of U.S. laws and regulations.  ... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard crews are searching Bristol Bay for a mariner reported overdue between Egegik and Ugashik, Thursday. Roland Briggs, the lone mariner aboard the 50-foot landing craft Ketivik, was due in Egegik Wednesday afternoon, according to a family member. Coast Guard crews currently involved in the search include an HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and the Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew. A good Samaritan also assisted in the search using a small aircraft on Thursday.... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Eleventh Coast Guard District invites the public to comment on the proposed establishment of a security zone around any vessel escorted by one or more Coast Guard, state or local law-enforcement assets while in navigable waters encompassing the Captain of the Port Zone, Los Angeles-Long Beach. This action being proposed in the security zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels and facilities from sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents or events of a similar nature.  ... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
BOSTON — A rescue crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Albacore assisted a disabled fishing vessel Thursday 10 miles south of Monomoy Island.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England notified the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center late Thursday afternoon stating a 41-foot commercial fishing vessel, Angel Fish, was disabled with three people aboard.... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo repatriated 57 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Friday. This repatriation is a result of three separate interdictions at sea in the south Florida Straits. These 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 these perilous sea voyages from ending in tragedy.... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
    EDITOR'S NOTE: Please click thumbnails for high resolution photos. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard commissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan Friday morning. The Heriberto Hernández is the fourteenth Fast Response Cutter FRC to be commissioned in the Coast Guard and the second to be homeported in Puerto Rico.... [Read More]
October 16, 2015
NEW LONDON, Conn. – On October 20, Dr. Peter Eident will address officer candidates at the Coast Guard Academy chapel to honor the eleven sailors who gave their lives on Oct. 20, 1978 when the Coast Guard Cutter Cuyahoga sank at the mouth of the Potomac River.  The service will be at 10 a.m. and is open to the public and the media.... [Read More]

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