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Coast Guard News

October 7, 2015
LOS ANGELES – The Coast Guard assisted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Marina Del Rey Station with the medical evacuation of a diver in distress 5 miles off Marina Del Rey, Wednesday. At 9:30 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/ Long Beach received initial notification from the vessel El Dorado, that an individual aboard was unconscious and experiencing symptoms of cardiac arrest.... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters in distress five miles west of Makaha Beach, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Auxiliary boatcrew towed the disabled 30-foot sailing vessel to Ko'Olina Marina in Kapolei with a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew escorting. Upon reaching the harbor the crews conducted a post search and rescue boarding, discovered one of the boaters had outstanding warrants and transferred him into the custody of Honolulu police.  ... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters in distress five miles west of Makaha Beach, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Auxiliary boatcrew towed the disabled 30-foot sailing vessel to Ko'Olina Marina in Kapolei with a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew escorting. Upon reaching the harbor the crews conducted a post search and rescue boarding, discovered one of the boaters had outstanding warrants and transferred him into the custody of Honolulu police.  ... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
Safety Zone graphic courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. For larger image please click on the graphic above.  HONOLULU — Coast Guard law enforcement officers will enforce a temporary safety zone in the waters of ­­­Kaneohe Bay Oct. 16 through 18 in connection with the Kaneohe Bay Airshow. ... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
Safety Zone graphic courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. For larger image please click on the graphic above.  HONOLULU — Coast Guard law enforcement officers will enforce a temporary safety zone in the waters of ­­­Kaneohe Bay Oct. 16 through 18 in connection with the Kaneohe Bay Airshow. ... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
EDITOR'S NOTE: Click on thumbnail for high resolution download. Members of the media wishing to attend the press conference or to schedule interviews with Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary representatives are asked to RSVP with the Coast Guard 7th District public affairs office at 786-367-7649.... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — The Coast Guard has completed its investigation regarding the death of a female Mexican national in the Brownsville Ship Channel and the possible involvement of a Coast Guard 33 foot Special Purpose Craft - Law Enforcement small boat crew from South Padre Island.... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — The Coast Guard has completed its investigation regarding the death of a female Mexican national in the Brownsville Ship Channel and the possible involvement of a Coast Guard 33 foot Special Purpose Craft - Law Enforcement small boat crew from South Padre Island.... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., hoists a man and his dog after the man's sailboat lost power and ran aground near Sand Island,Wis., in Lake Superior, Oct. 6, 2015. The aircrew hoisted the man and his dog due to the shallowness of the water depth prohibiting the Coast Guard 45-foot response boat to safely reach them. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Traverse City/released) ... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., hoists a man and his dog after the man's sailboat lost power and ran aground near Sand Island,Wis., in Lake Superior, Oct. 6, 2015. The aircrew hoisted the man and his dog due to the shallowness of the water depth prohibiting the Coast Guard 45-foot response boat to safely reach them. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Traverse City/released) ... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
MIAMI – The Coast Guard will hold a joint press briefing with the National Transportation Safety Board to provide updated information on the search for the crew of El Faro and the investigation Wednesday afternoon. Who: Capt. Mark Fedor, chief of response for the Coast Guard 7th District and Dinh-Zarr, vice chairman for the NTSB. What:   The Coast Guard and NTSB will hold a joint press briefing to provide information on the search for the El Faro crew and the NTSB investigation. When:  3 p.m. Wednesday.... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
MIAMI – The Coast Guard will hold a joint press briefing with the National Transportation Safety Board to provide updated information on the search for the crew of El Faro and the investigation Wednesday afternoon. Who: Capt. Mark Fedor, chief of response for the Coast Guard 7th District and Dinh-Zarr, vice chairman for the NTSB. What:   The Coast Guard and NTSB will hold a joint press briefing to provide information on the search for the El Faro crew and the NTSB investigation. When:  3 p.m. Wednesday.... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year-old woman Tuesday from a cruise ship approximately 165 miles east of Virginia Beach. Coast Guard 5th District watchstanders received a request at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday to medevac a woman suffering abdominal pain aboard the Brazilian cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway.... [Read More]
October 7, 2015
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year-old woman Tuesday from a cruise ship approximately 165 miles east of Virginia Beach. Coast Guard 5th District watchstanders received a request at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday to medevac a woman suffering abdominal pain aboard the Brazilian cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway.... [Read More]
October 6, 2015
MIAMI – Coast Guard crews continue searching for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro Tuesday night, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin. Crews have searched a total of 172,257 square nautical miles while searching in the vicinity of the ship's last known position 35 nautical miles northeast of Crooked Islands, Bahamas. The Coast Guard located a deceased person in a survival suit in the water Sunday.... [Read More]
October 6, 2015
MIAMI – Coast Guard crews continue searching for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro Tuesday night, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin. Crews have searched a total of 172,257 square nautical miles while searching in the vicinity of the ship's last known position 35 nautical miles northeast of Crooked Islands, Bahamas. The Coast Guard located a deceased person in a survival suit in the water Sunday.... [Read More]
October 6, 2015
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for a 53-year-old man in the Pamlico River. Missing is Michael Hopkins of Belhaven. Watchstanders at Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received notification from a good Samaritan at approximately 2:20 p.m. Monday reporting Hopkins' unmanned 23-foot pleasure craft adrift near Hickory Point at the entrance to South Creek, with a dog and live crabs aboard.

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October 6, 2015
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for a 53-year-old man in the Pamlico River. Missing is Michael Hopkins of Belhaven. Watchstanders at Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received notification from a good Samaritan at approximately 2:20 p.m. Monday reporting Hopkins' unmanned 23-foot pleasure craft adrift near Hickory Point at the entrance to South Creek, with a dog and live crabs aboard.

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October 6, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) unanimously approved the Oil Pollution Research & Technology Plan (OPRTP) for FY2015-2021 at the committee’s quarterly meeting Sept. 29, 2015, in Arlington, Virginia.  The purpose of the plan is to provide current assessments of the nation’s oil pollution research needs and priorities. This is the first update to the plan since 1997.... [Read More]
October 6, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) unanimously approved the Oil Pollution Research & Technology Plan (OPRTP) for FY2015-2021 at the committee’s quarterly meeting Sept. 29, 2015, in Arlington, Virginia.  The purpose of the plan is to provide current assessments of the nation’s oil pollution research needs and priorities. This is the first update to the plan since 1997.... [Read More]

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