Coast Guard News
July 11, 2015
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew, from the Coast Guard Rogue River Search and Rescue Detachment in Wedderburn, Ore., assists Gold Beach, Ore., EMS personnel in moving a fishing vessel captain who had suffered a possible stroke, July 10, 2015.
Two boatcrew members, one an EMT, transferred to the fishing vessel 27 miles off Gold Beach and stabilized the captain before moving him onto the MLB.
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July 11, 2015
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew, from the Coast Guard Rogue River Search and Rescue Detachment in Wedderburn, Ore., assists Gold Beach, Ore., EMS personnel in moving a fishing vessel captain who had suffered a possible stroke, July 10, 2015.
Two boatcrew members, one an EMT, transferred to the fishing vessel 27 miles off Gold Beach and stabilized the captain before moving him onto the MLB.
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July 10, 2015
Coast Guard members from across the 1st District were honored during a Brewster Whitecaps baseball game July 10, 2015, in Brewster, Massachusetts. The team hosts an annual Coast Guard appreciation night to show their support of the maritime service. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell.
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July 10, 2015
An MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., medevacs a fisherman reportedly going in and out of consciences from a vessel 48 miles west of Willapa Bay, Wash., July 10, 2015.
The aircrew transferred the fisherman to local EMS personnel waiting at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor in Westport, Wash.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Astoria.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Capt. Steve Teschendorf, commander of Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, presents Zoran Pedisic with a Silver Lifesaving Medal at the Clure Public Marine Terminal in Duluth, July 10, 2015. Pedisic was honored for his heroic efforts in saving a 90-year-old man from the cold waters of Duluth Harbor in November of 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Bob Welton)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard presented one of its highest awards, Friday, to a man who risked his life to save a man from cold waters in 2013.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard presented one of its highest awards, Friday, to a man who risked his life to save a man from cold waters in 2013.
Captain Steve Teschendorf, commander of Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, presented Zoran Pedisic with the Silver Lifesaving Medal in a ceremony held at the Clure Public Marine Terminal in Duluth, Minnesota.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Sen. Thomas R. Carper visits with crew members from Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet, Del., Friday, July 10, 2015. Carper, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, recognized the service of Petty Officer 3rd Class Joscelyn Greenwell, a boatswain’s mate at Station Indian River Inlet, while on the Senate floor Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen)... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Sen. Thomas R. Carper visits with crew members from Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet, Del., Friday, July 10, 2015. Carper, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, recognized the service of Petty Officer 3rd Class Joscelyn Greenwell, a boatswain’s mate at Station Indian River Inlet, while on the Senate floor Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen)... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Senior Chief Petty Officer David Pierias, incoming officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Umpqua River, Master Chief Petty Officer James Clemens, officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Umpqua River, Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich, commander of the Coast Guard 13th District and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft, salute while the National Anthem is played during the Station Umpqua River change-of-command ceremony in Winchester Bay, Ore., July 10, 2015.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Senior Chief Petty Officer David Pierias, incoming officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Umpqua River, Master Chief Petty Officer James Clemens, officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Umpqua River, Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich, commander of the Coast Guard 13th District and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft, salute while the National Anthem is played during the Station Umpqua River change-of-command ceremony in Winchester Bay, Ore., July 10, 2015.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Coast Guard Cutter Eagle will be visiting Portland for the Tall Ships Portland 2015 event.
Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Portland as part of the Parade of Sail on Saturday, July 18 at approximately 2 p.m., and will moor at the Ocean Gateway Terminal with 230 cadets and crew as part of its summer training program.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Coast Guard Cutter Eagle will be visiting Portland for the Tall Ships Portland 2015 event.
Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Portland as part of the Parade of Sail on Saturday, July 18 at approximately 2 p.m., and will moor at the Ocean Gateway Terminal with 230 cadets and crew as part of its summer training program.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
BOSTON – The Coast Guard and local responders are investigating suspicious boat fires in Galilee, Rhode Island.
Coast Guard pollution specialists from the 1st Coast Guard District received a report of a fishing vessel on fire at the Galilee State Pier at 3 a.m. Friday.
Coast Guard Station Point Judith crewmembers and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management responders arrived on scene and verified that three fishing vessels were involved in two separate fires along the town’s waterfront.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
BOSTON – The Coast Guard and local responders are investigating suspicious boat fires in Galilee, Rhode Island.
Coast Guard pollution specialists from the 1st Coast Guard District received a report of a fishing vessel on fire at the Galilee State Pier at 3 a.m. Friday.
Coast Guard Station Point Judith crewmembers and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management responders arrived on scene and verified that three fishing vessels were involved in two separate fires along the town’s waterfront.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Remnants of the 32-foot fishing vessel Sea Pup rest on the North Jetty of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Ore., July 10, 2015. Coast Guard personnel are investigating the incident, which could result in enforcement actions. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Sector Columbia River.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Remnants of the 32-foot fishing vessel Sea Pup rest on the North Jetty of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Ore., July 10, 2015. Coast Guard personnel are investigating the incident, which could result in enforcement actions. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Sector Columbia River.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard Cmdr. Ralph “Bob” Little took command of the medium-endurance Cutter Dependable during a ceremony Friday at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Norfolk.
Coast Guard Atlantic Area Deputy Commander, Rear Adm. Pat DeQuattro presided over the change of command ceremony when Little relieved Cmdr. John “Paul” Gregg of the duties and responsibilities as the 24th commanding officer of the Cutter Dependable.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard Cmdr. Ralph “Bob” Little took command of the medium-endurance Cutter Dependable during a ceremony Friday at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Norfolk.
Coast Guard Atlantic Area Deputy Commander, Rear Adm. Pat DeQuattro presided over the change of command ceremony when Little relieved Cmdr. John “Paul” Gregg of the duties and responsibilities as the 24th commanding officer of the Cutter Dependable.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Lt. Michael Walker, a judge advocate with the Coast Guard 9th District legal office, gives opening remarks to several assistant U.S. attorneys and interns from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio at Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, July 10, 2015.
The Coast Guard 9th District legal staff set up a tour of the MSU, Station Cleveland Harbor, and the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay to strengthen the partnership with the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is responsible for prosecuting federal criminal cases with a Coast Guard interest.... [Read More]
July 10, 2015
Lt. Michael Walker, a judge advocate with the Coast Guard 9th District legal office, gives opening remarks to several assistant U.S. attorneys and interns from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio at Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, July 10, 2015.
The Coast Guard 9th District legal staff set up a tour of the MSU, Station Cleveland Harbor, and the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay to strengthen the partnership with the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is responsible for prosecuting federal criminal cases with a Coast Guard interest.... [Read More]