Coast Guard News
June 25, 2015
Eighteen Cuban migrants aboard a fishing vessel are interdicted south of Key West, Florida, June 23, 2015. All 18 of the migrants were later repatriated to Cuba. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. repatriated 55 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Thursday.... [Read More]
June 25, 2015
Great Lakes Coast Guard units partner with maritime law enforcement agencies for Operation Dry Water
A flotilla of recreational boaters take part in an unsanctioned marine event on Lake Erie during the 2014 Operation Dry Water three-day weekend. The U.S. Coast Guard partners with other maritime law enforcement agencies during this annual campaign to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related accidents and fatalities while fostering a visible on-water deterrent. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Capt. Scott Anderson)
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June 25, 2015
Great Lakes Coast Guard units partner with maritime law enforcement agencies for Operation Dry Water
A flotilla of recreational boaters take part in an unsanctioned marine event on Lake Erie during the 2014 Operation Dry Water three-day weekend. The U.S. Coast Guard partners with other maritime law enforcement agencies during this annual campaign to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related accidents and fatalities while fostering a visible on-water deterrent. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Capt. Scott Anderson)
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June 25, 2015
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard, along with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is emphasizing boating safety at the start of this year’s bay scallop season from June 27 - Sept. 24 in the Crystal River, Florida, and Homosassa, Florida, area.
The Coast Guard is expecting to see an increase in the amount of boaters on the water for this year’s season and strongly encourage boaters to put safety at the forefront for this bay scallop season. ... [Read More]
June 24, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two children and two adults from a flooding boat Wednesday in Merrimack River.... [Read More]
June 24, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to arrive Thursday at Penn’s Landing at approximately 4 p.m. as part of the 2015 cadet summer training deployment.
The Eagle will be open for free public tours Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
At 295 feet in length, the Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service.... [Read More]
June 24, 2015
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The Coast Guard is warning the public that pointing handheld lasers at Coast Guard boat and aircrews is dangerous and illegal.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Panama City received a report Sunday evening at 6:48 p.m. of a disabled 15-foot Jon Boat with four people on board, a 50-year-old father and his three children, who had lost communications with his wife on shore. The operator of the boat was attempting to paddle four miles back in to shore towards Lake Powell.... [Read More]
June 24, 2015
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is scheduled to return to its homeport in Wilmington Thursday, following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
During this patrol, Diligence performed a diverse range of Coast Guard missions throughout the Western and Southern Caribbean which included search and rescue operations off the coast of Honduras, and drug interdiction operations in the vicinity of Columbia, Panama, and Nicaragua. ... [Read More]
June 24, 2015
NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard, local and state law enforcement officers across the United States will be on heightened alert for those violating boating under the influence laws during the annual Operation Dry Water weekend, June 26 through 28. Operation Dry Water is a nationally coordinated heightened awareness and enforcement campaign, focused on deterring boaters from boating under the influence of drugs or alcohol.... [Read More]
June 24, 2015
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old woman from Anderson Island in Sheep Bay near Cordova, Alaska, Wednesday morning.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, forward deployed in Cordova, picked up the woman from a nearby beach and transported her to Providence Valdez Medical Center in Valdez, Alaska.... [Read More]
June 24, 2015
BOSTON - Rescue swimmers and aircrewmen from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts conduct hoist training evolutions June 23, 2015. The MH-60 Jawhawk Helicopter pilots steadied the aircraft while the flight mechanics lowered and recovered the rescue swimmers to simulate recovering people in distress. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell.
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June 23, 2015
Petty Officer Third Class Nick Trimpe, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, prepares to assist the skipper off of a grounded sailing vessel and onto a nearby beach on Round Island in the Mackinac Straits, June 23, 2015. The woman was participating in the Chicago to Mackinac Solo Challenge. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Traverse City.... [Read More]
June 23, 2015
BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter Juniper is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony Thursday in Newport, R.I.
WHO: Lt. Cmdr. John M. Singletary will be relieving Cmdr. A. Brian Caudle as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Juniper.
WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Naval Station Newport, Peir 2; Meet media escort at Gate 2, 1377 Training Station Road, Newport, R.I.... [Read More]
June 23, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard rescued three stranded jet skiers Tuesday near Wildwood, New Jersey.
The three individuals left Schooner Island Marina on two jet skis Monday around 3 p.m. and were expected to return at 6 p.m.... [Read More]
June 23, 2015
A 35-foot sailing vessel is aground near Round Island in the Straits of Mackinac while a crew from Coast Guard Station St. Ignace and a commercial salvage crew attempt to maneuver in close, June 23, 2015. Due to the sea state and shallow water, a Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Traverse City was needed to rescue a 65-year-old woman from the vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Station St. Ignace)
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June 23, 2015
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard apprehended an intoxicated boater Saturday near Montauk Inlet, New York.
At approximately 9:00 p.m. a boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Montauk conducted a safety boarding of a 50-foot fishing vessel approximately half a mile from Montauk Inlet.
The Station Montauk boatcrew escorted the fishing vessel, with another passenger operating the vessel, into Montauk marine boat basin after noticing signs that the operator was under the influence.... [Read More]
June 23, 2015
WHO: Rear Adm. James M. Heinz, Rear Adm. Thomas W. Jones
WHAT: U.S. Coast Guard Director of Operational Logistics change-of-command ceremony
WHERE: Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, 4000 Coast Guard Blvd., Portsmouth, VA 23703
WHEN: Friday, June 26, 2 p.m.PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. Coast Guard Director of Operational Logistics (DOL) is scheduled to change command Friday in Portsmouth during a ceremony at Base Portsmouth.... [Read More]
June 23, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, "America's Tall Ship," is scheduled to arrive in Philadelphia Thursday.
Media members are invited to sail aboard the Eagle as it transits up the Delaware River on its way to Penn's Landing, where it is scheduled to moor at 4:30 p.m.
Interested media members must RSVP with Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment Atlantic City at 757-434-6043 to receive logistical information. Space is limited, so media spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.... [Read More]
June 21, 2015
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