Coast Guard News
June 18, 2015
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber repatriated 32 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.
This repatriation is a result of four separate migrant interdictions at sea.
On June 6, Coast Guard Sector Key West received a report from a good Samaritan of a 15-foot migrant vessel northeast of Key Largo, Florida. The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew arrived on scene and embarked eight Cuban migrants.... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Gulden, a boatswain’s mate with Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 in Seattle, marks security zone waypoints into an onboard GPS chart plotter, after arriving on scene outside of Chambers Bay, Wash., June 15, 2015.
The temporary security zone was established at 6 a.m. on June 14, and will be enforced until 11 p.m. on June 22, unless canceled by the captain of the port.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and the Contra Costa County Sherriff's Office rescued three adults from two disabled personal watercrafts near the Pittsburg Marina Tuesday evening.At 8:41 p.m.... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
A boat crew deploys boom during a prep exercise in Cleveland. Emergency responders from across Ohio gathered in Cleveland this week to participate in a preparedness response exercise. (Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jim Connor)
CLEVELAND — Emergency responders from across Ohio gathered in Cleveland this week to participate in a preparedness response exercise.... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant lowers a child to a boatcrew during a repatriation off the coast of Haiti, June 16, 2015. Fifty-four Haitian migrants were interdicted south of St. John, Virgin Islands, aboard an overloaded sailing vessel on June 10. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
(Click the left image for a higher resolution version of the image. Click the right image for video of the rescue.)
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three people were rescued in a cooperative effort between a good Samaritan fishing boat and the U.S. Coast Guard, Tuesday, approximately 118 miles east of Brunswick.... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
WHO: Coast Guard crewmembers and scientists assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Healy
WHAT: Coast Guard crewmembers and scientists to provide details about their scientific research mission and their upcoming deployment to the North Pole. Media members will be able to view and capture footage of the onload of scientific equipment, supplies and cutter preparations.
WHEN: Thursday at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Coast Guard Base Seattle, 1519 Alaskan Way South, Seattle... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard has lifted the Federal Safety Zone in place for small crafts, and has opened the waterways from Matagorda Bay to Galveston Bay, at 6 a.m. Wednesday.
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Houston has set the Port Condition back to normal.
In the event of an emergency, the Coast Guard Sector Houston Command Center can be reached on VHF channel 16 or at (281) 464-4854.
... [Read More]
June 17, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Smithfield man was sentenced Monday in U.S. Federal Court in Newport News for falsifying statements to law enforcement officers in 2014, which launched a search and rescue operation involving multiple agencies. Bryan Serafini, 43, was sentenced to 14 months incarceration, three years supervised probation and full restitution of $117,913 in costs associated with the search. Serafini was discovered when he violated a security zone and was found intoxicated aboard a recreational vessel May 11, 2014.... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
As part of their routinely intense training regiment, Coast Guard aviation survival technicians practice in and under the water June 16, 2015, at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. The elite crew, based out of Air Station Cape Cod, place a strong emphasis on maintaining peak fitness, focus, and endurance. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell
... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three people were rescued in a cooperative effort between a good Samaritan fishing boat and the U.S. Coast Guard, Tuesday, approximately 118 miles east of Brunswick.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center received a Mayday call over VHF Channel 16 stating that the 95-foot vessel, Windy 1, had suffered an engine fire which had engulfed the vessel. The Coast Guard issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast, stating the location and nature of the emergency to other vessels in the area. ... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
WASHINGTON — The commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, released the service's cyber strategy Tuesday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies to ensure the prosperity and security of the nation's Maritime Transportation System (MTS) in the face of a rapidly evolving cyber domain.... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew, forward deployed to Cordova, rescued two men and two dogs after their boat became disabled in Little Susitna River, near Anchorage, Tuesday.
The aircrew hoisted the men and dogs and safely transported them to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
PORTLAND, Maine — Coast Guard Sector Northern New England is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony Thursday in Portland.
WHO: Capt. Michael A. Baroody will be relieving Capt. Brian S. Gilda as the commander of Coast Guard Sector Northern New England.
WHEN: Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Ocean Gateway Terminal (OGT), 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland, Maine.... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard continues to broadcast notification of a Federal Safety Zone in place for small crafts Tuesday on the waterways from Matagorda Bay to Galveston Bay.
This safety zone was established late Monday night and prohibits the use of small crafts and offshore transfer operations on the waterways referenced and will remain in effect until canceled by the Captain of the Port of Houston. All mariners are required to adhere to these restrictions without delay.... [Read More]
June 16, 2015
BOSTON – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned to Boston after a 55-day patrol in the North Atlantic, Tuesday.
While conducting a law enforcement inspection aboard the commercial fishing vessel Heritage, on June 6, Spencer’s rescue and assistance team fought and helped extinguish a fire ablaze in their galley.... [Read More]
June 15, 2015
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is scheduled to facilitate a one-day, multi-agency homeland-security-related incident exercise in Port Miami, Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.... [Read More]
June 15, 2015
**Photos and Video**Coast Guard Station Montauk rescues turtle caught in line near Montauk, New York
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station Montauk crewmembers assisted in disentangling a leatherback turtle in Montauk, New York, Monday.
At 1:30 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center was notified that the fishing vessel Captain Ron was on scene with an entangled leatherback sea turtle in Fort Pond Bay.
A Coast Guard Station Montauk boat crew launched and arrived on scene aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small. The crewmembers found the turtle caught in a lobster pod line and were able to successfully cut the line and free the turtle.... [Read More]