Coast Guard News
June 13, 2015
Serving Side by Sideby Public Affairs Specialist 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
“My daughter, Madison, really wanted scrambled eggs one Saturday morning,” said Cmdr. Eva Van Camp, Chief of Response for Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads. “I had been called in to help work a search and rescue case in the command center and my husband doesn’t cook. He had to YouTube “how to make scrambled eggs” to prepare breakfast for her. But he pulled it off.”... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard's search for a missing diver ended when a body was located 23 miles southeast of Nawilliwilli, Friday.
A commercial tug transiting from Kauai to Oahu noticed a strobe light at 5:20 a.m. Friday, which was attached to JJ Jackson's bouyancy control device. Jackson was not with the equipment. The location of the dive gear prompted a redirection of assets into a new search area. ... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
A rescue crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts practices landing in confined spaces on Joint Base Cape Cod in Bourne, June 12, 2015. The drill prepares the crew to respond to emergencies along the New England coast, where the terrain varies drastically. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell.
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June 12, 2015
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard boatcrew assisted Bellingham Police Department personnel in the removal of two activists who secured themselves to the chain of the barge American Trader in Bellingham, Friday morning.
The protesters were taken to Coast Guard Station Bellingham at about 9:30 a.m., aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, where Bellingham Police officers placed them under arrest. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound investigating officers intend to issue a notice of violation.... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm participated in a beach cleanup, June 12, at Shackleford Banks, North Carolina.
15 crewmembers, two family members and a National Park Service ranger worked together to remove more then 150 pounds of trash during a two-hour period.
The participants used three personal boats to travel from from Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon to the Shackleford Banks.... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles.
LAKE CHARLES, La. — The thirteenth busiest port by tonnage received a new commanding officer Thursday at the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in Lake Charles.
Cmdr. Monica L. Rochester, previously the chief of prevention at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, relieved Cmdr. Will E. Watson during a change-of-command ceremony at the Lake Charles Civic Center.... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
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An aircrew with Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, rescues a man in the vicinity of Lake Rosa, Bahamas, June 12, 2015. The man was reported missing during a fishing trip in the Bahamas. U.S. Coast Guard video.
MIAMI — An aircrew with Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater rescued a man in the vicinity of Lake Rosa, Bahamas, Friday.... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing woman from a cruise ship Friday approximately 40 miles east of Cape Ann. A crewmember from the cruise ship Norwegian Gem contacted watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center in Boston at approximately 9:20 p.m., requesting a medevac for a 70-year-old female passenger suffering from heart attack symptoms.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod launched at approximately 9:35 p.m.... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a temporary regulated area Sunday in designated waters in the Chesapeake Bay near Kent Island, Maryland for The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim.
The regulated area will be in effect from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, which may limit or prohibit navigation by commercial and recreational waterway users.
The regulated area will include the spans of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge shore to shore.... [Read More]
June 12, 2015
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant offload bales of seized marijuana at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida, June 12.This interdiction was carried out as part of Operation Martillo, which is one component in the United States government's whole-of-government approach to countering the use of Central American littorals as transshipment routes for illicit drugs, weapons and cash. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney.
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June 12, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard monitored the salvage of the sunken 48-foot sports fisher Bigbi Thursday, two miles north of Little Creek.
The Bigbi sank at approximately 5:40 a.m., Saturday.
The four-man crew of the Bigbi activated their emergency personal indicating radio beacon, donned lifejackets and survival suits, abandoned their boat and boarded a 12-foot Boston whaler, where they were assisted by a good Samaritan.... [Read More]
June 11, 2015
Editor's note: Media wishing to cover the offload must RSVP with the Coast Guard 7th District public affairs office at 786-367-7649. Media must arrive no later than 7:30 a.m. at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.
WHO: Coast Guard Base Miami Beach and the crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant
WHAT: Crewmembers are scheduled to offload 328 kilograms of cocaine and 3,100 pounds of marijuana worth a combined estimated wholesale value of $13.7 million
WHEN: Friday, 8:00 a.m.... [Read More]
June 11, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department continue the search for a missing scuba diver near Makaha Beach Park, Oahu, Thursday.... [Read More]
June 11, 2015
Coast Guard crewmembers visit Garfield Elementary school in Revere, Mass., Thursday, June 11, 2015. The crew demonstrated the equipment used in Coast Guard search and rescue missions, and discussed the importance of boating and water safety. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ann Marie Gorden
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June 11, 2015
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was sentenced in federal court Thursday for making a false distress call nearly two years ago which led to several agencies launching a dangerous search and rescue operation in Lake Michigan off of Rogers Park Beach. Leona Chewning, 24, was sentenced to 180 days of community confinement, three years of probation and $13,613 in restitution for knowingly and willfully causing the Coast Guard to attempt to save lives and property when no help was needed, in violation of Title 14, U.S. Code, section 88(c). Chewning pled guilty at her arraignment before U.S.... [Read More]
June 11, 2015
NEW YORK — Crewmembers of Coast Guard Station Montauk held a change of command and retirement ceremony in Montauk, New York, Thursday.
Capt. Edward J. Cubanski, commander, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, presided over the ceremony to transfer command of Station Montauk from Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason Walter to Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Best. Best comes to Montauk after recently serving as the executive petty officer of Station Gulfport, Mississippi. Best is married to Lauralee and they have two young children, Grace Anne and Gavin.... [Read More]
June 11, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Cmdr. John Cole relieved Cmdr. Michael Cribbs as commanding officer of the Portsmouth-based Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane during a change of command ceremony Thursday aboard the cutter at Base Portsmouth.
Cole recently served as the executive officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Rush in San Diego.... [Read More]
June 11, 2015
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for a missing female diver in Commencement Bay near Tacoma, Thursday morning.
The search was suspended at about 8:30 a.m., after crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles conducted first-light searches.... [Read More]
June 11, 2015
BOSTON – The Coast Guard apprehended a 46-year-old intoxicated boater Thursday at about 1 a.m. in Jamestown Harbor, Rhode Island. Jamestown Police contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Castle Hill requesting assistance in locating the powerboat Zero PSI, seen erratically leaving Jamestown Harbor and reportedly striking several other vessels. A 45-foot Response Boat Medium crew from Station Castle Hill launched to search for Zero PSI.... [Read More]
June 10, 2015
SEATTLE – Coast Guard crews, a Navy helicopter crew and local emergency responders are searching for a 50-year-old diver in Commencement Bay near Tacoma, Wednesday.
A 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle alongside divers from the Tacoma Police Department and Tacoma Fire and Rescue are on scene. Crews aboard a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles and a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Air Station Whidbey Island are also searching the area.... [Read More]