Coast Guard News
May 21, 2015
Media Note: Coast Guard spokespersons in your area may be available to discuss the importance of safe boating for the duration of National Safe Boating Week. Please contact us at 216-902-6020 to check on availability. If there is no answer, wait for a voicemail with instruction to be forwarded to a 24/7 on-call duty public affairs specialist. ... [Read More]
May 21, 2015
New Haven, Connecticut – The Coast Guard honored the actions of two local heroes during the spring Search and Rescue Council meeting, April 28, 2015, at the Riverhead New York Fire Department.
Cmdr. Jonathan Theel, Chief of Response for Sector Long Island Sound, presented the Meritorious Public Service Award to Capt. Garrett Moore of Riverhead, New York, and Capt. Bill Barker of Mattituck, New York, for their “admirable actions” and “exemplary commitment to public service” on Sept., 15th, 2014. ... [Read More]
May 21, 2015
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MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued 117 Dominican migrants east of the Dominican Republic, Wednesday afternoon.
Coast Guard Sector San Juan Command Center watchstanders received notification from the Caribbean Air and Marine Branch that their maritime patrol aircraft located an overloaded migrant vessel 20 nautical miles east of Samana Bay, Dominican Republic.... [Read More]
May 21, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Cmdr. Arthur Ray relieved Cmdr. Terry Johns as commanding officer of the Virginia Beach-based Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous during a change of command ceremony Thursday aboard the cutter at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.
Ray recently served in the Office of Counterterrorism and Defense Operations Policy at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.... [Read More]
May 20, 2015
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HONOLULU — Coast Guard crews working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration transported a Hawaiian monk seal from Kauai to Oahu, Tuesday.
An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point transported the seal to Oahu for medical attention after it swallowed a fish hook.... [Read More]
May 20, 2015
An MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Ore., hoist a fisherman reportedly suffering from chest pains from the 344-foot commercial fishing vessel Alaska Ocean, 30 miles west of Crescent City, Calif., May 19, 2015.
The crew safely transferred the 33-year-old man to EMS at Crescent City Airport.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station North Bend.
View the initial release here: http://goo.gl/S5Qrfy
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May 20, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — Members of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay are scheduled to hold a change-of-command ceremony 10 a.m. Friday at Penn's Landing Caterers in Philadelphia.... [Read More]
May 20, 2015
DETROIT – The Coast Guard assisted five people aboard a pleasure craft that was disabled near the Ambassador Bridge on the Detroit River Tuesday evening.
The names of the boaters are not being released, and there is no Coast Guard imagery.... [Read More]
May 20, 2015
BOSTON — Coast Guard Sector Boston is scheduled to host a change of command ceremony Friday.
What: Capt. Claudia C. Gelzer will be relieving Capt. John C. O’Connor III as the commander of Sector Boston.
When: Friday, May 22, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Faneuil Hall, Boston ... [Read More]
May 20, 2015
Media Note: Coast Guard spokespersons in your area may be available to discuss the importance of safe boating for the duration of National Safe Boating Week. Please contact us at 630-986-2157 to check on availability. If there is no answer, wait for a voicemail with instruction to be forwarded to a 24/7 on-call duty public affairs specialist.
Fireman James Dunaway, from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, shares an anecdote of a law enforcement boarding where alcohol was involved, May 4, 2015.... [Read More]
May 20, 2015
Media Note: Coast Guard spokespersons in your area may be available to discuss the importance of safe boating for the duration of National Safe Boating Week. Please contact us at 216-902-6020 to check on availability. If there is no answer, wait for a voicemail prompt to be forwarded to a 24/7 on-call duty public affairs specialist.
Fireman James Dunaway, from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, shares an anecdote of a law enforcement boarding where alcohol was involved, May 4, 2015.... [Read More]
May 20, 2015
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a fisherman who had reportedly lost consciousness and was suffering from chest pain 30 miles west of Crescent City, California, Tuesday.An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Oregon, hoisted the man and transferred him to awaiting EMS at Crescent City Airport.Coast Guard Pacific Area command center watchstanders in Alameda, California, received a phone call from the parent company of the 344-foot commercial fishing vessel Alaska Ocean shortly before 5 p.m., requesting a medevac of a 33-... [Read More]
May 19, 2015
LOS ANGELES - The Coast Guard is monitoring the clean-up operations of an oil spill on Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., that occurred Tuesday afternoon around 12 p.m.
The Coast Guard dispatched members from the Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara and Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach upon initial notification. The source of the spill was identified as a ruptured 24-inch pipeline. The source of the spill has been secured.
A commercial oil spill response company has been contracted to begin clean up operations.
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May 19, 2015
Coast Guard and Galveston Island Beach Patrol crews rescued three men off their 27-foot Boston Whaler, Tuesday, after they became disabled and ran around on the South Galveston Jetty. U.S. Coast Guard photos and video.
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man and Galveston Island Beach Patrol rescued two others after their disabled boat drifted onto the South Galveston Jetty Tuesday.... [Read More]
May 19, 2015
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard has authorized a temporary deviation from current regulations on the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) Railroad Bridge across the New River, mile 2.5, at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on May 18, 2015 through 6 a.m. on October 16, 2015, and will operate as follows:... [Read More]
May 19, 2015
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended the search for four fishermen whose vessel reportedly caught fire and sank Monday.
The search was suspended at approximately 1:20 p.m., Tuesday.... [Read More]
May 19, 2015
ASTORIA, Ore. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, homeported in Astoria, is scheduled to hold a change-of-command ceremony Friday at Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria.
During the ceremony, Cmdr. Brian Anderson will transfer command to Cmdr. Patrick A. Culver.
Vice Adm. Charles W. Ray, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, will preside over the ceremony.... [Read More]
May 19, 2015
CGC Eagle Public Affairs Officer: Lt. Tom CrowleyEmail: tom.s.crowley@uscg.mil
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to arrive at the Mallory Square pier in Key West, Florida Friday, May 22 at 9 a.m. as part of their 2015 cadet summer training deployment.
The Eagle will be open for free public tours on Friday, May 22 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, May 23-24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.... [Read More]
May 19, 2015
The Coast Guard is urging boaters and operators of human-powered water crafts to use caution while sharing the waterways. This time-lapsed video highlights the concerns of increased usage on inland waterways.... [Read More]
May 19, 2015
The Coast Guard is urging boaters and operators of human-powered water crafts to use caution while sharing the waterways. This time-lapsed video highlights the concerns of increased usage on inland waterways.
CHICAGO – As National Safe Boating Week continues, the Coast Guard reminds recreational boaters and those operating human-powered watercrafts, such as canoes, kayaks and paddle boards, to heed safety tips while sharing the waterways.... [Read More]