Coast Guard News
April 10, 2015
Commercial salvage crews work to offload fuel and oil from the 77-foot fishing vessel Capt. Gavin, Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Point Pleasant Beach. N.J. The boat ran aground Wednesday, April 8, with no reported injuries, damage or pollution. U.S. Coast Guard photo
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard is responding Thursday to a fishing boat that ran aground Wednesday in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay is overseeing commercial salvage operations to offload fuel and oil to prevent possible pollution.... [Read More]
April 9, 2015
... [Read More]
April 9, 2015
ALAMEDA, Calif. — A pair of good Samaritan sail vessels located a sailboat in distress with two Canadian crewmembers aboard nearly 2,000 miles west southwest of the Galapagos Islands Wednesday.
At 10:24 p.m. Tuesday watchstanders at the 11th Coast Guard District Command Center received notification from a ham radio operator that the 42-foot Nirvana Now was disabled and became unstable. The 11th District sent a safetynet message to all vessels in the area to render assistance.... [Read More]
April 9, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard audio by Coast Guard Sector North Bend.
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard crews and good Samaritans responded to a mayday call and aided the crew of a sinking 32-foot fishing vessel 20 miles southwest of Yaquina Bay, Wednesday.
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station Yaquina Bay in Newport escorted the fishing vessel Apache 4 to Yaquina Bay after multiple crews worked to identify the source of the flooding, secure it and dewater the vessel.... [Read More]
April 8, 2015
Editors note: For high resolution photos of the dive float click the images above.
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard is seeking the public's help in identifying the owner of an adrift dive float located approximately 50 yards offshore of Makena Landing Park, Maui, Wednesday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received a radio call on VHF channel 16 at 12 p.m. from a mariner who recovered the float. ... [Read More]
April 8, 2015
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing towboat deckhand near Osceola, Arkansas, Wednesday April 8, 2015.
Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River watchstanders received a report, at 3:53 a.m., Tuesday that a deckhand reportedly fell overboard from the towing vessel Joe Ellis into the Mississippi River at the Mid River Terminal dock around mile marker 782.
Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River responded by deploying two duty marine investigators and a 25-foot Response Boat—Small crew.... [Read More]
April 8, 2015
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.—The Coast Guard rescued a 70-year-old man from the water in Hurricane Bay, Florida, Wednesday.
Watchstanders from Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach received a report from Lee County Sheriff’s office dispatch stating a 70-year-old man was in the water clinging to a boat and in need of emergency medical assistance. The man was reported not wearing a life jacket.
A 29-foot Response Boat-Small II boatcrew was launched, arrived on scene and pulled the man from the water. The man was transported to the station where EMS awaited.... [Read More]
April 8, 2015
SEATTLE — The Captain of the Port, Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, issued a $5,000 civil penalty, Friday, to a Washington State Ferry passenger who intentionally jumped overboard prior to the vessel departure from the Bremerton ferry terminal.
On March 21, an adult male passenger aboard the Washington State Ferry Kaleetan intentionally jumped overboard, sustained significant injuries and was recovered by ferry crewmembers aboard a rescue boat.... [Read More]
April 8, 2015
... [Read More]
April 8, 2015
Boston, Mass. – The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is excited to announce that it will begin sponsoring the sport of football starting in the 2017 season. Conference members, the United States Coast Guard Academy, MIT, Springfield College and WPI will be joined by Maine Maritime Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and Norwich University, who enter the NEWMAC as associate members in 2017. Football becomes the 20th conference championship and the league's ninth men's offering.... [Read More]
April 8, 2015
The 77-foot commercial fishing vessel, Capt. Gavin, aground Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. No injuries were reported by the three people aboard the boat when it ran aground one mile south of Manasquan Inlet. U.S. Coast Guard photo
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard is responding to a fishing boat aground Wednesday in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.... [Read More]
April 7, 2015
BOSTON- A 55-year-old man was rescued by a local fishing vessel after the captain spotted him in the water in Portland Harbor, Maine.
At 5:15 pm Tuesday, the captain aboard the fishing vessel Christina & Caelyn spotted a man in the water and called the Coast Guard. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and launched a 29' RB-S from Station South Portland to respond.... [Read More]
April 7, 2015
NEW ORLEANS — The Lower Mississippi River opened for restricted traffic between mile marker 160 and 163, as of 10 p.m., Monday.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans launched two shoreline assessment teams, Tuesday morning, to identify potential shoreline impacts on the Mississippi River and any recoverable oil product from the discharge, which took place yesterday.... [Read More]
April 7, 2015
... [Read More]
April 7, 2015
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and local rescue agencies are searching for a towboat deckhand who reportedly fell into the Mississippi River at the Mid River Terminal dock near Osceola, Arkansas, Tuesday.
Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River watchstanders received a report, at 3:53 a.m., that a deckhand reportedly fell overboard from the towing vessel Joe Ellis into the river, around mile marker 782.... [Read More]
April 7, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that its fifth National Security Cutter, James, successfully completed builder’s trials in Pascagoula, Mississippi, marking a significant step in preparing the cutter for delivery to the U.S. Coast Guard.Builder’s trials are the shipbuilder’s first opportunity to operate the cutter at sea and survey the current status of shipboard systems.... [Read More]
April 7, 2015
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coast Guard Cutters Diligence and Cushing are open for public tours for the 68th Annual North Carolina Azalea Festival this weekend at the Cape Fear Riverside in downtown Wilmington. Interactive exhibits aboard will allow visitors to understand life aboard a Coast Guard cutter.... [Read More]
April 6, 2015
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is responding to an collision on the lower Mississippi River near Convent, Louisiana, Monday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received report at approximately 4:00 p.m., the motor vessel Privocean, a 751 foot bulk carrier, broke free from its mooring and drifted down river and collided with the 98 foot towing vessel Texas which was moored at the time. The crew of the Texas taken to hospital for medical evaluation but no injuries were reported at this time.... [Read More]
April 6, 2015
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard medevaced a 58-year-old man Monday from a sailboat near Tilghman Island.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore received a report from the sailboat Savannah Grace at approximately 6:30 p.m. Monday, stating a man aboard the boat was suffering from stroke-like symptoms.
Watchstanders from Sector Baltimore launched a 29-foot Response boat-Small II crew from Coast Guard Station Oxford to conduct a medevac. ... [Read More]