Coast Guard News
March 19, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — One person was rescued by good Samaritans off Dillon Beach in Bodega Bay Wednesday evening. Another person was recovered in the water and transported to a local hospital where he was declared deceased.At 4:49 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a report of two kayakers in distress. Rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco and Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay were immediately dispatched.... [Read More]
March 19, 2015
The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge seized approximately 466 pounds of cocaine and apprehended three Dominican Republic smugglers following an at-sea interdiction March 17, 2015, off the coast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The seized contraband was estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $7 million dollars and was transferred to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents in Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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March 19, 2015
The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge seized approximately 466 pounds of cocaine and apprehended three Dominican Republic smugglers following an at-sea interdiction March 17, 2015, off the coast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The seized contraband was estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $7 million dollars and was transferred to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents in Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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March 19, 2015
GOLCONDA, Ill. — The Coast Guard is responding to the sinking of a towing vessel on the Ohio River near Golconda, Illinois, Wednesday.
Coast Guard Sector Ohio River Valley watchstanders were notified the towing vessel David Dunnigan sank while working near mile marker 897.5, at approximately 8 p.m. The David Dunnigan reportedly capsized, sank and drifted down river. The exact location of the sunken vessel is unknown at this time.... [Read More]
March 19, 2015
GOLCONDA, Ill. — The Coast Guard is responding to the sinking of a towing vessel on the Ohio River near Golconda, Illinois, Wednesday.
Coast Guard Sector Ohio River Valley watchstanders were notified the towing vessel David Dunnigan sank while working near mile marker 897.5, at approximately 8 p.m. The David Dunnigan reportedly capsized, sank and drifted down river. The exact location of the sunken vessel is unknown at this time.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard members and local agencies responded to a fishing vessel taking on water with two people aboard west of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay Wednesday afternoon.
At 1:28 p.m., Coast Guard Station Golden Gate watchstanders received a VHF-FM radio transmission on channel 16 from a person aboard a 49-foot fishing vessel taking on water.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard members and local agencies responded to a fishing vessel taking on water with two people aboard west of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay Wednesday afternoon.
At 1:28 p.m., Coast Guard Station Golden Gate watchstanders received a VHF-FM radio transmission on channel 16 from a person aboard a 49-foot fishing vessel taking on water.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is reminding mariners in the Fort Pierce Inlet area of temporary waterway restrictions to ensure the safety of crews conducting salvage operations for a barge that sank in late February.
A safety zone has been established round the sunken barge at the entrance of Fort Pierce Inlet at position 27-28’20”N, 080-17’13”W. Salvage operations are scheduled to continually through Thursday. ... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is reminding mariners in the Fort Pierce Inlet area of temporary waterway restrictions to ensure the safety of crews conducting salvage operations for a barge that sank in late February.
A safety zone has been established round the sunken barge at the entrance of Fort Pierce Inlet at position 27-28’20”N, 080-17’13”W. Salvage operations are scheduled to continually through Thursday. ... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
BOSTON — Following a 61-day deployment on the Hudson River, Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay returned to their homeport of Rockland, Maine yesterday after conducting icebreaking operations in support of Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters.
OP RENEW is the Coast Guard’s region-wide effort to ensure Northeast communities have the security, supplies, and emergency resources needed throughout the winter.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
BOSTON — Following a 61-day deployment on the Hudson River, Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay returned to their homeport of Rockland, Maine yesterday after conducting icebreaking operations in support of Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters.
OP RENEW is the Coast Guard’s region-wide effort to ensure Northeast communities have the security, supplies, and emergency resources needed throughout the winter.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla — The Coast Guard is responding to a sinking construction barge near Wiggins Beach, Florida, Wednesday.
At approximately 12 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, Florida, received a report via Collier County Marine Emergency Response Team activation of a construction barge taking on water near Wiggon’s Beach. It was also reported the two people aboard the tug disconnected the tug before the barge began to sink.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla — The Coast Guard is responding to a sinking construction barge near Wiggins Beach, Florida, Wednesday.
At approximately 12 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, Florida, received a report via Collier County Marine Emergency Response Team activation of a construction barge taking on water near Wiggon’s Beach. It was also reported the two people aboard the tug disconnected the tug before the barge began to sink.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard, FDNY, NYPD, and the ship’s owners are working together to extinguish a fire aboard the Motor Vessel Grey Shark at Homeport Pier in Staten Island, New York, Wednesday.
The Motor Vessel Grey Shark, a 360-foot Panamanian-flagged roll-on/roll-off vessel departed New York on March 11, 2015, bound for the Caribbean Sea with 13 crewmembers aboard.
On Saturday, one of the vessel’s two engines had ceased to operate, causing the master of the ship to make the decision to return to New York for repairs.... [Read More]
March 18, 2015
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard, FDNY, NYPD, and the ship’s owners are working together to extinguish a fire aboard the Motor Vessel Grey Shark at Homeport Pier in Staten Island, New York, Wednesday.
The Motor Vessel Grey Shark, a 360-foot Panamanian-flagged roll-on/roll-off vessel departed New York on March 11, 2015, bound for the Caribbean Sea with 13 crewmembers aboard.
On Saturday, one of the vessel’s two engines had ceased to operate, causing the master of the ship to make the decision to return to New York for repairs.... [Read More]
March 17, 2015
BOSTON - Following one the harshest New England winters on record, the Coast Guard is preparing to clear ice jams threatening to flood the Penobscot River banks in Maine. ... [Read More]
March 17, 2015
BOSTON - Following one the harshest New England winters on record, the Coast Guard is preparing to clear ice jams threatening to flood the Penobscot River banks in Maine. ... [Read More]
March 17, 2015
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard held a ceremony to recognize the 174th and final delivery of the Coast Guard’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium at Sector St. Petersburg, Tuesday.
The 174th RBM was delivered for use at Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg Feb. 26, 2015.... [Read More]
March 17, 2015
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard held a ceremony to recognize the 174th and final delivery of the Coast Guard’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium at Sector St. Petersburg, Tuesday.
The 174th RBM was delivered for use at Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg Feb. 26, 2015.... [Read More]
March 17, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching Tuesday with a research vessel crew for a person in the water approximately 1,500 miles southeast of Bermuda.
A C-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, arrived on scene at about noon and joined the search for a 31-year-old male from Papua New Guinea who was noticed missing Monday aboard the Russian-flagged research vessel Professor Logachev at approximately 6:30 p.m.... [Read More]