Coast Guard News
December 14, 2014
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HONOLULU – A man is safe after being rescued from a disabled boat approximately 46 miles southwest of Kahoolawe, Maui, Saturday.... [Read More]
December 13, 2014
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and the crew of a nearby ship are searching for a crewman who fell overboard while painting the side of a bulk carrier at anchor about 10 miles off Sabine Pass, Texas, Saturday.... [Read More]
December 13, 2014
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Coast Guard and partnering agencies are searching for a missing kayaker after a kayak overturned in San Carlos Bay, Florida, Friday.
Missing is Andrew Barber, 32, from Fort Myers, Florida.... [Read More]
December 13, 2014
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Coast Guard and partnering agencies are searching for a missing kayaker after a kayak overturned in San Carlos Bay, Florida, Friday.
Missing is Andrew Barber, 32, from Fort Myers, Florida.
At approximately 11 p.m., Friday, watchstanders from Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, Florida, received a 911 transfer call from the Lee County Sherriff's Office from Kyle Woolwine stating his friend Barber was missing after their kayak overturned. Woolwine stated he swam to shore, but did not know where Barber was.... [Read More]
December 13, 2014
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a 23-year-old man with an injured hand from the 120-foot fishing vessel Trailblazer approximately 75 miles north of Cold Bay, Thursday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed in Cold Bay safely hoisted the man and transported him to Anna Livingston Memorial Clinic in Cold Bay for further medical assistance.... [Read More]
December 12, 2014
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December 12, 2014
Coast Guard members from Air Station San Francisco conduct survival swim training at Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in Sausalito, Calif., Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. The air station holds an annual training for pilots, air crew and rescue swimmers to hone in on their skills, techniques and proper use of equipment. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart... [Read More]
December 12, 2014
BOSTON — Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is hosting a media event Monday at 8 a.m. for the embarking of 85 endangered sea turtles found stranded off New England's coast.
Animal caregivers from Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary rescued the cold-stunned turtles from along the Cape Cod and Buzzards Bay shoreline where, following ocean currents southward, they became trapped in the cold water along the cape.... [Read More]
December 12, 2014
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Clearwater-based Coast Guardsman was sentenced by a military judge to 18 months confinement, a dishonorable discharge, and a reduction in pay grade to E-1 after being found guilty of aggravated sexual assault at a general court-martial held Friday.
Coast Guard Seaman Colby C. Bailey, 23, was found guilty of violating Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 120 (Aggravated Sexual Assault) and Article 128 (Assault Consummated by a Battery) Thursday after more than three hours of panel deliberations. ... [Read More]
December 12, 2014
NEW YORK - Federal and State agencies consisting of members from the U.S. Coast Guard, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, National Parks Service and New Jersey Office of Emergency Management continue their unified response to a sheen in Sandy Hook Bay. Previous reports that it was a four-mile oil slick are inaccurate. There is no known environmental or public health impact at this time.
At approximately 2:24 p.m. Thursday, Coast Guard Sector New York watchstanders received the report of an unknown sheen from an unknown source in Sandy Hook Bay. ... [Read More]
December 12, 2014
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard assembled a joint investigative team with the National Transportation Safety Board and is sending four marine safety professionals from Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Cruise Ship and Investigation National Centers of Expertise, to investigate Thursday's fire on the cruise ship Insignia in St. Lucia that claimed three lives.
The Coast Guard and the NTSB are participating with Insignia’s flag state, Marshall Islands, to conduct a safety investigation of the casualty. ... [Read More]
December 12, 2014
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Coast Guard is warning that warmer temperatures forecast for this weekend could pose safety concerns on area waterways which may have frozen during the recent cold wave.... [Read More]
December 12, 2014
WHO- Friends of Flying Santa announces plans for the 85th year of Flying Santa flights to New England’s Coast Guard stations and lighthouses in appreciation of the crews and families of the United States Coast Guard.
WHAT- Santa, a member of Friends of Flying Santa, will land a helicopter at the Coast Guard station and deliver a present to each child.
WHEN- Saturday, December 13th, 2014
WEST CHOP Lighthouse.
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December 12, 2014
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Boat Forces Saint Thomas rescue crew rescued a woman Thursday afternoon, approximately half a mile off the coast of Perterborg Point in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.... [Read More]
December 11, 2014
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard responded to a light sheen in Sandy Hook Bay, today.
At approximately 2:24 p.m. Sector Command Center New York watchstandards received report of an unknown light sheen from an unknown source in Sandy Hook Bay.
Station Sandy Hook launched a 47-foot Motor Life Boat. Once on scene the boatcrew members confirmed the report that there was a light sheen that stretched approximately 300 yards wide and two miles in length.
Horse Shoe Cove was deemed the only sensitive area that could potentially be impacted by the sheen. ... [Read More]
December 11, 2014
Coast Guard rescue personnel participate in ice rescue drills during a Ready for Operations conference near Coast Guard Station Portage in Dollar Bay, Mich., Dec. 10, 2014. Twenty-four members representing RFO teams from throughout the service attended the four-day conference and will now help instruct other ice rescue teams throughout the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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December 11, 2014
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Coast Guard Seaman Colby C. Bailey, 23, was found guilty of violating Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 120 – Aggravated Sexual Assault and Article 128 Assault Consummated by a Battery Thursday after more than three hours of panel deliberations.
The sentencing proceedings are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., Friday morning.... [Read More]
December 11, 2014
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard advises the public to begin making preparations and exercise caution when on and around the water, as high seas and strong winds are predicted to impact Southern California starting late Thursday.... [Read More]
December 11, 2014
Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander, 17th Coast Guard District, and Moon Duk-ho, consul general of the Republic of Korea in Seattle, discuss the search for the South Korean fishing vessel Oryong 501 with reporters during a press briefing at the 17th District Headquarters in Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 11, 2014.
The Coast Guard will provide search and rescue planning assistance to South Korean search and rescue crews as they search for survivors and debris.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst.
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December 11, 2014
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard assisted a mariner aboard the 43-foot fishing vessel Stardust, which was taking on water southeast of Japonski Island in Sitka, Wednesday evening.
A Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team 38-foot Training Boat Special Purpose Craft crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew along with a team from the Sitka Fire Department transferred dewatering pumps to the Stardust and escorted the vessel to Sitka Harbor.... [Read More]