Busy weekend on New York waters reminds boaters to prepare, stay safe
NEW YORK – After a busy weekend on the waters of New York, the Coast Guard is reminding the boating public to practice safe boating for the remainder of the busy summer season. The following cases...
View ArticleCoast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home Sunday
PORTSMOUTH, Va., — The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned to their homeport in Cape May, New Jersey Sunday after a 47-day deployment in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean.During the patrol the...
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PHOTOs. Coast Guard and Lake Carriers Association sign training agreement
Rear Adm. Fred Midgett, commander Coast Guard 9th District, signs a mutual training agreement between the Coast Guard and the Lake Carriers' Association as Jim Weakley, president of LCA, looks on at...
View ArticleCoast Guard to host public workshop at Seattle’s Henry M. Jackson Federal...
SEATTLE — Members of the public and media are invited to a workshop related to the International Maritime Organization’s development of a Mandatory Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, August...
View ArticleMedia Availability: Coast Guard Cutter Elm to change command Wednesday in...
WHO: Crew of Coast Guard Cutter Elm, Lt. Cmdr. Mark Palmer, Lt. Cmdr. Robert Gomez, Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck WHAT: Coast Guard Cutter Elm change-of-command ceremony WHERE: Station Fort Macon, 2301...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues man off Jones Beach after receiving mayday call
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard rescued a man today off of Jones Beach Inlet after he fell from his boat and the remaining passengers on board could not retrieve him. Coast Guard watch standers at Coast...
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Coast Guard rescues 2 sailors on Matagorda Island
A Coast Guard helicopter crew and boatcrew rescued two men, a father and son, from their disabled sailboat on the beach near Matagorda Island August, 10, 2014. The father and son were hoisted by the...
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UPDATE: Three passengers rescued from disabled sailboat caught in Hurricane...
Editor's note: For video, click on the thumbnail above. HONOLULU — Three men are safely aboard a container ship enroute to Honolulu after spending 24 hours battling the effects of Hurricane Julio...
View ArticleCoast Guard, Monterey Sheriff’s Office assist overdue pleasure craft near Big...
SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard and Monterey Sherriff’s Office located three people aboard an overdue pleasure craft near Big Sur, Monday morning. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday, members at...
View ArticleCoast Guardsman sought in homicide investigation found dead
ALAMEDA, Calif. – A Coast Guardsman being sought as a person of interest in the murder of a 59-year-old woman in Bellingham, Wash., was found dead from an apparent suicide in Show Low, Ariz., Sunday....
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Video Release: Coast Guard rescues injured man from Mount. St. Helens, Wash.
A Coast Guard Air Station Astoria MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued a 40-year-old man, who suffered a leg injury while hiking 4,100-feet up Mount St. Helens, Wash., Aug. 11, 2014. The man was...
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Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns to homeport after 140-day deployment
The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., after a 140-day patrol, Monday, August 11, 2014. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf was deployed to Eastern Pacific...
View ArticleSatellite beacon guides Coast Guard helicopter, park rangers to injured woman...
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of an injured woman from Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, Monday, evening. The Coast Guard is not releasing the name of the injured...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard issues final rule on vessel documentation renewal fees
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard's final rule on vessel documentation renewal fees was published in the Federal Register Tuesday. The Coast Guard is amending its regulations to separately list an...
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Monroe County, Coast Guard, agency partners to conduct full-scale...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — An upcoming exercise on the Niagara River, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, will bring together federal, state, local and Canadian law enforcement...
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VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partners rescue entangled 800-pound turtle off...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cape May and the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine rescued an approximately 800-pound leatherback turtle Saturday entangled in...
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UPDATE/PHOTO: Satellite beacon guides Coast Guard helicopter, park rangers to...
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., transfer an injured woman to emergency medical services in Houghton, Mich., Aug. 11, 2014. The woman, who broke her leg while trail...
View ArticleCoast Guard, partner agencies search Deep Creek for missing swimmers
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching Tuesday for two swimmers reported to be in distress in Deep Creek near the James River. Newport News 911 dispatch operators contacted...
View Article10 miles of illegal long line seized by Coast Guard crews
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard crews seized a total of 10 miles of long line fishing gear from multiple Mexican fishermen operating illegally in U.S. waters over the past several days. Coast...
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**Update** Coast Guard rescues kayaker from Lake Champlain in Vermont **Update**
BOSTON - Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Burlington, Vermont rescued a kayaker in distress on Lake Champlain, Vermont, Tuesday. Watchstanders at the station received a report from the Ferry...
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