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Photo release: Coast Guard, good Samaritans assist fishing vessel near Sitka,...
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Belisle, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Sitka, unpacks and transfers a dewatering pump to a crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Sandra L in Cosmos Cove near...
View ArticleUPDATE 2: Pine Galaxy expected to arrive in San Francisco Wednesday
SAN FRANCISCO — The disabled mixed-products tanker Pine Galaxy is expected to arrive in San Francisco Wednesday morning. The ship is being towed by commercial tug to San Francisco Bay. It will be met...
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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard tests new life-saving boat
CLEARWATER, Florida — Crewmembers at Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, Florida, tested new life-saving boats, Monday. The tests began after the station received three 29-foot Response Boat-Small II...
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Coast Guard shares safety tips, establishes Ohio River safety zones for Labor...
CINCINNATI — Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the boating season and is known as one of the busiest recreational boating weekends on the Ohio River. With approximately 2,000 boaters...
View ArticleCoast Guard crew seizes more than $32 million in cocaine in Caribbean Sea
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa successfully interdicted more than 970 kilograms of cocaine from a 226-foot Panamanian-flagged freighter in international waters in the Caribbean Sea...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 3 from overturned boat near Ocean City, Md.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued three people Wednesday after the mariners' 17-foot boat capsized near Ocean City. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Ocean City received a report of an overturned...
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UPDATE 3: Pine Galaxy arrives in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — The disabled mixed-products tanker Pine Galaxy arrived in San Francisco for repairs Wednesday. Commercial tugs towed the ship safety into the Port of San Francisco with an escort by...
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Multimedia Release: Coast Guard conducts first Unmanned Aircraft System deck...
Unmanned Aircraft System operators successfully land a Puma AE UAS aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 18, 2014. This footage is followed by video shot by the UAS' onboard camera. U.S. Coast...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to grounded ferry in Lynn Harbor
Coast Guard responds to grounded ferry in Lynn Harbor BOSTON — The Coast Guard is monitoring a ferry that ran aground in Lynn Harbor, Massachusetts at 8:20 p.m. today. When the Ferry Cetacea ran...
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Coast Guard responding to capsized tug on Calumet River, near 106th St....
The 57-foot tug, Bonnie G. Selvick, rests in the Calumet River near the 106th Bridge in Chicago after capsizing Aug. 27, 2014. A crew from Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor arrived on scene to...
View ArticleCoast Guard, partner agencies searching for 2 in Suwannee River, Fla.
YANKEETOWN, Fla. — The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies are searching for two men aboard a 16-foot 1978 recreational boat in the Suwannee River near Yankeetown, Florida Thursday. Missing is...
View ArticleMisuse of flares costs taxpayers millions
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help in reducing the number of flares used during non-distress situations, an increasingly dangerous and irresponsible practice that...
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Coast Guard rescues choking victim off Cape May, NJ
Video from this case is available on DVIDS. CAPE MAY, N.J. — The Coast Guard helped save the life of a choking victim Wednesday aboard a yacht near Cape May Harbor. A crew member aboard the Cape...
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Coast Guard transports 3 men, 2 dogs off Padre Island National Seashore
An Air Station/Sector Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew stands with three men and two dogs they picked up from Padre Island National Seashore in Texas Wednesday. U.S. Coast Guard photo by...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs heart attack victim from vessel near Montauk, N.Y.
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old man today from a vessel less than one mile off Montauk Inlet, N.Y. A crewmember aboard the recreational vessel Next Move contacted...
View ArticleCoast Guard shares safety tips for Labor Day Weekend boating
NEW ORLEANS — Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the boating season and is known as one of the busiest recreational boating weekends on the Mississippi River and in the Gulf of Mexico. With...
View ArticleCoast Guard Urges Boaters to be safe during the Labor Day weekend
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard warns boaters to use extra caution while enjoying the Labor Day weekend. Fair weather conditions promise to make this unofficial end of summer especially crowded on the...
View ArticleCoast Guard stresses the importance of safety during holiday weekend
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Coast Guard is urging boaters and beachgoers to exercise caution while enjoying water activities this Labor Day weekend. High volumes of people are expected to take to the water...
View ArticleAmerica's Tall Ship, Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, to visit Gloucester for the...
BOSTON – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Friday, at 1:30 p.m. as part of the 30th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival. The Eagle will be open for...
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Multiple agencies receive Coast Guard award
Editor's note: For high resolution image, click the thumbnail above. PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, Federal, State, County and several members of the maritime...
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