Coast Guard urges boaters to be safe Labor Day weekend in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard urges Alaska boaters to use extra caution and to ensure they have the safety equipment they need while out on the water this Labor Day weekend. With an anticipated...
View ArticleCoast Guard stresses the importance of safety during holiday weekend
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard is urging boaters and beachgoers to exercise caution in and around the water this Labor Day weekend.The days surrounding Labor Day typically see a high number of...
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Search underway for possible missing diver off Maui
Editor's note: For a high resolution image, click on the thumbnail above. HONOLULU - The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing diver approximately two miles southeast of McGregor Point,...
View ArticleMisuse of flares costs taxpayers millions
ATLANTIC BEACH, 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...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man, 30, near Hatteras Island, NC
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Thursday from a tug boat approximately 10 miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington...
View ArticleGreat Lakes Coast Guard shares safety tips for Labor Day Weekend boating,...
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is urging those who plan to recreate on the Great Lakes during Labor Day weekend, or at any other time, to take appropriate safety precautions. Labor Day weekend marks the...
View ArticleCoast Guard searches for overdue boater in Annapolis, Md.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is searching Friday for a boater who was reported overdue when he failed to arrive at Whithall Creek in Annapolis on time. Missing is James Lewis Thomas, last seen wearing...
View Article*Media Advisory* Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay welcomes public to its...
WHO: Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, Calif. WHAT: Station Humboldt Bay is conducting an open house to offer public tours, discuss the unit's missions and offer general boating safety tips. Other...
View ArticleCoast Guards emphasizes importance of safe boating during Labor Day weekend...
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard reminds all Pacific Northwest boaters to be prepared and operate safely over the Labor Day weekend. Labor Day weekend should be a fun time for families and friends on the...
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FEATURE STORY: Kids prepare for the future by training today
Petty Officer 3rd Class Hawkeye, the station dog and mascot at Coast Guard Station Lorain, Ohio, welcomes home the crew and Spirit of America group, following an underway trip on Lake Erie aboard the...
View ArticleCoast Guard assists 5 boaters in Valdez, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Station Valdez crewmembers assisted five boaters whose 20-ft aluminum skiff became disabled after running out of fuel early Friday morning in the Port of Valdez. Station...
View ArticleOne dead, another injured hiking on Na Pali Coast
HONOLULU — One hiker is dead and another medevaced to safety by a Coast Guard helicopter crew after an accident on a remote Na Pali Coast trail Thursday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector...
View ArticleUpdate: Coast Guard suspends search for overdue boater in Annapolis; boater...
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard suspended its search Friday for a boater who was reported overdue after personnel from Maryland Natural Resource Police located the mariner and his boat at Crab Alley...
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Coast Guard, Seabrook and Kemah fire crews respond to boat fire under Kemah...
The 50-foot boat Botox burns under the Highway 146 bridge as Seabrook and Kemah fire boatcrews work to put out the fire near Kemah Boardwalk Friday. It was later moved to a slip on the boardwalk side...
View ArticleCoast Guard assists Canadian fishing crew in Maine
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted a Canadian-flagged fishing vessel early Friday morning after it began taking on water near Chandler Bay, Maine. Watchstanders at the Sector Northern New...
View ArticleCoast Guard searching for 2 boaters near St. Petersburg, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard is searching for two people aboard a 27-foot 1976 Almond Hunter sailing vessel near St. Petersburg, Florida, Friday. Missing are Bogdan Makowski, 69, and...
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Coast Guard, marine researchers save turtle in Cape Cod *** Photo Available ***
BOSTON — Coast Guard response crews partnered with the Center for Coastal Studies to free a leatherback turtle today after it was entangled in lines near Quicks Hole, Massachusetts. Watchstanders at...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 missing boaters found alive 10 miles northwest of Anclote Key, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Coast Guard rescued two missing boaters who were stranded 10 miles northwest of Anclote Key, Florida, Saturday. A friend of the Makowski's had contacted Coast Guard Station...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man in Back Bay, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-- A Coast Guard crew from Station Fort Myers Beach, Florida, medevaced a man aboard a 30-foot sailing vessel in Back Bay, Florida, Saturday. At approximately 6:30 a.m....
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UPDATE: PHOTO RELEASE: 2 missing boaters found alive 10 miles northwest of...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Coast Guard rescued two missing boaters who were stranded 10 miles northwest of Anclote Key, Florida, Saturday. A friend of the Makowski's had contacted Coast Guard Station...
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