Coast Guard opens FOL Cold Bay in advance of winter fisheries in Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews opened up a seasonal forward operating location in Cold Bay in advance of winter fisheries Sunday. Coast Guard aircrews transferred equipment and...
View ArticleCoast Guard aircrew medevacs possible seizure victim off coast of Mexico
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a 61-year-old man suffering from a possible seizure nearly 100 miles south of San Diego, Thursday. The master of the San Diego-based Prowler, a...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs 1 boater, tows 2nd boater near Hampton, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people Friday after both of their sailboats became disabled approximately five miles west of the Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel near Hampton. Watchstanders at...
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Coast Guard rescues two people from vessel taking on water near Sequim, Wash.
U.S. Coast Guard photos courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles. SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued two people after their vessel began taking on water north of Dungeness Spit, Sequim, Friday....
View ArticleCoast Guard Cutter SPAR crew invites public to open house in Juneau, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR is hosting a free open house for the public Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coast Guard Pier in Juneau. The tour of the SPAR is...
View ArticleCoast Guard Auxilliary to instruct 'About Boating Safely' course
MIAMI – The Coast Guard Auxiliary will instruct an About Boating Safely (ABS) course to 291 students and parents at TERRA Environmental Research Institute located at 11005 Southwest 84 Street, Miami,...
View ArticleCoast Guard responding to sunken barge in Chicago River
CHICAGO — Personnel from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago are responding to a barge that broke free from its mooring Friday afternoon and sank in the Chicago River between the Lake and Randolph...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard responds to sunken barge in Chicago River
The Coast Guard has announced that the Chicago River remains open tonight between the Lake and Randolph Street Bridges, site of a sunken barge, while the owners of the barge continue to develop a...
View ArticleUpdate: Coast Guard Cutter SPAR open house in Juneau, Alaska, cancelled
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter SPAR open house scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coast Guard Pier in Juneau has been canceled. The SPAR has been diverted to...
View ArticleCoast Guard sets safety zone for Port of San Francisco's Drydock 1 heavy lift...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard is enforcing a safety zone Saturday morning for the motor vessel Tern, a 590-foot vessel, that will transport the Port of San Francisco's Drydock 1 to a green certified...
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VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues two near Wachapreague, VA
Click here to view the video PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two men Saturday after their 17-foot boat ran aground on Cedar Island near Wachapreague. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector...
View ArticleUPDATE 2: Coast Guard restricting vessel traffic on Chicago River to allow...
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is enforcing a waterway restriction on the Chicago River between the Lake and Randolph Street Bridges, Saturday, until midnight while crews conduct salvage operations of...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to vessel aground near Ketchikan, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boatcrew and an Air Station Sitka helicopter crew responded to a 38-foot fishing vessel aground with one person aboard near Ketchikan, Saturday...
View ArticleUPDATE 3: Coast Guard restricting vessel traffic on Chicago River to allow...
CLEVELAND — Offloading operations continue on the sunken barge in the Chicago River between the Lake and Randolph Street bridges. The salvage company is maintaining a 50-foot channel to allow for...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 2 from grounded sailboat in Lake Erie
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard crews rescued two people aboard a 30-foot sailboat hard aground near Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie, Saturday evening. The Coast Guard is not releasing the names of the rescued...
View ArticleCoast Guard searches for missing boater 50 miles south of St. Marks, Florida
MOBILE, Ala. – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater 50-miles south of St. Marks, Florida, Sunday. Missing is George Taylor, 60, from Tallahassee, Florida, who was reportedly sailing his...
View ArticleCoast Guard urges caution for forecasted strong ocean swells and breaking...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard is urging boaters and beach goers to exercise caution in and around the waters of San Francisco Bay due to forecasted strong swells over the next few days. Strong...
View ArticleCoast Guard Station Monterey assists in recovery of individual swept off rocks
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and local response agencies rescued an individual in distress south of Carmel Bay in Monterey County, Sunday.At 11:53 a.m. Sunday, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco...
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Coast Guard rescues 2 in Corpus Christi Bay
Coast Guard crews locate a sailboat and search for a missing man in Corpus Christi Bay, Sept. 19, 2014. U.S. Coast Guard photos. Video available on the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System....
View ArticleCoast Guard closes Port Allen due to severe weather
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port reopened Nawiliwili Port Sunday evening, but Port Allen in Kauai remains closed due to the severe weather of Tropical Storm Ana. Vessels transiting...
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