Coast Guardsman charged with posession of child pornography
CLEVELAND – A Coast Guardsman was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Wednesday. Lt. Sean Barnhill is charged with accessing, possessing, and distributing child...
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Coast Guard interdicts multi-million dollar cocaine shipment, detains 2...
The crew of the Fast Response Cutter Margaret Norvell interdicted a go-fast vessel with two drug smugglers and seized 18 bales of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea Jan. 31, 2015, while Dominican Republic...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman 170 miles northwest of St. Paul Island,...
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed in Cold Bay, Alaska, medevaced an ailing fisherman from the fishing vessel Northern Leader 170 miles...
View ArticleCoast Guard warns of upcoming winter storm
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard advises the public to begin making preparations and exercise caution when on and around the water, as heavy rain, strong winds and high surf are predicted to impact...
View ArticleCoast Guard, local agencies respond to vessel taking on water
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — The Coast Guard, along with members of the Navy and Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit, responded to a vessel taking on water with three people aboard Wednesday...
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Coast Guard Cutter Sherman holds change of command ceremony
HONOLULU — Coast Guard Cutter Sherman held a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Wednesday. Capt. Aldante Vinciguerra relieved Capt. Kevin A. Jones as commanding...
View ArticleRescue crews respond to overturned vessel
MIAMI — Coast Guard rescue crews rescued four men from the water after their vessel capsized one nautical mile east of Port Everglades inlet Wednesday evening. An additional male was taken to Broward...
View ArticleCoast Guard ends search for missing paddle boarder off the northwest coast of...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard ended a three-day search for a missing paddle boarder Wednesday night off the northwest coast of Puerto Rico. Still missing is Sheily Roque, 30, who had gone out...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard Office of the Auxiliary and Boating Safety launches...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard's Office of the Auxiliary and Boating Safety has officially launched its redesigned Boating Safety website to provide easier navigation for recreational boaters to...
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*Photo and Video Available* Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay breaks ice before...
NEW YORK – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay, a 140-foot icebreaking tug homeported in Rockland, Maine, continues to break ice on the Hudson River to keep shipping channels open between...
View ArticleStatement from Coast Guard 1st District Commander regarding Bourne shooting
BOSTON — Rear Adm. Linda Fagan, commander of the First Coast Guard District, offers the following message regarding the Thursday morning shooting incident in Bourne, Massachusetts that involved three...
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MULTIMEDIA FEATURE RELEASE: Coast Guard buoy deck supervisor: BDS small...
The 24-year old’s black bun is tightly wound underneath a grimy yellow hard hat. Her meticulous French-tipped nails are hidden by mechanics gloves. She raises her arm and signals the crane operator to...
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Video Release: Coast Guard helicopter crew medevacs 3 mariners from cargo...
Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew takes off to medevac injured crewmembers from the commercial vessel Almasi, more than 50 miles off the Oregon Coast, Feb. 5, 2015....
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Video Release: Coast Guard helicopter crew medevacs 3 mariners from cargo...
A Coast Guard Air Station Astoria MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced three injured mariners from the 623-foot motor vessel Almasi near the Oregon coast Feb. 05, 2015. The three men were...
View ArticleCoast Guard, Port of Astoria personnel respond to vessel sinking in Astoria,...
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard is responding to the sinking of a derelict vessel at the Port of Astoria Thursday. A Coast Guard incident management team is currently on scene and working with Port...
View ArticleGreat Lakes Seaway Ballast Water Working Group releases 2014 Ballast Water...
CLEVELAND — The Great Lakes Ballast Water Working Group released its 2014 Summary of Great Lakes Seaway Ballast Water Management activities Thursday. The mission of the BWWG is to harmonize ballast...
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FEATURE STORY: Honoring Purple Heart recipients
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Mieszala The U.S. Coast Guard has served in every major conflict since 1790, including the War of 1812, the Vietnam War, World War I and World War II. Many...
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Mexican fishing vessel interdicted by South Texas Coast Guard crews; caught...
South Texas Coast Guard crews pursue and interdict a Mexican fishing vessel, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 off the Coast of South Padre Island, Texas. U.S. Coast Guard photos. (Click photos to view...
View ArticleCoast Guard, partner agencies searching for 1 near Jewell Key, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard along with partner agencies are searching Saturday for a 70-year-old man who capsized in his canoe with one other person in the vicinity of Jewell Key, Florida....
View ArticleGrand Haven Coast Guard evacuated from station, sector field office due to...
CLEVELAND — Personnel from Coast Guard Station Grand Haven, Michigan, and Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven have been evacuated after a bomb threat was made against the station. No injuries...
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