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Operation RENEW in full swing during worst icebreaking season in past decade
NEW YORK – Coast Guard crews continue to support Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters (OP RENEW) during what has become the worst ice season on record in the past decade. OP RENEW is the...
View ArticleFederal judge approves civil settlement between Coast Guard, tug operator
SEATTLE — A Federal Administrative Law Judge approved a settlement, Tuesday, between the Coast Guard and the operator of the tug Shannon, resulting in a two month suspension of Merchant Mariner’s...
View ArticleThomas Friedman to address CGA Corps of Cadets as the 2015 Coast Guard...
NEW LONDON, Conn.—Mr. Thomas Friedman, internationally known author and journalist, is scheduled to speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Feb. 23 as the 2015 Coast Guard Foundation Hedrick Fellow....
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UPDATE 2: COAST GUARD CREW ON SCENE WITH DISABLED, BESET IN ICE VESSEL IN...
ALAMEDA, Calif. – A U.S. Coast Guard crew is on scene with the 207-foot fishing vessel that is beset in ice approximately 900 miles northeast of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. After traveling more...
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Coast Guard trains, warns against ice dangers on Lake Champlain ***video...
BOSTON — Coast Guard crews at Station Burlington, Vermont, are urging Lake Champlain locals and visitors to use extreme caution on the lake and surrounding waters this weekend.With more snow...
View ArticleCoast Guard cautions for continued dangerous surf conditions and riptides in...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard advises swimmers and boaters to exercise caution throughout the weekend at beaches in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands due to the continued high surf and...
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Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returns to Mayport after migrant,...
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returns to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Feb. 11, 2015. During their 41-day deployment the crew of the Valiant intercepted and processed more than 160 Cuban migrants....
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues man from the water near Cortez, Fla.
CORTEZ, Fla. — A 63-year-old man was rescued by the Coast Guard after he fell off his 31-foot sailboat, near the Cortez Bridge on Saturday. At approximately 12:57 p.m watchstanders from Coast Guard...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man from charter boat 7 miles west of Sanibel, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 70-year-old man was medevaced from a 65-foot charter fishing boat by the Coast Guard seven miles west of Sanibel, Florida, Saturday. At approximately 2:30 p.m., watchstanders...
View ArticleCoast guard responds to sinking fishing boat near Maine
BOSTON — The Coast Guard responded to a sinking 35-foot fishing boat off the coast of Monroe Island, Maine, today. At about 9 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England in...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to disabled vessel, assists local law enforcement with...
SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews responded to a report of a disabled vessel and assisted local law enforcement personnel with the arrest of a mariner in Ilwaco, Friday. After locating the disabled vessel...
View ArticleCoast Guard warns of impending winter storm danger
BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is urging mariners and the coastal public to prepare for winter storm Neptune, as it is expected to impact New England. Severe blizzard conditions are forecasted...
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U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER FREES VESSEL FROM ICE, TOWS TO OPEN WATER TO TEST...
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star freed the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain Friday night that was beset in ice approximately 900 miles northwest of McMurdo Sound,...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard assists 2 Canadian snowmobilers near Kingsville, Ontario
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard assisted two snowmobilers near Kingsville, Ontario, after they became stranded nearly two miles off the Canadian side of Lake Erie, Saturday morning. The names of the...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues surfers from cliff in Newport, Ore.
WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted two surfers from a cliff south of Yaquina Head Light in Newport, Saturday. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility...
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Video Release: Coast Guard conducts cliff rescue of 2 surfers near Newport, Ore.
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Facility Newport, Ore., rescues two surfers from a cliff south of Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport Feb. 14, 2015. The Dolphin crew safely...
View ArticleCoast Guard assists disoriented snowmobilers on Lake Erie
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard assisted a father and his teenage daughter back to shore safely after the snowmobilers became disoriented on Lake Erie Saturday evening. The names of the individuals...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man from commercial tank ship 100 miles southwest of...
CLEARWATER, Fla. - An injured man was medevaced from a commercial tank ship 100 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida, Sunday morning. At approximately 7:50 p.m. Saturday, watchstanders from the Coast...
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Video Release: Coast Guard rescues 4 from sailboat off NC coast
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued four people Saturday from a sailboat after the sailboat's sails were damaged by high winds approximately 60 miles southeast of Bald Head Island.Watchstanders...
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UPDATE: VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from commercial tank ship 100...
CLEARWATER, Fla. - An injured man was medevaced from a commercial tank ship 100 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida, Sunday morning. At approximately 7:50 p.m. Saturday, watchstanders from the Coast...
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