Coast Guard crew set to load 1,300 Christmas trees onto Mackinaw for historic...
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is scheduled to load 1,300 Christmas trees onto the ship at its homeport of Cheboygan, Mich., on Tuesday in preparation for the 2012...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 2 from capsized boat near Shallotte, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the Shallotte Inlet Sunday after their flat-bottomed skiff capsized near Shallotte, N.C. A good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard Station Oak...
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman north of Provincetown
BOSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its search at 10:42 p.m. Sunday for a fisherman after a vessel capsized approximately 2 miles north of Provincetown, Mass., at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday....
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard closes Columbia River, Depoe Bay, Ore., bars, Sunday
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Capt. of the Port, Sector Columbia River, Ore., has closed the Columbia River and Depoe Bay, Ore., bars, Sunday, due to hazardous conditions. The bar closures apply to...
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Photo Release: Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns to Astoria, Ore., after...
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns to Astoria, Ore., Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, after a two-month deployment. The crew of Cutter Steadfast enforced maritime fisheries regulations and provided search and...
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard closes Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Ore., bars, Sunday
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Capt. of the Port, Sector Columbia River, Ore., has closed the Tillamook Bay and Umpqua River, Ore., bars, Sunday, due to hazardous conditions. The bar closures apply...
View ArticleFederal court fines Ohio man for boating under the influence of alcohol
CLEVELAND — The 9th Coast Guard District announces Monday that a Sandusky, Ohio, resident pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to pay a $725 fine in federal court for boating under the influence....
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard part of Italian-led Costa Concordia investigation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard, joined by the National Transportation Safety Board, will be part of an Italian-led marine casualty investigation into the January 2012 grounding and partial sinking...
View Article72-year-old woman medically evacuated from cruise ship near Fernandina Beach,...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew medically evacuated a cruise ship passenger from the Carnival Fantasy about 66-miles east of Fernandina Beach, Fla., Monday Staff aboard the...
View ArticleLetter to the editor from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
South Jersey Community,Thank you for your continued and overwhelming support of the Coast Guard this Thanksgiving Day! More than 45 families and organizations will open their homes to approximately...
View ArticleCoast Guard searches for missing fisherman near Morehead City, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing 57-year-old man who was last seen going underwater and not resurfacing while he was surf fishing on the south end of Portsmouth Island near...
View ArticleThree decades of Operation Fireside continues for Coast Guard
Editor’s Note: Members of the media are invited to attend this special event and visit a host home with the recruits. Please contact Donnie Brzuska at 609-898-6362 for more information and to RSVP....
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday shoppers encouraged to remember boaters on gift lists
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard is encouraging Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers to remember the boaters on their holiday gift lists and to take advantage of discounts various...
View ArticleRecruits hometown information: Operation Fireside 2012
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Please click here for a listing of the recruits’ hometowns. Recruits will be available for phone interviews with hometown media about Operation Fireside and basic training Wednesday...
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CORRECTION: Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returns from 50-day deployment
GULF OF MEXICO — The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, pictured in the Gulf of Mexico April 27, 2005, is scheduled to return to homeport at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Wednesday Nov. 21, 2012. The...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man 50 miles off Galveston coast
HOUSTON — A man suffering from seizures was medevaced by a Coast Guard aircrew 50 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas in the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday.Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector...
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PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell crew returns home in time for...
*Click on images below to download high res photos* The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns home to San Diego, Nov. 20, 2012, after a nearly three-month deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean....
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman near Morehead City, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard has suspended their search Tuesday for a missing 57-year-old man who was last seen going underwater and not resurfacing while he was surf fishing on the south end of...
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PHOTOs: Crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw prepares for Christmas Ship...
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. – Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw load more than 1,300 Christmas trees onto the ship in preparation for its journey to Chicago, Nov. 20, 2012. The Mackinaw is once again...
View ArticleCoast Guard recruits get a home for the Holidays
Editor’s Note: Recruits will be available for phone interviews with hometown media about Operation Fireside and basic training Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and...
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