Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship off Galveston
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 53-year-old man from the cruise ship Emerald Princess nine miles off Galveston Sunday. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the Captain of the Emerald Princess contacted...
View ArticleCoast Guard, state respond to heavy fuel oil spill
SAN PEDRO, Calif. - The Coast Guard, state of California, and response crews are responding to a heavy fuel oil spill at an anchorage inside the Port of Long Beach. Approximately 33 gallons of heavy...
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Coast Guard to honor WWII veteran on his 100th birthday
WHO: Linwood "Tick" Thumm, a 100-year-old Coast Guard WWII veteran and Coast Guard 5th District personnel WHAT: Birthday celebration in which Mr. Thumm will be presented various honors in...
View ArticleCoast Guard marine safety personnel detain, release two vessels in Dutch...
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska — The Captain of the Port, Western Alaska, detained and released two vessels in February and March.The Liberia-flagged container ship Hansa Madgeburg was detained February 20 and...
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*** IMAGERY AVAILABLE *** Coast Guard rescues two fishermen near Block Island
Coast Guard crews rescued two fishermen from a sinking vessel 10 miles south of Newport, Rhode Island, Monday.At approximately noon, the two person crew of the 38-foot fishing boat More Misery...
View Article3 suspected smugglers face federal charges following seizure of nearly 3-ton...
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Three Mexican nationals who were allegedly piloting a panga interdicted Sunday that was loaded with nearly three tons of marijuana are expected to make their initial appearance in...
View ArticleCoast Guard Aids to Navigation Team rescues kayaker
NEW YORK - A Coast Guard crew responded to a person who had fallen in the water near Compton Creek, New Jersey, today.At 2:47 p.m., Coast Guard Aids-to-Navigation Team (ANT) New York rescued an...
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Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home to St. Petersburg, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returned to their homeport in St. Petersburg on Monday, following a two-month patrol in the Caribbean Sea. The crew supported a...
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Coast Guard Auxiliary members to play key role in maritime mass rescue...
Click image above for high resolution version MIAMI — Fifteen members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary were honored today as the first team of Auxiliary Mass Rescue Operations Specialists to participate...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard launches integrated human resources and payroll system for...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard recently transformed and consolidated its 30-year-old human resources and payroll systems for its 46,000-member workforce and along the way did the same for two other...
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Coast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman from Southwest Pass
(please click photo above to download a high-res version) NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew medevaced a man from a fishing boat south of Southwest Pass, at around 1 p.m., Tuesday. The...
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CG Training Center Fire Department, local departments conduct training
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Members of the Coast Guard Fire Department, stationed onboard the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, and members of local fire departments conducted fire suppression training,...
View ArticleCoast Guard aircrew assists injured hiker near La Push, Wash.
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crew transported a hiker reportedly suffering from a knee injury and mild hypothermia seven miles southeast of La Push, Tuesday.An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from...
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Coast Guard rescues 4 people from disabled boat 65 miles off Freeport, Texas
An Air Station Houston aircrew, aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, hoists four people from their disabled boat off Freeport, Texas, March 24, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard Video by Air Station Houston....
View ArticleCoast Guard aircrew assists stranded beach-goer near La Push, Wash.
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crew transported a beach-goer who was reportedly stranded on a cliff at Second Beach near La Push, Tuesday.An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air...
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Coast Guard Academy cadet to receive Fulbright Scholarship
San Diego native to study renewable energy technologies in Finland NEW LONDON, Conn. — Stephen Horvath, a first class cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, was recently granted a two-year Fulbright...
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Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma apprehends 3 Dominican smugglers, seizes $16...
The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma seized approximately 1,100 pounds of cocaine and apprehended three Dominican smugglers following an at-sea interdiction March 18, 2015, off the coast of Guayama, Puerto...
View ArticleSearch for missing cruise ship passenger suspended
MIAMI - Coast Guard crews have suspended their search for a man who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship 22 nautical miles south of Marathon, Florida, Sunday. Frank Slippo, 43, hometown...
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Coast Guard seizes lancha, fish, long-line gear
Coast Guard crews in South Padre Island seized a Mexican fishing boat and miles of illegally set long line fishing gear in the waters off South Texas waters March 23, 2014. U.S. Coast Guard photos....
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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: South Jersey Coast Guard increases training flights
B-roll footage is available for download. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City are taking to the skies more frequently beginning Wednesday and continuing through...
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