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Coast Guard crews drop medical supplies to injured crewmembers
For low resolution video, please click here. ALAMEDA, Calif.— A Coast Guard aircrew dropped medical supplies to a Colombian fishing vessel 900 miles northwest of Galapagos...
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Coast Guard, local agencies rescue 3 boaters
Editor's note: for high resoulation image, click the thumbnail above. CAPERS ISLAND, S.C. — The Coast Guard, along with Charleston County Marine Rescue, rescued three boaters Tuesday morning in the...
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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: National Capital Region Coast Guard crew named 2014 unit...
Video is available online. The Continental United States NORAD Region recognized the Coast Guard National Capital Region Air Defense Facility as the Aerospace Control Alert Unit of the Year for 2014....
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Coast Guard hosts open house on new requirements for Uninspected Passenger...
Visitors and members of the maritime industry attend an open house at Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment St. Thomas April 20, 2015 to learn about newly established requirements for Uninspected...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard Academy retains First Place in Second Annual Inter-Academy...
The Great American Can Roundup's Commander-in-Chief Challenge results in more than 388,600 recycled cans WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second year, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy received top honors in the...
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UPDATE: Coast Guard responding to vessel aground in St. Lawrence Seaway
The motor vessel Juno, a 621-foot bulk carrier, sits aground under Thousand Islands Bridge near Alexandria Bay, N.Y., April 20, 2015. The vessel ran hard aground after suffering a steering casualty,...
View ArticleCoast Guard helicopter lands safely after laser incident near Port Angeles,...
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crew conducting a training flight over Clallam County Airport in Port Angeles reportedly suffered a laser strike from an unknown ground source Monday night. The crew...
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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Point Au Fer Island
For video of the rescue, click the above photo. NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew medevaced a man from a fishing boat eight miles...
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Multimedia Release: Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners from life raft near...
Video Photo JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued three mariners after a fire started on board their 82-foot vessel north of Kodiak Island...
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Coast Guard medevacs injured mariner near Southwest Pass
For video of the rescue, click the above photo. NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew medevaced a man south of Southwest Pass, at...
View ArticleCGA celebrates Earth Day by recognizing environmental stewardship efforts
NEW LONDON, Conn.—In light of Earth Day, CGA celebrates its ongoing environmental conservation efforts, both on board CGA and in the community. In the past year, CGA has recycled 151,000 pounds of...
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UPDATE: Vessel previously grounded in St. Lawrence Seaway refloated,...
The motor vessel Juno, a 621-foot bulk carrier, sits aground under Thousand Islands Bridge near Alexandria Bay, N.Y., April 20, 2015. The vessel ran hard aground after suffering a steering casualty,...
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Coast Guard responding to vessel aground in St. Marys River
The motor vessel Mississagi sits aground in the lower St. Marys River near De Tour Village, Mich., April 22, 2015. The Mississagi is a 603-foot bulk carrier. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast...
View ArticleMedia Availability: Coast Guard to host WWII veteran awarded Bronze Star 69...
WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Bronze Star recipient and WWII veteran Richard Smith and various Coast Guard crewsWHAT: Active-duty Coast Guard crews to meet U.S. Coast Guard Bronze Star recipient who served in...
View ArticleCommanding officer of Astoria cutter temporarily relieved
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Coast Guard temporarily relieved Cmdr. John R. Bitterman, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast from Astoria, Ore., Monday due to loss of confidence in his...
View ArticleCoast Guard, Ecology to hold spill preparedness conference in Seattle
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology will host a spill preparedness conference May 20 - 21 at the Jackson Federal Building in Seattle. The two-day seminar is an opportunity...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man from tanker 12 miles off Galveston
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard boatcrew medevaced a 46-year-old man from an oil tanker in the Galveston Fairway Anchorage Wednesday evening. At approximately 3 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston...
View ArticleCoast Guard assists search for missing child
HOUSTON — Kemah, Seabrook, Nassau Bay authorities and Coast Guard crews are searching for a missing 5-year-old girl near Kemah Boardwalk Wednesday night. The girl is described as having blonde,...
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Coast Guard searching for possible missing person near White Plains Beach
Editor's note: For high resolution images, click on the thumbnail icons above. HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing person near White Plains Beach, Oahu, Wednesday....
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*MULTIMEDIA RELEASE* Coast Guard rescues 9 people off Spoil Island, Fla.,
SAND KEY, Fla.— The Coast Guard rescued nine people off Spoil Island, Florida, after their 31-foot boat was grounded, Wednesday. At 9:20 p.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg,...
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