Coast Guard and U.S. Attorney's Office prosecute fake distress caller
BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Attorney Office announced jointly Thursday that Shane Coxon, 24, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington for knowingly...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guardsmen volunteer at Jacksonville Ronald McDonald House
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Member from Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville pulls weeds in the Jacksonville-based Ronald McDonald House courtyard, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Members from Coast Guard Sector...
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Multimedia Release: Astoria, Ore., unveils Coast Guard City monument
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Commander, Capt. Bruce Jones (second from left,) Astoria, Ore., Mayor Willis Van Dusen (third from left,) Oregon State Representative Deborah Boone, D-Cannon Beach...
View ArticleSearch on for fisherman who fell overboard 400 miles from St. Augustine
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the Atlantic Ocean for a Pompano Beach, Fla., man who fell overboard from a commercial fishing vessel while swordfishing 400 miles east of St....
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PHOTOs: Coast Guard conducts ice rescue training, warns of unsafe ice...
Click here to read a recent news release regarding an ice safety warning for lakes Erie and Ontario. A ice rescue team from Coast Guard Station Buffalo, N.Y., pull Fireman Carter Francis, a fellow...
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard rescues four and their dog near Willapa Bay, Wash.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued four people and their dog near Leadbetter Point at the entrance to Willapa Bay, Wash., after their vessel ran aground, Friday. At approximately 2:39 a.m., the Coast...
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Coast Guard partners with American Military University for homeland security...
Dr. Karan Powell, executive vice president/provost at American Military University and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Kevin S. Cook shake hands after signing a memorandum of agreement Thursday, Jan. 24,...
View ArticleNews Release: USCG stresses the importance of life jackets, proper sleep...
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard emphasizes the importance of well-rested crews and vessel operators and continues to stress the value of wearing a lifejacket while working on deck in light of one...
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Multimedia Release: Coast Guard rescues four and their dog near Willapa Bay,...
The Coast Guard rescued four people and their dog near Leadbetter Point at the entrance to Willapa Bay, Wash., after their vessel ran aground, Jan. 25, 2013. At approximately 2:39 a.m., the Coast...
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Coast Guard Commandant attends Auxiliary Change of Watch
ST. LOUIS — Coast Guard Commandant Bob Papp presided over the Coast Guard Auxiliary Change of Watch ceremony for Immediate Past National Commodore James Vass Jr. and National Commodore Thomas Mallison...
View ArticleCoast Guard terminates fishing vessel voyage near Sitka, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Naushon terminated the voyage of the fishing vessel Snark near Sitka after discovering several safety issues aboard the vessel Friday. The crew...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, local law enforcement...
TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the 2013...
View ArticleAfter fatal accident on Lake Superior, Coast Guard reminds outdoorsmen to...
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard is reminding those who recreate on ice-covered waterways to take proper safety measures following the tragic death of a 34-year-old man who was riding a...
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Coast Guard, Good Samaritans save 3 boaters 920 miles east of Cape Cod
BOSTON — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan crew saved three people from a sailing vessel approximately 920 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass., Saturday at...
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**Photo Release** Miami receives 4th Fast Response Cutter
Florida Congresswoman visits the Coast Guard's fourth Sentinel Class patrol boat Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Abeyta, Coast Guard Station Miami Beach commanding officer, gives Congresswoman Debbie W. Schultz a...
View ArticleCORRECTION: Coast Guard, local agencies search for 52-year-old man near...
EGMONT, Fla. — Coast Guard crewmembers along with federal, state and local agencies are searching for a 52-year-old man after his 14-foot boat was found adrift west of here between Egmont buoys nine...
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CGA professor redefines sea scallop growth
A sea scallop shell with samples removed for stable isotope analysis. Credit: Tony Chute, National Marine Fisheries Service In an article recently published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Dr....
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PHOTOs: Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw crewmembers conduct weekend ice rescue...
Coast Guard ice rescue team members from Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw conduct ice rescue training in Lake Munuscong, south of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Jan. 25, 2013. Coast Guard members throughout the...
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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard honors fallen Blackthorn shipmates
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Families and Coast Guard members gathered at the 33rd annual service of remembrance honoring the lives of those lost in the sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn at the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard responds to report of crude oil in Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS - The unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., Monday. Tank soundings indicated that the barge is...
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