Coast Guard warns Lake Michigan residents of unsafe ice
MILWAUKEE — Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan warned Thursday that the arrival of spring and increasingly warmer temperatures will significantly increase the possibility of weakened ice throughout the...
View ArticleCoast Guard repatriates 46 Cuban migrants
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Flores repatriated 46 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Thursday, who were interdicted in two different cases this week. The first...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets take awards at international law conference...
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Two U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets were recently recognized for their proficiency in debating the law of armed conflict during the 12th Annual Law of Armed Conflict Competition...
View ArticleCGA Announces 2013 Spring Regimental Review Schedule
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Corps of Cadets is scheduled to march in six regimental reviews at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy during the spring semester. The community is invited...
View ArticleThe Coast Guard rescues injured hiker north of Shelter Cove
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. - The Coast Guard rescued an injured hiker who fell on the Lost Coast trail north of Shelter Cove, Calif., at approximately 4 p.m., Wednesday. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay...
View ArticleMEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Cutter involved in Carnival Triumph rescue to...
CAPE MAY, N.J. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous, homeported at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, is scheduled to return at 12:30 p.m. Monday following a two-month patrol of the...
View ArticleCoast Guard examines Mobile Offshore Drilling Units bound for Cook Inlet, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard inspectors conducted certificate of compliance examinations in Homer and Port Graham early this week on two mobile offshore drilling units that plan on conducting...
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Coast Guard video available from North Coast rescue
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. - Video is now available from a Coast Guard rescue that occurred near Shelter Cove, Calif. on Wednesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay aircrew rescues an injured hiker...
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Coast Guard sentinels to continue Hawaiian watch
Editor's note: For high resolution photos, click the thumbnails above. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu are called to action by a urgent request for assistance. A vessel captain...
View ArticleThree kayakers rescued near Yokohama Bay
HONOLULU — Three kayakers are safe after they were rescued by the Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department approximately one mile off Yokohama Bay, Thursday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector...
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Coast Guard holds cold water boating and paddle sport safety event in Sag Harbor
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station Montauk and Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 18 hosted a cold water safety event in Sag Harbor, N.Y., today. Today’s event, which included speakers and presentations from...
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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from oil tanker in Delaware River
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., transfer a man to emergency medical services personnel who were waiting on the station's pier Wednesday, April 10, 2013, after the man lost...
View ArticleUpdate: Coast Guard locates overdue mariner in William Henry Bay, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Liberty located an overdue mariner taking shelter in William Henry Bay, northwest of Juneau Wednesday evening. Tony "Scott" Pearce and his sailing...
View ArticleCoast Guard repatriates 15 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island repatriated 15 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Monday. On April 3, watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla.,...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England to hold Change of...
NEWPORT, R.I. — Media are invited to attend the change of command ceremony for the commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England April 12, 2013. WHO: - Coast Guard Sector...
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Coast Guard medevacs 1 from bulk carrier ship just off San Juan, Puerto Rico
The crew of the 549-foot Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, Turquoise Ocean, prepares to lower a crewman patient to a Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat during a medevac 10 nautical miles north of San...
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Coast Guardsmen recognized as 14th Coast Guard District active duty and...
Editor's note: For high resolution images click the thumbnails above. HONOLULU — Two Coast Guardsmen stationed in Hawaii and Guam were selected as the 2012 active duty enlisted person of the year...
View Article30-year-old man medically evacuated by Coast Guard crew near Anclote River, Fla.
ANCLOTE RIVER, Fla. — A 30-year-old man was rescued by Coast Guard crewmembers from a 26-foot fishing vessel approximately 20 miles northwest of here, Friday. Rescued was Jasper Troop. A crewmember...
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Coast Guard rescues 3 from disabled vessel on Lake Pontchartrain
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a disabled vessel on Lake Pontchartrain, Thursday. Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notification from St. Charles...
View ArticleCoast Guard: don't be fooled by warmer weather, the water is still cold
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard emphasizes safety for those looking to recreate on or around the Great Lakes this spring when air temperatures are warm but water temperatures are still cold. At the start...
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