Media Advisory: Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit to conduct exercise
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Wash., is scheduled to conduct an exercise on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, from 7 a.m to 4 p.m. The exercise will be held on the Hood...
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Multimedia Release: Coast Guard rescues three after vessel burns near Cannon...
ASTORIA, Ore. - The fishing vessel Havana burns approximately 17 miles west of Cannon Beach, Ore., Friday, October 12, 2012.An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Group Air Station North Bend's Air...
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Feature Release: Providing support for Team Coast Guard
Cmdr. Daniel Pickles, Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, accepts a certificate of adoption presented by Mike Hewlett, President of the Portland Council Navy League of the United...
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PHOTO RELEASE: U.S., Canadian officials announce integrated cross-border...
Click here for a news release distributed by Public Safety Canada regarding U.S. and Canadian officials' announcement of the integrated cross-border maritime law enforcement operation know as...
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News Release: Two rescued from sinking vessel near Queets, Wash.
ASTORIA, Ore. - A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lowers a pump to a sinking fishing vessel off the coast of Washington State, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.The vessel sank but...
View ArticleNews Release: Two children rescued from rocks at Agate Beach, Ore.
NEWPORT, Ore. — Two children were rescued from the rocks at Agate Beach, Ore., Friday. Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay in Newport received a report from the Lincoln County dispatch that two children...
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Imagery Available: Alaska Coast Guard units prepare for winter operations
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews are preparing to deploy to forward operating locations in St. Paul and Cold Bay in preparation for the upcoming...
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends search for fisherman near Sitkinak Island, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing fisherman 30 miles northwest of Sitkinak Island at 9:37 p.m. Thursday. The Coast Guard’s search effort included two Air Station...
View ArticleCoast Guard searches for missing fisherman near Sitkinak Island, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard response crews are searching for a man reported overboard from a fishing vessel approximately 30 miles northwest of Sitkinak Island Thursday. The crew of the Coast...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard, local agencies, suspend search for Coast Guardsman
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Matthews, an aviation survival technician from Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, Thursday. “The decision...
View ArticleCaptain of the Port sets Port Condition YANKEE for the U.S. Virgin Islands,...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard Sector San Juan Captain of the Port, Capt. Drew Pearson, set Port Condition YANKEE for all the ports in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Port Condition WHISKEY for all...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 22 people from sinking vessel in San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO - The 22 passengers and crew aboard the Neptune, a 45-foot vessel, are ok after the boat struck a shoal near the north side of Alcatraz Island and started taking on water last night.At...
View ArticleCoast Guard seizes Mexican fishing vessel
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard seized a Mexican-flagged vessel, known as a lancha, that was illegally fishing in U.S. waters four miles offshore of Brownsville, Texas, Thursday. At approximately 10:30...
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Coast Guard rescues 3 from wrecked sailboat
The pilot of the rescue helicopter, Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Matson, stands with the three men he rescued. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Brendan Evans. PORT MANSFIELD, Texas — Three men were rescued by a...
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Coast Guard honors National Hispanic Heritage Month
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Crewmembers of Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound honored National Hispanic Heritage Month October 12, with authentic cuisine, music, and a historical discussion of the role of...
View ArticleCoast Guard assists boaters on disabled pleasure craft in danger of crashing...
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard assisted three boaters on a disabled vessel that was in danger of crashing into the breakwall in Cleveland Harbor in Lake Erie Saturday afternoon. The names and hometowns...
View ArticleCoast Guard, U.S. Virgin Islands DPNR crews rescue survivor of downed...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard and U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Natural Resources rescue crews rescued a woman of a downed aircraft Saturday afternoon and continue searching of three...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 2 from sinking boat in Saginaw Bay
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued two people who were on a sinking boat in Saginaw Bay, Mich., Saturday night. The names and hometowns of the rescued people are not being released, and there is no...
View ArticleBoater safe after vessel capsizes in Murrells Inlet, S.C.
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A boater is safe after a U.S. Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Georgetown, S.C., rescued him after his vessel capsized in Murrells Inlet, Saturday. A good Samaritan at the Garden...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs woman suffering from seizures
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A woman suffering from seizures was medevaced by a Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew from a charter fishing vessel, 18 miles offshore from the Port Aransas Jetties, Saturday....
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