Coast Guard urges swimmers to remain safe
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Coast Guard Air Station Savannah has received reports of seven missing swimmers in the last 12 days and urges everyone to take necessary safety precautions before and while swimming....
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson signed a...
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Update: USCG and Wash. Dept. of Ecology respond to grounded vessel near...
The fishing vessel Neahkahnie, a 97-foot U.S.-flagged commercial fishing vessel, sits aground near Bush Point on Whidbey Island, Wash., June 4, 2013. Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology...
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U.S., New Zealand conduct international engagement near Guam
Editors note: For a high resolution image click on the thumbnail above. APRA HARBOR, Guam — Coast Guardsmen and sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron - 25 (HSC-25), joined with...
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Imagery Available: Coast Guard conducts medevac from cruise ship in Skagway,...
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew helps emergency medical personnel in Juneau, Alaska, transfer an ailing cruise ship passenger into an ambulance at the Juneau Air...
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Coast Guard medevacs man with broken leg off Galveston coast
An Air Station Houston aircrew prepares to launch for a medevac of a man 57 miles off the Galveston coast, June 4, 2013. (Click the image above for high resolution photo and video) HOUSTON — An...
View ArticleUpdate: USCG, Wash. Ecology, contractors refloat grounded vessel near Whidbey...
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology monitored as contractors successfully freed the grounded fishing vessel Neahkahnie on Whidbey Island, Wash., Tuesday. Tug Rosario...
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Photo Release: Coast Guard, others respond to fire at Pacific Coast Seafood...
A Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crew from Station Cape Disappointment patrols the Skipanon River in Warrenton, Ore., as a fire burns at Pacific Coast Seafood Company, June 4, 2013. Coast Guard...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues survivors of plane crash near Petersburg, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard located and rescued the survivors of a plane crash near Petersburg, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely hoisted and...
View ArticleCoast Guard monitoring response for container leaks aboard ship in Valdez,...
VALDEZ, Alaska — The Coast Guard continues to monitor the cargo ship BBC Arizona at the Valdez Container Terminal following discovery of oil leaking from multiple containers onboard the ship on...
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Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen receives new Commanding Officer
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — Capt. Patricia A. McFetridge (right) assumes command of Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen from Rear Adm. William Baumgartner (center), Commander of the Coast Guard’s...
View ArticleCoast Guard stresses recreational water safety
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard urges the public to be cautious and remain alert while enjoying local beaches and waterways as summer progresses. During the past two weeks, 11 lives have been lost along...
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Coast Guard urges swimmers to watch for, know how to escape deadly rip currents
CLEVELAND — In conjunction with National Rip Current Awareness Week, being held this week from Sunday to Saturday, the 9th Coast Guard District is reminding swimmers of the dangers of rip currents as...
View ArticleCoast Guard concludes Kulluk grounding hearings in Anchorage, Alaska;...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard formal marine casualty investigation hearing, investigating the contributing causes that led to the conical drilling unit Kulluk grounding on Sitkalidak Island Dec....
View ArticleCorrection: Coast Guard rescues survivors of plane crash near Petersburg, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard located and rescued the survivors of a plane crash near Petersburg, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely hoisted and...
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WWII vet to recount one of the 'bloodiest days' in USCG history
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Mr. Peter Fantacone, 86, of Mays Landing, N.J., recounts his experiences during the D-Day invasion at Training Center Cape May June 6, 2012. Fantacone was a U.S. Navy sailor in Coast...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Mobile native named Ombudsman of the Year
Staten Island, N.Y. – Mrs. Casey Van Huysen, a native of Mobile, Ala., received the Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year award for exceptionally meritorious service from January 2012 through...
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Video Release: Coast Guard rescues plane crash survivors near Petersburg, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescues survivors from a plane crash near Petersburg, Alaska, June 4, 2013. The Coast Guard worked with Alaska State Troopers and...
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Photo Release:Coast Guard Air Station lends ANT helping hand
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Freeman (left), machinery technician, and Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Hernandez, executive petty officer, both from the Aids to Navigation Team in Astoria, Ore., work...
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Photo Release: Station Tillamook stands taut watch
Fireman Mirayah Fino with Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay stands watch at the station in Garabaldi, Ore., June 4, 2013. Station Tillamook Bay is one of only 20 Surf Stations in the U.S. Coast Guard....
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