Unified Command formalized for container leak response aboard ship in Valdez,...
VALDEZ, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, City of Valdez, and Gallagher Marine Services, LLC formally established a Unified Command on Wednesday in response to...
View ArticleCoast Guard warns boaters prior to Tropical Storm Andrea
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard is encouraging boaters to stay off the water Thursday due to the approach of Tropical Storm Andrea impacting the Tampa area. Adverse weather effects generated by...
View ArticleAids to Navigation Team New York to hold change of command ceremony
BAYONNE, N.J. – Aids to Navigation Team New York is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m., Friday. WHO: Capt. Gordon A. Loebl, commanding officer, Coast Guard Sector New York, will...
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Coast Guard to boaters in Tropical Storm Andrea’s path: prepare now
This graphic provided by the National Weather Service shows the projected path for Tropical Storm Andrea as of 7 a.m. CDT Thursday. The Coast Guard is urging mariners to take early precautions in...
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PHOTO: Great Lakes commander speaks at Great Lakes Restoration Initiative...
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, delivers opening remarks at the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative meeting June 5, 2013, at the Cleveland Public Library. The meeting was...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets participate in American Service Academies...
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Luke Canari and Peter Driscoll are among the fourteen cadets and midshipmen from the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard...
View ArticleCoast Guard warns mariners of the danger of approaching Tropical Storm Andrea
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard encourages boaters to stay off the water Friday due to the approach of Tropical Storm Andrea and the storms impacton on the coastal Carolina area. Adverse weather...
View ArticleCoast Guard Guadalcanal hero laid to rest
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Retired U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Ray Evans, 92, was laid to rest Wednesday with full military honors. Evans was the final Coast Guard survivor of a dramatic rescue of a group of...
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VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard saves boater caught in Tropical Storm Andrea in...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A boater was rescued by Coast Guardsmen after his 30-foot sailboat began to drift into the Cortez Road Bridge Thursday. While on patrol, a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium...
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VIDEO UPDATE: Coast Guard medevacs possible stroke victim from cruise ship 70...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced an 85-year-old man Sunday from the Norwegian Gem, a 965-foot cruise ship, approximately 70 miles south of Cape Lookout, N.C. A crewmember contacted Coast...
View ArticleGovernment, Industry to hold Prince William Sound Area Exercise in Valdez
VALDEZ, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, City of Valdez, and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company will conduct a joint oil spill response area exercise in Valdez...
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Coast Guard explosive detector dog retires at ceremony in Galveston
Chief Petty Officer Ferro, a Belgian Malinois and Coast Guard Explosive Detector Dog, retires Monday after nine years of service. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick and...
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PHOTO: Coast Guard reminds boaters to register their paddlecraft
One of the unmanned kayaks rests on shore of Lake Erie near Fairport, Ohio, June 10, 2013. Two kayaks were returned to their owner due in part to the orange stickers located on the back half of the...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man stricken with partial paralysis off Galveston coast
HOUSTON — A 34-year-old man was medevaced Monday afternoon after he fell and lost feeling in the left half of his body approximately 35 miles off the coast of Galveston. The captain of the New...
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Coast Guard rescues three after boat runs out of fuel near Kailua-Kona
Editor's note: For a high resolution image click the thumbnail above. HONOLULU — Three adults are safe after being rescued from a recreational vessel that ran out of fuel 21 miles northwest of...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs crewman near Nunivak Island, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewman from the fishing vessel Alaska Spirit 58 miles southeast of Nunivak Island Monday. The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell’s embarked MH-65 Dolphin...
View Article1 dead, 2 rescued after boat accident near Pilottown
NEW ORLEANS — One person is dead, and two were rescued by the Coast Guard after a boat accident near Pilottown, Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notification at 12:35...
View ArticleCoast Guard maritime security exercise in Point Judith
POINT JUDITH, R.I. — Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, in conjunction with ferry industry representatives, and federal, state and local agencies, is scheduled to conduct an annual maritime...
View ArticleCoast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet tows disabled boat, finds numerous safety...
MANASQUAN INLET, N.J. – The Coast Guard towed a disabled 75-foot fishing vessel with three people aboard Tuesday after the boat lost power approximately two miles offshore. Watchstanders at Coast...
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PHOTOS: Sen. Lautenberg honored by Cutter Mohawk crew
GULF OF MEXICO — In honor of the late Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.), the Cutter Mohawk's crew retired a commissioning penant at sea Monday to commemorate his...
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