Coast Guard assists 2 from capsized boat near Emerald Isle, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted two people in the water Wednesday after their 16-foot catamaran capsized approximately a mile south of Emerald Isle, N.C. Carteret County 911 dispatchers...
View ArticlePHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach holds change of command
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Robert Garris, second from the left, salutes during a change of command ceremony where he relieved Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Kerner, former Station Fort Myers...
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard assists one from sinking vessel near Guemes Island,...
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of one person after his vessel began taking on water near Guemes Island, Wash., Wednesday. At approximately 5 p.m. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound...
View ArticleCoast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 5 boaters from Buffalo Boat Basin after...
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued five people from a boat basin, Wednesday evening, in the vicinity of Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, N.Y., after their sailboat capsized and sank....
View ArticleCoast Guard Air Station Sacramento to hold change-of-command ceremony
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, Calif., is scheduled to hold a change-of-command ceremony at 10:30 a.m., July 12 at the air station, 6037 Price Ave., McClellan, Calif.,...
View ArticlePHOTOs: Great Lakes Coast Guard hosts U.S. Coast Guard/Canadian Coast Guard...
U.S. and Canadian officials meet to discuss Great Lakes issues during the U.S. Coast Guard/Canadian Coast Guard Summit at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland July 11, 2013 The...
View ArticleCoast Guard Air Station Clearwater holds change of command
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., — Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater crewmembers held a change of command ceremony at the air station Thursday.Capt. Richard E. Lorenzen relieved Capt. John Turner as the...
View ArticleSan Diego-based cutter returns from 92-day deployment
SAN DIEGO - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returned home to San Diego after a three-month deployment to the Bering Sea, Thursday morning. During this deployment, the Boutwell's crew conducted...
View ArticleLA-based Coast Guard unit welcomes new leader
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – A Change of Command Ceremony was held at Reservation Point aboard Base San Pedro, Wednesday for the Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles-Long Beach (MSST...
View ArticleUpdate: Coast Guard assists one from sinking vessel near Guemes Island, Wash.
SEATTLE ─ The Coast Guard, National Response Corporation Environmental Services, and Global Diving and Salvage, and Washington State Department of Ecology are coordinating the pollution mitigation and...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues airplane pilot from Montague Island, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, forward deployed to Cordova, rescued the pilot of a crashed airplane from Montague Island Thursday. The Jayhawk crew,...
View ArticleCoast Guard opens forward operating location in Kotzebue, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard opened its seasonal forward operating location in Kotzebue Friday in preparation for the anticipated increase of maritime activities in Western Alaska and the Bering...
View ArticlePHOTOs: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland welcomes new commanding officer
Lt. Cmdr. Jerrel "Wade" Russell salutes as he relieves Cmdr. Ken Mills as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings facility July 12,...
View ArticlePHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento hosts change-of-command...
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Karl Schultz, 11th District commander, provides his remarks during the change of command ceremony held at Air Station Sacramento, Calif., July 12, 2013. The change of command...
View ArticleNews/Photo Release: Port Angeles, Wash.-based Coast Guard Cutter gets new...
The Coast Guard Cutter Wahoo, an 87-foot Patrol Boat homeported in Port Angeles, Wash., sits at its mooring at dressed ship prior to the cutter’s change-of-command ceremony, July 12, 2013. CGC Wahoo’s...
View ArticleCoast Guard Sector Charleston receives new commanding officer
Editor's note: For high resolution images click the thumbnails above. CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coast Guard Sector Charleston received a new commanding officer during a change of command ceremony...
View ArticleInteragency partners conduct search and rescue exercise in Oceania
Click above thumbnail for full resolution image HONOLULU — The 14th Coast Guard District conducted an international search and rescue (SAR) exercise with the...
View ArticleCoast Guard conducts medevac in Glacier Bay, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an injured passenger from a cruise ship in Glacier Bay Friday. The Jayhawk crew safely hoisted the passenger, who was...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues two after sailboat capsizes in Lake Erie
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water after their sailboat capsized in Lake Erie Friday. The names and hometowns of those rescued are not being released, and there is no Coast...
View ArticleKayaker saved after joint rescue effort near Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Coast Guard and the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol worked together to rescue a man who was attempting to kayak from Santa Cruz Island to Santa Barbara, Thursday night. The...
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