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PHOTOs: Coast Guard Station Buffalo welcomes new officer-in-charge
Senior Chief Petty Officer Dennis O'Connell (front center) shakes hands with a Coast Guard Station Buffalo, N.Y., crewmember, during a traditional crew inspection by both the outgoing and incoming...
View ArticleCoast Guard urges waterside concert goers to bring their lights
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Coast Guard Sector Buffalo is issuing a reminder Thursday to recreational boaters that they must understand the need to come prepared to concerts in the Buffalo Outer Harbor. The next...
View ArticleCoast Guard medically evacuates woman with hand injury in Lake Michigan
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.— The Coast Guard medically evacuated a boater from a sailing vessel in Lake Michigan 20 nautical miles north of Charlevoix, Mich., Wednesday afternoon. The Coast Guard is not...
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News/Photo Release: Westport, Wash., and Astoria, Ore.-based Coast Guard...
Crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, in Westport, Wash., and the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender homeported in Astoria, Ore.,...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Air Station Clearwater hosts 3rd annual Coast Guard Naval...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater crewmembers held their 3rd annual Coast Guard Naval Aviation Internship with the Naval Sea Cadets and the Pinellas Park High School First...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man from fishing boat 55 miles east of Cape Henry, Va
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 63-year-old man Thursday from a 74-foot fishing boat approximately 55 miles east of Cape Henry. The captain of the fishing vessel Cookie Monster contacted...
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Coast Guard cutter welcomes new commanding officer in Wilmington, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence held a change-of-command ceremony Thursday next to the cutter in Wilmington, N.C. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Jeffrey K. Randall relieved...
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U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuates Canadian citizen off cargo vessel in...
An aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit transfers a Canadian woman to awaiting emergency medical services at Windsor Airport, Ontario, July 18, 2013. The aircrew medically evacuated the...
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Ray LaForte named CGA men's lacrosse associate head coach
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Ray LaForte, an assistant football and track coach at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for the past 14 years, has been named the associate head coach and head-coach-in-waiting of the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard investigates parasail accident near the Commodore...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — The Coast Guard continues its investigation into the cause of a parasail accident that occurred off Panama City Beach July 1. While the investigation is still ongoing,...
View ArticleCoast Guard searching for missing man in Lake Michigan
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are currently searching for a man in Lake Michigan, who went missing Thursday afternoon. The man's name and hometown are not being released, and there...
View ArticleGood samaritan rescues 3 fishermen in Long Island Sound
NEW YORK – A good samaritan rescued three fishermen from the water near Little Gull Island, N.Y., today. At 4:53 p.m., a communications watchstander from Coast Guard Station New London, Conn.,...
View ArticleCoast Guard: Close call for 2 Long Island boaters without proper safety...
NEW YORK — Coast Guard Station Fire Island crews respond to a report of a vessel in distress in East Islip, Long Island, N.Y., today. Station Fire Island’s communications watchstander received a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard releases name of man missing in Lake Michigan
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are currently searching for a man in Lake Michigan, who went missing Thursday afternoon. Missing is Michael Janko, 50, from Blue Island, Ill. At 3:45...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to sinking vessel off Elliot Key, Fla.
MIAMI — Crewmembers with Coast Guard Station Miami Beach responded to a report of a sinking vessel southeast of Elliot Key, Fla., Thursday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Search ends as body of missing swimmer found in Lake Michigan
CLEVELAND — The search for a missing Illinois man ended Thursday night as divers found his body in Lake Michigan. Dead is Michael Janko, 50, of Blue Island, Ill. At 3:45 p.m., a search-and-rescue...
View ArticleCoast Guard medically evacuates ailing Canadian citizen off motor vessel in...
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a man off of a motor vessel in Lake Huron, early Friday morning. The man is a Canadian citizen, but his name and hometown are not being released, and...
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VIDEO UPDATE: Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing boat 55 miles east of...
Click on image above to view video PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 63-year-old man Thursday from a 74-foot fishing boat approximately 55 miles east of Cape Henry. The captain of the...
View ArticleCoast Guard advises caution for Lake Michigan swimmers as foul weather...
MILWAUKEE — The Coast Guard is advising Lake Michigan residents and visitors to be cautious if swimming or recreating in or around the lake, as a strong cold front is expected over the weekend....
View Article2 people rescued by Coast Guard crew near Cortez, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two people were rescued by a Coast Guard crew in the vicinity of the Cortez Bridge after their nine-foot boat capsized, Friday. A passing motorist contacted 911 and was...
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