Coast Guard helicopter lased, forced to land near Honolulu
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard helicopter crew was targeted by an individual with a laser pointer while flying nearly two miles offshore of Oahu, late Tuesday. The lased MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was forced...
View ArticleBoaters reminded to use caution during Florida-Georgia weekend
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville is reminding boaters to stay safe on the water during this Florida vs. Georgia game day weekend. Using the National Weather Service’s wind...
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Coast Guard Academy participates in Federal campaign to give back to community
U.S. Coast Guard retired Chief Bill Martin tosses a bag of rice to Seaman Delarian Roper as they load a truck to bring donations to a local community food bank in New London, Conn., Sept. 10, 2012....
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Multimedia Feature Release: Coast Guard continues tradition at 'Center of...
U.S. Coast Guard personnel from the National Motor Lifeboat School in Ilwaco, Wash., train in the surf near the entrance to the Columbia River Jan. 3, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st...
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard to host haunted house for charity in Garibaldi, Ore.
GARIBALDI, Ore. — Coast Guard Sector Columbia River’s Station Tillamook Bay, in Garibaldi, will host its 2nd annual haunted house for charity Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening. Admission is one...
View ArticleCaptain of the Port revises Port Condition modified YANKEE for commercial...
MIAMI — Effective 9 a.m. Thursday, Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Capt. Chris Scraba, set Port Condition Modified YANKEE for the Port of Miami, Miami River, Port Everglades, Port of Palm Beach, and...
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Coast Guard announces air station patch design contest winner
Cmdr. Joseph Buzzella, commanding officer at Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., poses for a picture with Sarah Schade (center), winner of the air station's patch design contest, and Sarah's...
View ArticleMEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Cutter Flores gets underway prior to...
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View ArticleCoast Guard seeks assistance locating possible missing boater
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is seeking public assistance after receiving a report of an unmanned and adrift boat in Mount Hope Bay near the Rhode Island and Massachusetts border, Friday. The boat was...
View ArticleCoast Guard urges preparation for Hurricane Sandy
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard urges mariners to heed warnings as Hurricane Sandy is expected to affect the mid-Atlantic region between North Carolina and New Jersey this weekend. As Sandy...
View Article2 boaters safe following rescue near New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Two boaters are safe following a rescue by Coast Guard Station Ponce Inlet, Fla., crewmembers after their canoe capsized near Manatee Park in New Smyrna Beach, Friday. Rescued...
View ArticleCoast Guard sets port condition Whiskey for Hampton Roads
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The captain of the port for Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads has set port condition Whiskey Friday due to the expectation of gale force winds generated by Hurricane Sandy within 72...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard members participate in Fall Into Fitness 5K run in...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Coast Guard members from Sector St. Petersburg and several other local Coast Guard units participated in a semi-annual 5K run held at the sector, Friday. Crewmembers took part...
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Coast Guard announces contract for new Menemsha boathouse (illustration...
BOSTON - The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a task order to the Minnesota-based M.A. Mortenson Company for the construction of a new boathouse at Station Menemsha in Chilmark, Mass., Friday. The contract to...
View ArticlePort condition Whiskey set for Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The captain of the port of Coast Guard Sector Baltimore has set port condition Whiskey at 9 a.m. Friday for the upper Chesapeake Bay and surrounding areas due to the expectation of gale...
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Multimedia Release: Coast Guard to hold Haunted Hickory event in Homer, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory is holding their annual Haunted Hickory community event at the Coast Guard pier on the Homer Spit Oct. 30. The annual Halloween...
View ArticleCoast Guard sets modified port condition Whiskey for Wilmington, Morehead City
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The captain of the port of North Carolina has set modified Port Condition Whiskey for all navigable waterways in the North Carolina COTP zone in preparation for the anticipated...
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UPDATE - Coast Guard seeks assistance locating possible missing boater...
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is releasing several photographs of the small vessel and its contents that prompted today’s search for a possible missing person in Mount Hope Bay, R.I. Search crews from...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to barge sinking in Sitka, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is monitoring a 140-foot barge that sank in Sawmill Bay, Sitka early Friday. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received a report at 4:45 a.m. that a barge owned...
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Coast Guard advises public to prepare for Hurricane Sandy
Click above for audio from the Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey, Capt. Gordon Loebl, discussing hurricane preperations. NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is warning mariners in the New York and...
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