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Coast Guard responds to barge collision near Bolivar, Texas
Photos of damage to the barge CBC 7026 and barge TTI-150 after they collided near mile marker 341 in the Intracoastal Waterway, Dec. 23, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo. HOUSTON — The Coast Guard...
View ArticleBrazoria County resident indicted for sending false distress signal
(Content from the Department of Justice - Original News Release) HOUSTON — David Matthew Geissen, 21, has been arrested following the return of an indictment alleging he communicated a false distress...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard announces publication of final rule on waiver for marking...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday the publication of a final rule revising its regulations to implement Section 301 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004. This...
View ArticleU.S.Coast Guard announces publication of Standards of Training, Certification...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday the publication of the final rule "Implementation of the Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and...
View ArticleCoast Guard crews rescue boater, dogs near Little Wicomico River
BALTIMORE — Coast Guard crews rescued a man and three dogs Tuesday after the 59-foot sailboat he was aboard ran aground in the vicinity of Smith Point near the Little Wicomico River. Watchstanders at...
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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard aircrew rescues boater near Pooles Island, Md.
BALTIMORE — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued a 39-year-old man aboard a 31-foot sailboat Tuesday after he left Edgewood, Md., Sunday and did not arrive in Dundalk as intended. Watchstanders at Coast...
View ArticleMedia advisory: Operation Fireside gives recruits a home for Christmas
WHO: More than 200 Coast Guard recruits who are in basic training during Christmas will spend the day with a South Jersey family. WHAT: Members of the media are invited to Training Center Cape May to...
View ArticleCoast Guard ends search in the Caribbean Sea for six Cuban nationals of...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue crews ended a four-day search in the Caribbean Sea Tuesday evening for possible survivors of an overdue illegal migrant boat reportedly transporting a group...
View ArticleCoast Guard, Turks and Caicos rescue crews assist 55 Haitians in water
MIAMI — Approximately 55 Haitians are being rescued by Coast Guard and Turks and Caicos rescue crews, 100 meters off the South Dock in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, Wednesday. Approximately 55...
View ArticleCoast Guard refers sexual assault case to court-martial
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guardsman accused of rape, sexual assault and assault will face a court-martial expected to begin in early April at the Hale Boggs Federal Building, here. The decision by Rear...
View ArticleCoast Guard warns of sneaker waves on Northern California coast
SAN FRANCISCO - The Coast Guard is warning boaters and beach-goers along the Northern California coast, from the Oregon-California border to San Luis Obispo, to use caution in coastal areas due to an...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard holds annual Blackthorn memorial service in St....
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guardsmen, survivors, family members, and community members from around the Tampa Bay area commemorated the 34th anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn tragedy,...
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Video available: Coast Guard medevacs ailing cruise ship crewman
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PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE: New Smyrna Beach rescuers formally recognized
Click the image above to view a video from the ceremony. NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – The Coast Guard formally recognized New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer and three other men Tuesday for saving the...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Coast Guard Cutter Maple to hold Assumption of Command...
KODIAK, Alaska — Lt. Cmdr. Michael D. Newell will relieve Lt. Raymond J. Reichl as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple during a formal ceremony aboard the ship in Sitka, Thursday at...
View ArticleCoast Guard searching for overboard cruise ship crewmember
Miami — A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew is searching for a man who reportedly fell overboard from the Celebrity Constellation cruise ship in the vicinity of the Yucatan Channel in the Caribbean...
View ArticleCoast Guard medically transports 3-month-old infant
BOSTON — Coast Guard air crews transported an injured 3-month-old male infant from Nantucket, Mass. to Boston, Wednesday.Watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District in Boston received a call at...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard warning residents of upcoming ice-breaking activities on...
Editor's Note: This news release updates information previously released by the Coast Guard 9th District, revising the dates that ice-breaking crews will be conducting operations and adding that the...
View ArticleCoast Guard Station Seattle crew medevacs injured tug crewman on Elliott Bay,...
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an injured crewmember from a tug vessel on Elliot Bay, Wash., Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders in Seattle received a call just after 8...
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Station Yaquina Bay wife competes for 2014 Coast Guard Military Spouse of the...
Rachel Thacker, wife of a Coast Guard surfman assigned to Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay in Newport, Ore., was voted the 2014 Coast Guard 13th District Military Spouse of the Year. Thacker, a mother...
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