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Coast Guard advises public to prepare for Hurricane Sandy
Click above for audio from the Captain of the Port of Long Island Sound, Capt. Joseph Vojvodich, discussing hurricane preperations. NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is warning mariners in the Long Island...
View ArticleCaptain of the Port sets Port Condition ZULU, closing Ports of Palm Beach and...
MIAMI — Coast Guard Sector Miami Captain of the Port, Capt. Chris Scraba, increased to Port Condition Modified ZULU at 9:30 a.m. Friday restricting port operations and securing vessel movement within...
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Photo Release: USCG, Wash. State sign pollution prevention and response...
*****CLICK ON THUMBNAIL FOR LARGER/DOWNLOADABLE IMAGE***** SEATTLE — The United States Coast Guard and State of Washington signed a memorandum of understanding at Coast Guard Base...
View ArticleCoast Guard urges boaters, public to prepare for Hurricane Sandy
PHILADELPHIA ─ The Coast Guard has set port condition Whiskey for the captain of the port zone of Delaware Bay due to the expectation of gale force winds generated by Hurricane Sandy within 72 hours....
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to marine casualty, potential pollution in Lake Superior
DULUTH, Minn. — The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of a small hull fracture reported on the Canadian vessel Atlantic Huron, at anchor outside of the Duluth-Superior Harbor, Friday evening. The...
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard rescues four at Cape Disappointment
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard rescued four boaters after their 27-foot recreational vessel Cathy Gail washed up against the A Jetty at Cape Disappointment, Wash., Friday. The Coast Guard received the...
View ArticleCoast Guard locates disabled boat approximately 15 miles offshore Destin
DESTIN, Fla. — A Coast Guard aircrew located a disabled 28-foot recreational craft with five people aboard approximatley 15 miles offshore Destin in the Gulf of Mexico Friday. Watchstanders at Coast...
View ArticleCoast Guard searching for missing Connecticut swimmer
NEW HAVEN, Conn., - The Coast Guard is searching for a missing swimmer in Milford, Conn., Today. Missing is 40-year-old Brian Bakunas, who was last seen swimming near the Walnut Beach Pier shortly...
View ArticleCoast Guard assists with rescue of 28 Taiwanese mariners
HONOLULU — An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, assisted with the rescue of 28 people from a burning 150-foot fishing vessel approximately 1,400 miles...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 14, recovers 1, continues search for 1...
The HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, is shown submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Of the 16-person crew,...
View ArticleCaptain of the Port of N.Y. and N.J. to ease port restrictions following...
NEW YORK – Once Hurricane Sandy moves ashore and weather on the water calms, the Captain of the Port for New York and New Jersey will begin easing restrictions on the waterways that are vital to the...
View ArticleCoast Guard reminds people to stay off the water after Hurricane Sandy
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard is urging residents and mariners Tuesday to stay clear of beaches and stay off the water until Hurricane Sandy passes through the area and winds drop below 20 knots....
View ArticleSavannah-based Coast Guardsmen, helicopter pre-staged for Hurricane Sandy...
SAVANNAH, Ga. – U.S. Coast Guard aircrews and helicopters from Savannah and Jacksonville, Fla., arrived in Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday night in preparation for Hurricane Sandy response along the...
View ArticleJacksonville-based Coast Guardsmen, helicopters pre-staged for Hurricane...
SAVANNAH, Ga. – U.S. Coast Guard aircrews and helicopters from Jacksonville, Fla., and Savannah arrived in Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday night in preparation for Hurricane Sandy response along the...
View ArticleCoast Guard continues search for missing captain of HMS Bounty
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard continues its search Tuesday for the missing captain of the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, approximately 125 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C. Missing is Robin...
View ArticleMEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to conduct damage assessment flight over NC...
WHO: Coast Guard personnel aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft WHAT: Are scheduled to conduct a damage assessment overflight of North Carolina's Outer Banks WHEN: Noon, Tuesday WHERE: Wilmington Air...
View ArticleUPDATE, CORRECTION – Coast Guard suspends search for missing Connecticut swimmer
MILFORD, Conn., - The Coast Guard suspended their active search for a missing swimmer in Milford, Conn., today. Deceased is 34-year-old Milford native Brian Bakunas, who was last seen swimming near...
View ArticleCoast Guard crews begin assessment and response from storm damage caused by...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., - The Captain of the Port for Connecticut and Long Island Sound will begin easing restrictions on the waterways that are vital to the maritime commerce of the United States, Tuesday....
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Coast Guard Station New York upholds rescue efforts through Hurricane Sandy...
NEW YORK — As Hurricane Sandy moves ashore and weather subsides, Coast Guard Station New York upholds maritime rescue efforts, despite sustaining damage caused by Hurricane Sandy Tuesday. Coast...
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Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection crews rescue 4 men from overdue...
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive rescues a four-man crew from the overdue 87-foot coastal freighter Two Brothers Oct. 27, 2012 in Caribbean Sea, after the vessel became disabled and adrift...
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