Coast Guard News

Head's Up! Buoy's Coming In!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:09:31 GMT

An eerie whistle floats across the foggy Pacific like a lone survivor calling for help at sea. A black hulled vessel slowly approaches the source, a bobbing and whistling buoy. Figures in hardhats, stained coveralls and life jackets scurry about the deck prepping the red and white, 18,500 pound mass of steel and electronics.

CG Releases Webcast of Memorial Service

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:03:21 GMT

The webcast address for the CG-1705 memorial service scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, has been updated to the link below.

CG Re-Opens Miami River After Spill

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:19 GMT

The Coast Guard re-opened the Miami River to all vessel traffic following diesal fuel clean-up efforts were completed near the motor vessel Titan Express.

CG Foundation Supports CG-1705 Families

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:24:14 GMT

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education, welfare and morale of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced that it has re-activated its emergency Family Disaster Relief Fund in response to the C-130 crash off the California coast.

CG to Host Memorial for 1705 Crew

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:24:22 GMT

Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento is hosting a memorial service for the aircrew of Coast Guard HC-130 1705.

CG Responds to Boats on Fire

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:39:35 GMT

The Coast Guard responded to a report of two boats on fire at Roche Harbor Marina, in Roche Harbor, Wash.

CG Medevacs Man With Severe Pain

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:42:50 GMT

Coast Guard crewmembers from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., aboard a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, rescued a 50-year-old Ukrainian man from the motor vessel Munin Explorer 100 miles west of Key West.

Coast Guard Rescues 1 near Cape May

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:22 GMT

The Coast Guard rescued a man after the 8-foot boat he was aboard sank near the North Wildwood Bridge.

CG Responds to Runaway Vessel

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:02:08 GMT

The Coast Guard responded to the runaway fishing vessel Axel that was approximately 130 miles southwest of San Francisco and was believed to be moving with nobody aboard.

Coast Guard Rescues Man With Leg Injury

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:59:14 GMT

Coast Guard Sector Mobile received the initial call from the captain of the fishing vessel Captain Dennis. He reported that a man on his vessel had injured his leg and was in need of medical attention.

Body of T-34 Pilot Found

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:06 GMT

The Coast Guard recovered the body of one pilot from a Navy T-34C Turbomentor training aircraft.

CG Patches Freight Ship, Stops Spill

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:57:42 GMT

Divers patched a hole in the motor vessel Pac Alkaid, preventing further spillage of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and enabling the freight ship to successfully transit up the Mississippi River to a shipyard in New Orleans.

Man Rescued From Necanicum River

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:16:29 GMT

The Coast Guard rescued a man from the Necanicum River near Gearhart, Ore., after his canoe flipped in heavy surf.

CG Searching for Man Aboard Egide

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:38:43 GMT

Coast Guard crews are searching for a man reportedly missing aboard the 34-foot sailing vessel Egide, while transiting from Puerto Rico to Fla.

Search Continues for Missing Crews

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:27:29 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento has released photos and background information on the missing C-130 airplane crew that is the subject of a joint agency search operation off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif.

Coast Guard Rescues 3 Near Cape May

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:33:59 GMT

The Coast Guard rescued three people after the 32-foot boat they were aboard capsized two miles south of Cape May near Cape May Point.