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itCG – Guardians unveil flag before Seahawks game, search for plane suspended, Lake Champlain safety, CGA centennial celebration

The Coast Guard suspended the search yesterday for two men who were onboard a Piper PA-27 aircraft that apparently went down around Plana Cays, Bahamas, early last Thursday. Not long after the men left Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport en route to Grenada, the air controller lost radar and radio contact with them. After searching more [...]

itCG – 10-foot wreath donated, search for missing fishermen, ice rescue training, top 10 countdown

You can also watch the above video in the Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery (CGVI) here.
Similar to the rescue mentioned yesterday on the Compass, an EPIRB helped save the life of one person off the coast of New Jersey yesterday. The person rescued was on a 38-foot fishing boat with two other people when [...]

itCG-MSST Seattle returns home, US and Canada search for boater, investigation results released, migrants repatriated, divers in Saipan rescued

Members of Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle (91101), returned home Friday after a six month deployment conducting port security duties in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. MSSTs were created under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) 2002 and are a part of the Department of Homeland Security’s layered strategy directed at protecting our seaports and [...]

itCG-Rescue awards, runaway barge, posthumous commendation, fisherman search, medevac

Guardians from sector Hampton Roads responded Friday morning to a runaway 571-foot barge that grounded near a fishing pier in Sandbridge, VA. A Coast Guard crew from the Atlantic Strike Team confirmed that all chemicals on board the vessel are safely contained. Coast Guard and local response crews continue to monitor the barge and are working [...]

itCG-half mast, helicopter rescue, missing pilot, fuel spill, investigation

Guardians from Air Station Astoria, OR responded to a 911 call and hoisted a man from the Nekanicum River on Sunday. An MH-60 helicopter successfully rescued the boater after his canoe flipped in heavy surf. Thankfully, Guardians arrived in time to rescue the man who was not wearing a lifejacket. Guardians warned that boaters need [...]

itCG-Cleveland rescue, piracy training, oil spill, survival at sea

The Cleveland Browns were not the only ones who needed a rescue Sunday night. The Coast Guard came to the aid of four people who fell into Lake Erie from a pier near Cleveland Browns Stadium. Guardians from Station Cleveland Harbor launched a rescue boat to retrieve the people from the frigid waters. Guardians urge [...]

itCG-emergency landing, cleaning up the bayou, boats taking on water, search for missing fisherman

On Thursday, a Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Detroit had to make an emergency landing in Alpena, Michigan, while on its way to the hospital to transfer a fisherman who was suffering with heart attack symptoms. The helicopter experienced low oil pressure and the pilots had to land with only one working engine.
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itCG-Naval exercises, boater found, fisherman search, Dominican repatriation, buoy removal

Semper Paratus is the guiding principle behind a joint exercise featuring Coast Guard, Navy and Canadian forces along the Washington Coast and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The exercise is aimed at strengthening relationships and preparedness between U.S. and Canadian forces.
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Yesterday, we reported that a 72-year-old man was still missing after the [...]

itCG-paddlewheel boat accident, cliff fall, Lake Pontchartrain SAR

Coast Guard officials are investigating an incident that occurred yesterday afternoon just north of Louisville, Kentucky, off the Ohio River in Harrods Creek involving a paddlewheel boat. At least four passengers were injured on the Belle of Louisville when wind blew the boat into a docked barge. The Belle did not take on [...]

itCG-Secretary visit, F-16 crash, President’s award, crab preparations

The Coast Guard earned kudos from DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano during a visit to the Vessel Traffic Center in New Orleans. Secretary Napolitano noted the Coast Guard’s diverse and often unpublicized port safety and security missions during a meeting with public and private sector stakeholders to discuss inter-agency coordination and port resurgence after Hurricane Katrina. [...]