itCG-Guardian SEALs, a free lighthouse, hurricane warning, movie director to the rescue
Friday, August 7, 2009
Two Guardians are on track to becoming the first Coast Guardsmen to earn the title as a Navy SEAL. The goal is to bring the valuable skills they learned back to the force to further enhance the Coast Guard’s homeland security role. Story here The 114-foot tall Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse located about a mile off [...]
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itCG-helicopter crash, shark bite medevac, boat collision, oil fingerprinting
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Coast Guard Station Rockland responded to a helicopter that crashed in Penobscot Bay, Maine, yesterday. The four passengers were from a luxury yacht anchored in the area and were not seriously injured. Coast Guard personnel towed the helicopter to shore (see photo) and are monitoring pollution from the 30 gallons of fuel onboard the aircraft. [...]
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itCG-Rockland named a CG City, reckless boater found, flares help rescue two, girl ejected from boat
Sunday, July 26, 2009
The town of Rockland, Maine, is celebrating not just the fact the Coast Guard tall ship, Barque Eagle, is in town but also because just over one year ago the city was named a Coast Guard City. Only a small number of cities in the U.S. are given the distinction and Rockland is proud to [...]
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itCG-Staten Island ferry incident, Marines assist Guardians, fisheries enforcement, CGC Sea Dog
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Coast Guard is investigating the incident involving the Staten Island ferry that struck the pier and injured about a dozen passengers yesterday. With nearly 800 people onboard, the situation could have been much worse. Fortunately, the pilothouse was able to warn passengers before the allision. Story here and here Coast Guard Sector North Carolina and [...]
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itCG-Swab Summer starts, tragic ending to rescue, ferry investigation, Alaska search
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Although classes don’t start until mid-August, yesterday was the first day of Swab Summer for the Coast Guard Academy class of 2013. According to the article, the Academy averages about an 85 percent graduation rate. For other interesting statistics about the class of 2013, read our recent post and the story below. Story here A [...]
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itCG-Lake Huron medevac, river pollution, cruise ship detained, boating safety
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Yes, the Coast Guard is up on the Great Lakes too. Yesterday, a helicopter from Air Station Traverse City and a small boat from Station Alpena worked together to airlift a crewman 26 nautical miles offshore in Lake Huron. An interesting tidbit, Station Alpena is operated by Coast Guard Auxiliary. Story here Coast Guard is [...]
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itCG – Coast Guard chefs compete, Good Sams recognized, tanker grounding investigation
Monday, June 15, 2009
Coast Guard chefs (yes, I mean chefs… not chiefs) compete and win in an armed forces iron chef challenge. Bravo Zulu! Story here Capt. Cody Catapono and Capt. Dave Paris received a Good Samaritan Award for coming to the rescue of six people whose vessel capsized in Jamaica Bay in May. Good Sams are a huge [...]
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