itCG-flags of our fallen, PS rating decommissioning, 10K in two busts
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Yesterday, the Compass posted a story about the memorial dedication to honor and remember the fallen aircrews at Air Station Barbers Point. Guardians also honored the men by flying five Coast Guard flags at units across the nation with the ultimate destination of Air Station Barbers Point for the dedication ceremony. The effort soon became [...]
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itCG-Hudson River boardings, vessel fires, fish barrier
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Coast Guard is stepping up its boardings of boats heading south on the Hudson River. The random stops are part of the Department of Homeland Security’s “small vessel security strategy” aimed at increasing inspections of small vessels that travel from Canada to New York City harbor. Story here Late last night, Coast Guard Sector [...]
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itCG-six rescued, two boat collision, ferry allision
Monday, August 31, 2009
CGC Sea Horse heard and responded to the initial distress call from a 28-foot boat taking on water about 30 miles off the coast of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, yesterday. Sea Horse monitored the situation as the vessel in distress transited toward shore because it was only able to control flooding by accelerating up on [...]
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itCG-Ecstasy seized, young boy swept under water, 25 people rescued, parasail tragedy
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Coast Guard Station Neah Bay, in cooperation with Makah Tribal Enforcement, interdicted an 18-foot vessel Thursday and seized a duffle bag full of what field-tested positive as Ecstasy. The 60,000 tablets are worth approximately $720,000. The Coast Guard boarding team detained the suspected smuggler, who was later arrested by the Coast Guard Investigative Service. The [...]
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itCG-CGA ranks high among colleges, unmanned boat stopped, less migrants entering U.S., CG on Fed News Radio
Friday, August 28, 2009
According to the 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges, the Coast Guard Academy was ranked second in the Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the North and 15th in the Best Undergraduate Engineering Program in the Country. The Academy has been ranked second Best Baccalaureate College in the North for the past three years and improved its [...]
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itCG-CG continues search for three, fishing safety, CGC Escanaba rescues boat and crew
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Several Coast Guard units are searching for three missing boaters who were due back to Matagorda, Texas, from a fishing trip Saturday afternoon. Guardians and partner agencies have searched for the past four and a half days covering nearly 74,000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico. For more information on the case and to [...]
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itCG-CG intercepts plane, PSU training, boat grounds on CG base, search and rescue
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Two Coast Guard helicopters scrambled to intercept a small plane when it breached restricted airspace. The helicopters escorted the plane to the nearest airport where it was greeted by U.S. Secret Service agents for investigation. Apparently, the pilot was a student who checked the plane out from a club in Pennsylvania. Story here Coast Guard [...]
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itCG-Today Show interview, Arctic research continues, CGC Legare partners with Sierra Leone, Good Sams save four
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Today Show on NBC featured video of yesterday’s large waves off Acadia National Park in Maine and an interview with the Coast Guard and Park Ranger. Watch the video of the show here Guardians in Coast Guard District Seventeen worked with several scientific agencies and the International Ice Patrol to place its first ocean [...]
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itCG-Bill stirs up the sea, Obama stops at CG base, search and rescue
Monday, August 24, 2009
Hurricane Bill may be offshore, but its effects were felt all along the East Coast. As thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 15-foot surf on Sunday off Acadia National Park‘s Thunder Hole in Maine, a large rogue wave swept about 20 people into the water. While several of them were able to get back [...]
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itCG-artificial reef cleanup, false distress calls, boat evacuation, man rescued
Sunday, August 23, 2009
A massive project to remove 700,000 tires scattered on the ocean floor off Ft. Lauderdale is underway. Army, Navy and Coast Guard divers are working together to clean up what was supposed to be an artificial reef. 73,000 have been removed so far. Story here A reminder… making a false distress call to the Coast [...]
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