itCG-Secretary visit, F-16 crash, President’s award, crab preparations
Friday, October 16, 2009
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. [...]
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itCG-SAR Controllers help rescue man, CGA football in the spotlight, security zone amendment, missing fishermen
Monday, October 12, 2009
When a 911 dispatcher called Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders to report a man was clinging to the hull of his capsized vessel, Guardians began to correlate his position based on their local area familiarization and his reported location. Norfolk Fire-Rescue marine unit, Coast Guard Station Portsmouth and Air Station Elizabeth City crews launched [...]
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itCG-three aircraft passengers found, seven fisherman rescued, medevac, boat theft
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Yesterday, we mentioned the search effort to locate a possible downed aircraft. The case ended well when Guardians from Station Marathon located the three passengers clinging to a lobster trap buoy yesterday. More than 100 Coast Guard and partner agency personnel were involved in the 2,200 square mile, two-day search. Story and pictures from the [...]
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itCG-cancer stricken boys ride CGC, search for aircraft, abandoned car on bridge
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Ten boys battling cancer were treated to a day out and a trip on the Coast Guard Cutter George Cobb yesterday. Guradians in the San Francisco area joined with the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital to plan a day where the boys could leave the hospital to enjoy Fleet Week activities including a stretch Hummer limousine [...]
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ItCG-CGC Waesche finishes trials, message in a bottle, hiker medevac
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The second National Security Cutter, Waesche, finished acceptance trials on Thursday after four days of testing with no major problems. The Coast Guard is expected to take delivery of the Waesche in early November. Story here Authorities are on alert, searching for clues to what prompted a message found in a Sprite bottle floating in [...]
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itCG-CGC Dependable and crew honored, fishermen rescued, search for cruise ship passenger
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Yesterday, Coast Guard Cutter Dependable and crew were honored for their achievements during a recent 52-day patrol in the eastern Caribbean where they recovered drugs, seized vessels and detained individuals suspected of drug trafficking. In a time-honored tradition, five decals were placed on the hull of the cutter. Four decals of a marijuana leaf and [...]
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itCG-freight container mishap, two missing boaters located in the water, two boat ejections
Monday, September 21, 2009
Coast Guard is investigating an incident where two containers dislodged from a vessel and fell onto a tank barge at the Port of Los Angeles. Luckily, there were no injuries and no environmental impact as a result of the incident. Story here After receiving a report of two missing boaters Sunday evening, the Coast Guard [...]
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itCG-Panama Canal exercise, 42 rescued in three SAR cases, safety zone enforcement
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk and other U.S. Armed Forces along with some of its international counterparts gathered at Naval Station Mayport to hold Fuerza Aliadas Panamax, a multinational exercise focused on defending the Panama Canal. Although the exercise is annual, this is the first time the command and control efforts for the 30 ships, 12 [...]
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itCG-CGC Sea Fox commissioned, false alert SAR, softball tournie, CG vet named Legionnaire of the Year
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Coast Guard Cutter Sea Fox was commissioned yesterday at Naval Base Kitsap-Keyport in Washington. CGC Sea Fox is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 10 Guardians. The cutter is commanded by Chief Warrant Officer Michael Lemay. To view pictures from the commissioning ceremony, click here and search “Sea Fox.” Story here A three-hour [...]
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itCG-maritime security training, missing fisherman, tides generate electricity
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Vice Admiral John Currier provides remarks on the Coast Guard training conducted on the Potomac River yesterday. Watch the video on YouTube here or on CGVI here. Read Story and watch video here Yesterday afternoon, a 63-foot fishing boat was about 125 miles off the coast of Massachusetts when the crew noticed one of the [...]
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