itCG-groundbreaking for new headquarters, jet skier rescued, boat explosion
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Today, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will preside over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a new headquarters to consolidate the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies in a single physical location in Washington, DC. The first phase of the project will include the construction of a new Coast Guard headquarters (hooray!). The expected completion [...]
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itCG-suspected migrants detained, international patrol concludes, search for kayaker
Monday, September 7, 2009
Coast Guard Cutter Petrel interdicted a boat carrying 11 suspected illegal Mexican immigrants about five miles off the coast of California yesterday. The overloaded 20-foot boat was about a mile-and-a-half into U.S. waters when it was intercepted. The cutter detained the boat and its passengers until transferring them to Customs and Border Protection. Click here [...]
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itCG-cocaine seized, West Coast SAR, National Preparedness Month
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Coast Guard Cutter Bear spotted a suspicious, speeding boat yesterday morning about 20 miles off the coast of Panama in the Caribbean Sea. When the boat failed to stop, a Coast Guard helicopter fired warning shots and then disabling fire to intercept the boat. Despite the four suspects ditching their contraband, setting fire to their [...]
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The Search in Search and Rescue
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Reading books about the Coast Guard is one of my off-duty pastimes. Two of my favorites so far are about past search cases – Dead Men Tapping: The End of the Heather Lynn II by Kate Yeomans and Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do by Michael [...]
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itCG-men found alive, drug bust pictures, proposed ballast water rule, CG fire dept awarded
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Last week, the Compass talked about an extensive search for three missing fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico. Fortunately, a Good Samaritan found and rescued the three men about 180 miles off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas, yesterday. The men had spent nearly a week at sea clinging to the hull of their capsized [...]
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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-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-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-airborne storm warnings, inert ordnance found, fake distress call prosecuted, debris launched investigation
Thursday, August 20, 2009
It’s not just search and rescue missions that get our aircraft in the air. During severe storms, we are part of the storm warning team. Not only does the aircraft report back on the status of the storm, but it also broadcasts messages to warn mariners that the storm is approaching. Today, a C-130 fixed [...]
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