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fox5sandiego.com
April 19, 2018
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operation aircraft spotted the suspicious boat shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday and notified the U.S. Coast Guard, according to USCG public affairs. The Coast Guard sent its cutter Active and a San Diego-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to interceptÃâà...
KIEM
April 19, 2018
MCKINLEYVILLE- The Coast Guard Aviation Training Center instructors evaluate every unit in the Coast Guard to ensure every procedure is done safely and effectively, meeting the Coast Guard's standards. Instructors take a look at everything from book knowledge, to flight procedures, to the physicalÃâà...
Government Accountability Office
April 19, 2018
The United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard), which is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), lacks complete or reliable data on participation in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), designed to assist servicemembers returning to civilian life. According to senior Coast GuardÃâà...
NavyTimes.com
April 19, 2018
Editor's note: Military Times has profiled the winners of each service's Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year award for 2018. All of the winners will be honored Thursday night in Washington, D.C., and will receive $10,000 and other prizes; for more about the award and for links to other honorees,Ãâà...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
April 19, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Coast Guard both oversee the discharge of water from ships' ballast tanks to prevent the spread of invasive species. The U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act would have given the Coast Guard sole oversight. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, saidÃâà...
Point Reyes Light
April 19, 2018
In anticipation of its purchase of the Coast Guard property in Point Reyes Station, Marin County is exploring numerous affordable housing concepts for the 36-home complex, including set-asides for agricultural workers. A county-appointed working group comprised of representatives from local schools,Ãâà...
VICE News
April 18, 2018
The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Paul Zukunft, said he remained committed to transgender service members until a specific policy lawfully requires the Coast Guard to ban them. The comment, a break from the Trump administration, came after Democratic Rep. David Price of North CarolinaÃâà...
Eureka Times Standard
April 18, 2018
A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and four-member crew were dispatched to an area about 12 miles off the Trinidad coast this morning after reports of a boat on fire were received. The fishing vessel Midori called the Coast Guard just before 9 a.m. and reported that they had aÃâà...
The San Diego Union-Tribune
April 18, 2018
He commands U.S. Coast Guard forces from the shores of East Africa to the Rocky Mountains, rescuing mariners at sea, enforcing fishing laws, interdicting smugglers and protecting America's ports, and Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette says his Coasties need more money. In a Wednesday morning speechÃâà...
Politico
April 17, 2018
The Coast Guard remains committed to allowing transgender members to continue to serve until there is an explicit policy barring them, Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft told lawmakers today. Zukunft said during a House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing today that senior officialsÃâà...
KTUU.com
April 1, 2018
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Coast Guard and volunteers are actively searching for a reportedly overdue 16-foot red skiff with one person on board. According to a release, the Whittier harbor master alerted watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage of the possible overdue boat SaturdayÃâà...
Patch.com
April 1, 2018
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Lacey police recently responded to a report of a docked sailboat off the 1200 block of Varuna Drive that was almost completely submerged, Police Chief Michael C. DiBella said. Officer Patrick Watkins responded to the Lanoka Harbor home at 6:50 p.m. on March 23. The LanokaÃâà...
KSBW The Central Coast
April 1, 2018
Monterey County Coast Guard Executive Director Kate Giguere said a boy drowned in Moss Landing Friday evening. The boy has been identified as 8-year-old Adrian Cruz, according to his brother Eric Cruz. Advertisement. Eric said Adrian and their other brother, 13-year-old Richard, "were playing at theÃâà...
KOIN.com
April 1, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Three boaters were rescued after their boat took on water in the Columbia River Saturday evening. A Portland Coast Guard crew pulled the man and 2 women from their 19-foot boat near the United Grain Facility around 6 p.m. The man jumped back into the river to try and saveÃâà...
Brownsville Herald
March 31, 2018
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Coast Guard crews rescued one boater and recovered a second unresponsive boater after their vessel capsized Thursday morning near SPI. The Willacy County Sheriff's Department reported about 11:30 a.m. that a 21-foot boat had capsized with two persons aboard off the PortÃâà...
WJXT News4JAX
March 31, 2018
ST. MARYS, Ga. - A man was rescued from the water Friday near Cumberland Sound in Camden County, Georgia, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center was notified about 1:45 p.m. that an unmanned 30-foot cabin cruiser, Spartina, had drifted into a dredge vessel.
Bristol Bay Times
March 31, 2018
The Coast Guard has suspended their search Monday, for a 22-year-old male who reportedly fell overboard from the motor vessel Challenge Prelude, 110 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews in coordination with the crew of the Challenge Prelude conducted aÃâà...
ABC 57 News
March 31, 2018
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan hosted its fourth annual Leadership and Diversity Symposium on Thursday at the Milwaukee War Memorial. Coast Guard members stationed all around the Great Lakes region and even further attended the event. The purpose of the symposiumÃâà...
KOMO News
March 30, 2018
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - A missing woman has been found safe after the Coast Guard spent hours searching the waters near Port Orchard and Bremerton overnight. Coast Guard officials say they launched the search after they got a call from a man at about 2:45 a.m. Friday who said his wife may have fallen out of a boatÃâà...
HSToday
March 30, 2018
Joeckel was also selected by Coast Guard Headquarters to serve on a workgroup that overhauled Coast Guard pollution responder training. He also volunteered 550 hours at a local food pantry, formed an advisory board, organized fundraisers which raised $10,000 and increased the food pantry's abilityÃâà...
NavyTimes.com
March 30, 2018
23, 2017, file photo, a U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement team from the USCG cutter Stratton boards a small fishing boat that was stopped carrying close to 700 kilos of pure cocaine, in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles south of the Guatemala-El Salvador border. The U.S. Coast Guard is teaming up withÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 29, 2018
"We had to take it and do some major fiberglass work to it," said Coast Guard Chief Christopher Goolsby in a phone interview with the News Journal on Tuesday. "We had to get some new decals made and we're probably going to put a fresh coat of paint on him. It should be back out there in about a weekÃâà...
The Advocate
March 25, 2018
The U.S. Coast Guard responded Sunday to a barge that struck a wharf wall and was leaking biodiesel in the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Story Continued Below. Around 6 a.m., the Coast Guard was notified that a barge had broken away from its towing vessel near mile marker 93. The loose bargeÃâà...
Knoe.com
March 25, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press) - The U.S. Coast Guard has responded to a barge leaking biodiesel on the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans. A U.S. Coast Guard release says a report was received around 6 a.m. Sunday of the uninspected towering vessel Dixie Express with two loaded redÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 25, 2018
South Korea's coast guard said it rescued all 163 people from a ferry that hit a large rock in waters off the country's southwestern coast Sunday. ... A coast guard official said the ferry's 158 passengers and five crew members were being taken to shore on four coast guard vessels and a number of civilianÃâà...
Juneau Empire
March 25, 2018
Canine Ricky and his handler Petty Officer 1st Class Jordan Brosowsky, a member of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco (91105), conducts a sweep of the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry terminal parking lot in Juneau, Alaska, March 12, 2018. (Courtesy photo | Lt. BrianÃâà...
WKRG
March 25, 2018
FORT MORGAN, Ala. (WKRG) - A search is underway in Fort Morgan, Alabama for a missing teen, according to Coast Guard Sector Mobile. The search is taking place at the end of Fort Morgan at The Dunes. It is unknown when the boy was last seen, but red flags are up along the Gulf Coast. The is aÃâà...
KCBY.com 11
March 24, 2018
An indictment unsealed Friday alleges Burkleo made four calls that led the Coast Guard to needlessly dispatch personnel. He's also accused of lying to federal investigators. The Coast Guard Sector Columbia River command center received dozens of false mayday calls in 2016. The agency released recordings of a few ofÃâà...
theday.com
March 23, 2018
New London — The nonprofit organization spearheading the $100 million National Coast Guard Museum is seeking State Bond Commission approval of $1.8 million to continue work on a pedestrian bridge downtown. While the state already has committed up to $20 million for the bridge, the money isÃâà...
HSToday
March 22, 2018
Since 2013, the China Coast Guard has been a division of the State Oceanic Administration, which is under the civilian Ministry of Land and Resources. At the annual National People's Congress last week, delegates voted to put the China Coast Guard under the People's Armed Police Force.
Defense Daily Network
March 22, 2018
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Eagle News Online
March 22, 2018
Rear Adm. Todd Sokalzuk, the Coast Guard's 11th District commander, right, presents Lt. Jacob Dorsey with a Coast Guard Air Medal during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, California, March 8, 2018. The ceremony honored Dorsey and three other aircrew whoÃâà...
KHON2
March 22, 2018
HONOLULU (KHON2) - Whether they're responding to people in distress, cleaning up pollution, inspecting vessels or keeping us safe, the Coast Guard is a bit of a household name here in Hawaii and they're looking for qualified men and women who are interested in potential career opportunities!
KTOO
March 22, 2018
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter came within 50 feet of colliding with a drone over Port Angeles, Washington. The Coast Guard said an air crew was doing low altitude training exercises near Fairchild International Airport when it had to take evasive action. Lt. Cmdr. Brent Schmadeke said a near miss lastÃâà...
WorkBoat
March 21, 2018
A series of equipment casualties on a 49-year-old Coast Guard cutter forced an early end to its counter-narcotics patrol, underlining the needs behind the Coast Guard's ongoing fleet recapitalization. The Alert, one of 14 remaining 210'x34'x10'6” Reliance-class medium endurance cutters, returned to itsÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 21, 2018
The collision happened near Willow Grove Park, which is downriver of Longview, according to Petty Officer Amanda Norcross, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman. No injuries were reported. Norcross said the tugboat and barge reportedly hit the 20-foot pleasure craft and caused the smaller vessel toÃâà...
NavyTimes.com
March 20, 2018
Chief Hospital Corpsman Kristopher Mandaro, assigned to Underwater Construction Team One, surfaces from a waterhole during a torpedo exercise in the Arctic Circle. (MC1 Daniel Hinton/Navy). U.S. submarines aren't the only entities spending time underwater beneath the polar ice cap during theÃâà...
Valley morning Star
March 7, 2018
Coast Guard discovers 14 undocumented immigrants on fishing vessel ... both crew members, were arrested Saturday after a search of the fishing vessel by the United States Coast Guard revealed that 14 immigrants from Mexico were hidden in various locations of the boat, court documents show. The boatÃâà...
KCBY.com 11
March 7, 2018
"We ensure that they have all the required equipment and we also work with the crews to make sure they're familiar with the safety equipment," said Steve Kee, a Coast Guard dockside examiner. "That's one of the biggest concerns: to make sure that they know how to use the safety equipment that we require them to haveÃâà...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
March 7, 2018
Pablo Valent's great nephew, Adolfo Garza, felt honored about the Coast Guard's new building. The building was dedicated to Valent, a Corpus Christi native who served in the Coast Guard in the early 1900s. Alexandria Rodriguez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Newsweek
March 7, 2018
Coast Guard workers exposed to chemicals used to clean up the Deepwater Horizon disaster suffered a series of illnesses and at a greater rate than those who were exposed to just the oil, a study has found. Around 2000 responders who reported being exposed to dispersants used during the clean-up inÃâà...
The Detroit News
March 7, 2018
Traverse City – A northwest Michigan city is building a memorial to the U.S. Coast Guard. Traverse City will begin work on the monument in Mini Park in April. The helicopter-shaped sculpture will sit in the center of a circular brick paver pad and honor the military branch's personnel. Deputy City Clerk KatieÃâà...
Palm Beach Daily News
March 6, 2018
The Coast Guard is extending temporary changes to drawbridge schedules for another three months to help alleviate traffic in Palm Beach when President Donald Trump visits Mar-a-Lago, according to a Department of Homeland Security report released this week. The changes — which originally went intoÃâà...
cleveland.com
March 6, 2018
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Coast Guard is investigating the report of oil sheen released into the Black River in Lorain on Tuesday morning. The spill is 20 gallons and contains a mixture of petroleum products, including hydraulic and waste oils, U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release. Officials were toldÃâà...
NOLA.com
March 6, 2018
But what made many Coast Guard members truly afraid was what came after. As the agency worked to contain the spill, airplanes swooped in low, spraying a mysterious concoction of chemicals. These oil dispersants, BP hoped, would quickly cleanup its monumental mess. "I can tell you Coast GuardÃâà...
KeysNews.com
March 1, 2018
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a man who fell off a boat near Key West on Sunday. The Coast Guard had been searching for 59-year-old Robert McHabe of Canada, who was last seen wearing gray swim trunks, when he reportedly fell off a 27-foot cabin cruiser west of Key West in the.
KTOO
March 1, 2018
A Metlakatla man died last week while diving for geoducks in the Annette Island reserve area. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the death, but at this time it is considered accidental. The Feb. 21 accident is close on the heels of an earlier diving death near Metlakatla. A man died in January while fishingÃâà...
WTSP 10 News
March 1, 2018
As a boat began taking on water, the Coast Guard swooped in for a rescue. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a call from Pasco County just after 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, about a 44-foot boat taking on water some 14 miles west of Hudson in the Gulf of Mexico. Onboard were twoÃâà...
theday.com
March 1, 2018
A group of retired U.S. Coast Guard admirals; Adm. James Loy, former commandant of the Coast Guard, right; Vice Adm. Manson Brown, front left, and Rear Adm. Mary Landry, back left, talk with Brigaid regional chef Ryan Kennedy, center, as they eat lunch at Winthrop STEM Elementary School in NewÃâà...
FOX10 News
March 1, 2018
Six years ago the Coast Guard helicopter 6535 crashed during a training exercise in Mobile Bay, killing all four men on board. To mark the 6th anniversary friends and family of the victims held a ceremony at the 6535 Memorial at the Mobile Aviation Training Center. "They set a tremendous example for us.
