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U. S. Coast Guard Morning News Digest
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02/09/10
US Preps to Halt Post-Quake Migration
The US government is building a task force prepared to interdict and repatriate Haitians who try to flee their devastated island. So far, there are no indications of any mass migration, though a photo of a crowded Haitian ferry touched off concern in south Florida last month after the earthquake. More ...
Coast Guard Night Rescue of Man & Dog From Island
The Coast Guard says a helicopter crew rescued a man and his dog after the man’s sailing vessel grounded in the dark near Horn Island, Miss. More ...
Could Wreckage Discovered Near Coos Bay be From Missing Boat C-Lady?
The Coast Guard reports that wreckage from a white-hulled boat, including an anchor, windlass and bow stem, was found by the master of the fishing vessel Grumpy J while bringing his nets up from a depth of approximately 500 fathoms, or 10,500 feet, on the first day of February. More ...
Coast Guard Cutter Heading for Crew of Abandoned Ship
The Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley is scheduled this morning to reach the crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel that had a fire onboard yesterday, forcing the 28-member crew to abandon ship 900 miles southwest of Honolulu. More ...
Coast Guard to Bust Ice Floes on St. Clair River
The problem is ice floes, which can raise the water levels and cause a spillover. The rise can be pretty fast, upwards of 2.5 feed in less than an hour. More ...
Coast Guard Foundation Provides Support to its Members Deployed in Haiti
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education, welfare and morale of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today the distribution of care packages to the Coast Guard men and women providing disaster relief efforts in Haiti. The first organization on the ground following the devastating earthquake, the Coast Guard continues to provide humanitarian relief to those affected. More ...
No Sign of Plane Crash in Waters off Ashtabula County
A Coast Guard helicopter scanned the icy waters along Conneaut in Ashtabula County Monday for a possible downed plane. More ...
Coast Guard Selects New Three Star Admirals
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, has announced the selection of new three star admirals who will serve under Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp, when he becomes the Coast Guard's twenty-fourtth commandant May 25, upon Senate confirmation. More ...
US Coast Guard Terminates LORAN-C Signal
The U.S. Coast Guard terminated broadcast of the North American Long Range Navigation-C signal (LORAN-C) on Monday. Crews at the Coast Guard Long Range Aids to Navigation stations, including the six Alaska-based stations, turned off their domestic signal at 11 a.m. The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center in Alexandria, Virginia, coordinating the shutdown and by 3 p.m. LORAN-C was completly shut down. More ...
02/08/10
Coast Guard Donates Computers
Topeka's Coast Guard Unit donated Friday the first 125 of more than 300 computers to nine Kansas school districts. More ...
Two Men, Dog Rescued From River
A Good Samaritan rescued two stranded boaters and a dog from the Indian River after their canoes capsized today, Coast Guard officials said. More ...
Coast Guard Cutter Anchors to Escape Winds
A historic U.S. Coast Guard ship anchored late last night near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, to take shelter from the strong winds and snow. More ...
Cell Phones put Coast Guard at Beck and Call
It's easy to attribute it to dumber ice anglers, or poorer ice caused by global climate change. But I think the real answer lies elsewhere -- in the somewhat counterintuitive fact that ice fishing today is easier and safer than ever before. More ...
Coast Guard Cadet Offers Hand to Local Organizations
Since she graduated from Pittston Area High School in 2006 and joined the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Ariana Pourmonir and other cadets often return to the area for community service projects. More ...
Schumer Takes Swipe at Cuts to Coast Guard
The Obama administration’s plan to ship the elite Coast Guard unit that’s been patrolling New York harbor since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, off to Boston has angered Sen. Chuck Schumer. He vowed yesterday to fight the consolidation of New York’s 90-member team, calling it “penny wise and pound foolish.”
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CGC Dallas Heads to Haiti
The ship will help patrol Haitian waters and is also bringing relief supplies. The 378-foot cutter is carrying extra life vests to help in any rescues of Haitian boats trying to flee the quake's aftermath. More ...
Coast Guardsman Awarded Star of Courage
A U.S. Coast Guardsman stationed in Elizabeth City, N.C., was awarded the Star of Courage at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada. More ...
Photo Release: Joint Agencies Interdict 23 Migrants
Suspected illegal migrants were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, after being apprehended trying to enter the United States in a smuggling boat off the coast of Oceanside, California. More ...
02/05/10
Vince Patton to Speak at CG Event
The first African American Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard is scheduled to be the main speaker for the opening event of Coast Guard Island’s Black History Month program on Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif. More ...
Coast Guard Considers Decommissioning St. Marys Station
Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91108 was greeted with great fanfare when 72 active-duty sailors and 33 reservists arrived at their new duty station in St. Marys in 2003. More ...
GPS Displacing Coast Guard Operation by Gillette
A Coast Guard crew dressed in blue uniforms scans computer screens and large metal machines covered with blinking bulbs and metal switches. More ...
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Glee Club Concert at the High School
The Vernon Township High School Choir will host the United States Coast Guard Academy Glee Club on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school auditorium, located at 1832 Route 565. The concert is free; however, any donations are appreciated. More ...
Coast Guard Ice Chopper Presentation
On Saturday, February 13, 7:00 PM Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Scott Rae of the Sturgeon Bay ice cutter shares surprising stories and startlingly beautiful images of winter work aboard the Sturgeon Bay, the 140-foot tug that breaks ice and keeps the Hudson open. More ...
U.S. Coast Guard Examines Wreckage Found Near Coos Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard is examining the wreckage of a vessel found Tuesday near Coos Bay.
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Coast Guard Commandant to Address Haiti Response in Annual Address
Admiral Thad W. Allen, the 23rd Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, will deliver his final State of the Coast Guard address, outlining the service's 2010 priorities at a National Club Speakers luncheon Friday, Feb. 12. More ...
Coast Guard Searching for Missing Boaters
The Coast Guard is searching the area between Mobile Bay and the Chandeleur Islands for two men who became lost while towing a sailing vessel to Ocean Springs, Miss., Thursday. More ...
Three Tall Ships Heading to Tampa
Visitors industry officials have recruited three vessels rigged with 19th century sails and are seeking three more for the Tall Ships Tampa maritime festival expected to draw thousands of people to the Channelside District in July.
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Coast Guardsmen Join in Native Hawaiian Festival
U.S. Coast Guardsmen from units on Kauai and Maui partnered with local Coast Guard Auxiliarists on Molokai to celebrate giving gifts to the “alii” (the ruling chief) and compete in team games during a Native Hawaiian festival featuring ancient ceremonies, Saturday, Jan. 31. More ...
Coast Guard Rescues Surfer Near Cannon Beach
The Coast Guard rescued a surfer who was reported to be in distress today off Indian Beach in Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach, Oregon. More ...
Coast Guard Academy Math Competition Set for Saturday in New London
The Coast Guard Academy will host 300 students from 34 middle and junior high schools in Eastern Connecticut from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for MATHCOUNTS. More ...
02/04/10
San Fran Team Returns Home From Haiti
Nine Coast Guardsmen, from Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco 91105, returned home from a 16-day deployment to Haiti. More ...
Coast Guard Captain to Head Telephonics in EC
Following his retirement, the commander of the Aviation Technical Training Center will manage Elizabeth City operations for aviation electronics manufacturer Telephonics, a local airport official said Tuesday. More ...
US Coast Guard Helps Tonga With Maritime Security
THE United States Coast Guard Cutter Walnut, arrived in Nuku'alofa on February 3 for a three-days visit to conduct a joint operation with the Tonga Defence Service in maritime enforcement authority.
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Officials Uneasy Over Coast Guard's Approval of Yemeni Gas Shipments
Liquefied natural gas shipments from Yemen, scheduled to pass through Boston Harbor on the way to Everett, have unnerved elected officials, who acknowledged Tuesday they are largely powerless to stop federal ratification of the deliveries. More ...
Coast Guard Rescues Vessel in Distress
In a swift operation, the Coast Guard on Wednesday rescued nine crew members of a distressed fishing vessel 'FV Akash' 286 nautical miles north west off Kochi coast. More ...
Coast Guard Responds to Bridge Allision
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to an allision involving the 70-foot uninspected towing vessel Gentry B and the U.S. 41 Day Park Highway Bridge at mile marker 786 on the Ohio River. More ...
Canada, U.S. Patrol Waters Together
The federal government says the pilot project — dubbed Shiprider pilot — is aimed at bolstering cross-border security operations in the waters of Puget Sound and off the Pacific Coast. More ...
Coast Guard Search on the Ice
A rescue team from the Coast Guard and Washington Township Fire Department returns to Cullen Park after looking for a 33-year-old Point Place man. More ...
Coast Guard, Sitka Unite for Haiti
Ever since the earthquake devastated Haiti, people from all over have been trying to help with the relief in Haiti. More ...
PSU 307 Visits Haitian Orphanage
Members of PSU 307 visited a Haitian orphanage to donate food and lift the spirits of the children. More ...
02/03/10
Social Media Saves Lives in Haiti
Imagine being trapped or buried under a collapsed building for 24 hours, and the only lifeline is a cell phone which is about to die. The social media application is opened and a short call for help is sent hoping someone will see it and come to the rescue. More ...
Secretary Napolitano Announces Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request
An increase of $3.6M is requested to bring deployable U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) teams to full capacity. LEDETs help prevent terrorism, secure U.S. borders, disrupt criminal organizations and support counter drug missions overseas. In FY 2009, for example, LEDETs aboard U.S naval and partner nation assets accounted for more than 50 percent of total maritime cocaine removals. More ...
U.S. Coast Guard Slaps Samoa Government Vessel With a Violation Notice
The U.S. Coast Guard has slapped a Samoa government vessel with a violation notice for taking passengers on a voyage to American Samoa’s Manu’a last week. More ...
Coast Guard Pulling Plug on Quincy LORAN Station
The Coast Guard says it will shut down U.S. transmissions from its Long Range Navigation station at Quincy on Monday, after 33 years of service. More ...
U.S. Coast Guard Sailor Wins Canada's Second-Highest Bravery Honour
A U.S. Coast Guard petty officer is to receive Canada’s second-highest decoration for bravery for rescuing an Ottawa sailor and his crewmates during a fierce Atlantic storm in 2007. More ...
Coast Guard Air Crew Responds to Ailing Crew Member 250 Miles off Cape Cod
A helicopter crew based in Cape Cod, Mass., is en route to airlift a 39-year-old crewman from an Isle of Man-flagged tanker about 250 miles southeast of Cape Cod, Mass., Tuesday, February 2, 2010. More ...
Grad Student Named Commander Zachary Kosan Elected as Coast Guard Flotilla Commander
Graduate student Zachary Kosan was recently elected as the Flotilla Commander (FC) of the Birmingham-based Flotilla 08-07 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. More ...
Coast Guard Responds to Sunken Tug at Entrance to Miami River
The acting Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Capt. Cyndi Stowe, has closed the Miami River to inbound and outbound traffic following a tug boat sinking Tuesday. More ...
Coast Guard Approves Yemen Gas Deliveries to Boston
The U.S. Coast Guard is launching new security measures for liquefied natural gas tankers from Yemen that are scheduled to come into Boston Harbor this month. Under the measures, Coast Guard crews will board each LNG tanker that arrives from Yemen before deciding whether to allow them into the harbor. More ...
Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Navy Seal
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego transported an injured Navy Seal from San Clemente Island to Naval Medical Center San Diego. More ...
Lawmakers Protest Proposed Coast Guard Cuts
Members of Congress have criticized proposed reductions to the budget of the US Coast Guard in the past several days, saying the fiscal 2011 budget proposal introduced by the White House Monday could leave the Coast Guard without the necessary resources to fulfill its responsibilities. More ...
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