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U. S. Coast Guard Morning News Digest
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03/11/10
CG Crew Assists 4 Aboard Disabled Boat
The Coast Guard assisted four people 12 miles east of Atlantic City who were aboard a 45-foot boat that was disabled and adrift. More ...
CG, Guard to Train in Chemical Response
The Coast Guard and the Florida National Guard's 44th Civil Support Team will take part in a joint training exercise aboard Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville located in Mayport, Fla. More ...
Coast Guard Searching Western Lake Erie for Missing Boater
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has been searching western Lake Erie since about 7 a.m. Thursday after a cell phone caller said his friend was missing after their boat capsized, authorities said.
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CG Transports Ill Rockport Man to Shore
The Coast Guard transferred an ill crewman from a 31-foot lobster boat about seven miles east of Gloucester, Mass., to shore. More ...
Marines Rescued off South Carolina Coast After Jet Goes Down
Two Marines were rescued off the coast of South Carolina Wednesday night after their jet went down. More ...
Coast Guard Reviewing Waverunner Rescue
The Coast Guard is reviewing its rescue of a man reported lost in cold, stormy weather last week in St. Andrew Bay.
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Coast Guard Sees Bigger Mission for Polar Star
After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities beyond just crushing ice, the commandant of the service said Wednesday. More ...
Coast Guard to Assist Army Corps of Engineers With Flood Mitigation
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay, under direction of Coast Guard Sector Detroit, is scheduled to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with flood mitigation in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, March 11, 2010. More ...
03/10/10
Coast Guard Investigates Big Oil Spill
The Coast Guard will begin its formal
hearing into the circumstances of a collision of vessels in the
Gulf Coast in January that caused the worst oil spill in Texas in
15 years. More ...
Retired Racing Official Al Karwacki Dies
Al Karwacki, who served as general manager and vice president of Bowie Race Track in Maryland, died March 7 of pancreatic cancer. A resident of Darien, Ga., he was 78. More ...
Sister, Yacht Captain Want Natalie Wood Case Reopened
Natalie Wood once said in a televised interview that her greatest fear was of dark seawater. Later, in November 1981, she drowned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Catalina Island, California. More ...
Body Found in Mississippi River Identified as Missing Businessman Douglas Schantz
New Orleans Police have positively identified the body found this morning in the Mississippi River as Douglas Schantz.
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Coast Guard Monitoring River Levels
The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring the water level along the banks of the Ohio River. More ...
Owners Must Decide Whether to Raise Sunken Ship: Coast Guard
The Coast Guard says it's up to the owners of the Icelandic Harvester to decide whether to raise the sunken boat. More ...
CG Recovers Deceased Boater, 1 Missing
Coast Guard rescue crews recovered a boater deceased from the water and are searching for one other, in waters south of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. More ...
Man Who Cried 'Mayday' Faces Hefty Fine
Despite a warning that he was breaking the law, a man in Onslow County kept yelling 'Mayday' to the United States Coast Guard.
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Women Pilots of WWII Inspired Generations
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Vivien Crea, the keynote speaker at the service, told those assembled that by answering America's call to duty in 1942, they gave birth to a fledgling service that would become the WASPs with achievements that would go on to inspire another generation of women in the military.
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Coast Guard Searches Third Time for Skagway Hiker
A third attempt by an MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew in addition to a Juneau Mountain Rescue personnel on board were unsuccessful in finding Kyle Dungan after completing their search Tuesday in the vicinity of Meade Glacier in Tongass National Forest east of Haines. More ...
03/09/10
CG Responds to Stunt Plane Crash
The Coast Guard responded to the crash of an T-6 Texan stunt plane in the vicinity of Miramar Beach, Fla. More ...
Reward Increased for Info on Houston Oil Exec Missing in New Orleans
The search continued Monday for a Houston energy executive who went missing in New Orleans last week. More ...
Coast Guard Begins Hearing on Texas Oil Spill
The Coast Guard will begin its formal hearing into the circumstances of a collision of vessels in the Gulf Coast in January that caused the worst oil spill in Texas in 15 years. More ...
Coast Guard Rescues Man Stranded on Sandbar
A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man stranded on a sandbar at the north end of Kiawah Island Sunday afternoon. More ...
Interview: RADM James A. Watson USCG
In the March 2010 issue of Marine Log we interview Rear Admiral James Watson, Director of Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, Atlantic Area. More ...
Diligence Crew Back on US Soil
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is back on US shores after a 56-day patrol at sea. More ...
Local Students Travel With Coast Guard
Several local eighth grade students traveled with their class on the Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay in February. More ...
No Fresh Clues in Search for Missing Hiker
Searchers combed trails near the Bonneville Dam on Monday but didn't find any sign of a 24-year-old Portland hiker who has been missing for five days. More ...
Thunder Returns to Air Show
Scheduled for Aug. 28 and 29, the 21st edition of the event is specifically dedicated to the U.S. Coast Guard and a C-130 Hercules cargo plane crew the Coast Guard lost in an October 2009 crash with a Marine Corps Super Cobra helicopter over the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, he said. More ...
Coast Guard to Release More Info on Vessel Sinking
The Coast Guard is expected to release more information today about the sinking of a vessel at the wharf in Conception Harbour. More ...
Coast Guard Probes Hoax Call
The Coast Guard is seeking the public's assistance with the investigation of a reported ship sinking in Maine. More ...
Coast Guard Dispatched to Find Missing Hiker
The crew was dispatched Monday to the glacier, located in the Tongass National Forest east of Haines in southeast Alaska. More ...
Coast Guard Officer From Yorktown Saves a Life
Chief Warrant Officer Randall Litka of the Coast Guard walking through the Philadelphia International Airport last June when a man collapsed next to him. More ...
Following a Calling
Barely into his 20’s, Jones has already saved 11 lives through his work with the Coast Guard. He has had a lifelong drive and passion for doing good in the world, which has led Jones to pursue many interests and community-minded projects. More ...
03/08/10
Coast Guard Crew Members Return From Utah After Crash
Three of the five-member crew that crashed returned to Elizabeth City, along with crew members from the accompanying helicopter, Saturday. Two others – Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina Panuzzi and Lt. Cmdr. Steven Cerveny of Lincoln, Neb. — remained in fair condition Sunday at University Hospital in Salt Lake City. More ...
Sunken Dredge Barge Raised From La Push Channel
The dredge barge was raised late Saturday night with a 135 ton capacity crane barge, the largest that could safely navigate the narrow channel entrance to La Push. More ...
Coast Guard Rescues Surfer Near Pacific Grove
The U.S. Coast Guard was called out to rescue a Vacaville man described by a friend as an 'inexperienced surfer' when he was having trouble getting back to shore. More ...
Crews Remove Boat Aground off Waikiki
The 28-foot vessel named 'Coconut Rhumb' was spotted Saturday afternoon after it ran aground off the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel. More ...
Coast Guard Medevacs 56-Year-Old Man
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station in Clearwater medically evacuated a 56-year-old man from a boat 60 miles west of Johns Pass. More ...
It’s Irresponsible to Cut Coast Guard Funding
The U. S. Coast Guard needs a guardian angel either in the White House or in Congress. More ...
Marines Have not yet Released Identity of Drowned Boater
A boater whose body was recovered in waters off of Pyramid Rock Beach near Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Saturday was not a military member and his identity will be released after next of kin are notified, the Marines said. More ...
WWII-Era Plane Crashes off Fla. Panhandle; 2 Dead
A neurosurgeon and one other person were killed when the World War II-era plane they were in crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle. More ...
Coast Guard Investigates Mayday Call off Maine
The Coast Guard says a Mayday call that resulted in a six-hour search along Maine's coast might have been a hoax. More ...
How Safe is Your Cruise Ship?
The terrifying moments on board the Louis Majesty, a cruise ship hit by 26-foot waves off northeast Spain, may be prompting second thoughts among travelers considering a vacation at sea. More ...
Crews Search Mississippi River for Missing Boater
Deputies in Tipton County, TN, say they have recovered a missing man’s boat, but he’s still missing. More ...
Photo Release: Sea Cadets Get Hands-on Look at Coast Guard
Lt. Thomas Brittingham, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock, explains ship handling and navigation to members of the Sea Cadet Gunfighter Squadron aboard the Haddock in San Diego Bay. More ...
The Coast Guard Foundation Honors the Uninted States Coast Guard Fourteenth District
At this year’s tribute, the United States Coast Guard will honor two award recipients. Governor Linda Lingle will be presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award for her unwavering support of the Hawaii-based Coast Guard heroes. Petty Officer William Horne will receive the Coast Guard Medal for the heroism he demonstrated while off duty with his family by rescuing five people from a pickup truck involved in an automobile accident in Guam on February 8, 2009. More ...
03/05/10
Search to Resume for Boaters Lost on York River
The search is expected to resume today for two fishermen who were lost when their boat capsized Thursday on the York River. More ...
Coast Guard Says to Stay off Ice as Temperatures Rise
With warmer temperatures and shifts in the wind expected this weekend, officials fear a large chuck of ice chunk could break loose. More ...
Local Coast Guard Cutter Crew Recounts Battle to Save Lives Amid Haiti's Rubble
It was, said Cmdr. Jim Spotts, a 'defining moment' — an eight-day window in time that caused virtually everyone aboard Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma to stretch their definition of themselves, to grow exponentially and to find ever deeper compassion for their fellow human beings. More ...
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Capsized Boat
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two people after a boat capsized Thursday in Queens. More ...
Coast Guard: 'Inconsistencies' in Rescued Man's Story
Alan Laird’s story of a storm nearly tossing him into the gulf has all the elements of a miracle: Flashes of lightning overhead, his watercraft sputtering out of fuel, and a “hand of God” finally nudging him to safety. More ...
Admiral Allen Meets With Bahamian and US Officials
The Admiral met with senior officials from the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas as well as representatives from the U.S. Embassy.
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Lincoln Man Recovers After Coast Guard Helicopter Crash
Lt. Cmdr. Steven Cerveny is recovering at a Salt Lake City hospital. Two crew members suffered critical injuries in the crash. More ...
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