Four boaters rescued from a capsized sailing vessel
Jul 30, 2023 · NEW YORK – Four boaters were rescued from a capsized sailing vessel Sunday, off the coast of Sandy Hook, NJ. At 1 a.m. Sunday, Coast Guard Sector New York command center watchstanders received a distress call from the sailing vessel Eagle. The vessel reported they had run aground and were taking on water. A Coast […]
Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay to be Commissioned
Jul 23, 2007 · Â KINGS BAY, Ga. – The Coast Guard will commission Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) Kings Bay during a ceremony scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman, commander of the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area, will preside over the commissioning ceremony which marks the formal establishment of the […]
Marine Safety Information Bulletin – Port of Key West
Aug 17, 2008 · MIAMI – Effective 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Hurricane Condition YANKEE (sustained Gale Force winds from a hurricane force storm are predicted within 24 hours) is set for the Port of Key West, Fla. All mariners are reminded that there are no safe havens for the Port of Key West area and that the port is safest […]
What it Means to be a Guardian - Coast Guard News
Sep 10, 2008 · JUNEAU, Alaska — The definition of “guardian” is one who guards, watches over, or protects. For the guardians of the U.S. Coast Guard, being a guardian takes several forms. A guardian could be a Coast Guard Auxiliary member confined to a wheel chair but able to maintain radio guard for a 41- foot Coast Guard […]
Coast Guard lifts restrictions for Ports of Jacksonville and Canaveral
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Captain of the Port has set Port Condition FOUR, with no restrictions, for the maritime ports of Jacksonville and Canaveral beginning Monday, following the passing of Hurricane Ian. During Port Condition FOUR, port facilities are open to all commercial vessel traffic and cargo operations may resume, including bunkering and lightering. All […]
Coast Guard announces Offshore Patrol Cutter homeport
Aug 12, 2020 · WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that Naval Station Newport, R.I. will be home to future Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs). “I am excited to announce the homeporting of two Offshore Patrol Cutters at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island,” said Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Commandant of …
Coast Guard, agencies monitor salvage of sunken sailing vessel; …
May 15, 2007 · ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and local and state agencies are monitoring the salvage of a sailing vessel today that sank early Monday morning in the Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal, about two miles west of Chesapeake City, Md. The waterway, which connects the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay, […]
Coast Guard rescues boaters near Lewes, Delaware
PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard rescued two people stranded in a sailboat near Lewes, Delaware, at 1 a.m., today. A boater aboard the 40-foot sailboat Margaritaville notified the Coast Guard via VHF marine band radio, that they ran aground approximately 500-yards off the shore of Lewe. Both boaters were wearing life jackets at the time of […]
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco receives new commander
SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard Sector San Francisco personnel held a change-of-command ceremony on Yerba Buena Island, Thursday, as Capt. Marie Byrd relieved Capt. Tony Ceraolo as sector commander. Prior to serving as the Sector San Francisco deputy commander, Byrd served as the Coast Guard Congressional and Governmental Affairs …
Coast Guard Falcon Jet CG-2104 arrives at its final home at Sector ...
Jul 1, 2013 · ASTORIA, Ore. — A retired Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon jet made its final landing at Sector Columbia River’s Air Station Astoria in Warrenton, Ore., Friday. The Falcon, flown from where it served and officially retired June 21, 2013 at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., was the primary fixed-wing aircraft for more than 30 years providing search and […]