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Vessel Grounds on Endangered Island
At the crack of dawn in early March, the captain of the fishing vessel Mar-Gun gave a call over VHF radio to the Coast Guard saying his vessel had run aground on St. George Island, Alaska, with five crew members aboard and was carrying nearly 19,000 gallons of fuel.
CGC Commanding Officer Temorarily Relieved
Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., commander of the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area here, has temporarily relieved the commanding officer of a Boston-based cutter citing a loss in confidence in the officer’s ability to command.CG Formally Accepts Cutter Bertholf
The U.S. Coast Guard took final acceptance of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the first of the Legend class National Security Cutter fleet, at the cutter's homeport of Alameda, Calif.CG Finds One Boater, Continues Search
Coast Guard rescue crews are continuing to search for a 27-year-old man who was reported missing after not returning from a fishing trip in a small row boat near West Haven, Conn.CG Station to Receive Stimulus Funds
The Coast Guard is scheduled to host Friday Delaware Senator Thomas R. Carper at Coast Guard Station Indian River, Del., to announce the award of $11.5 million the Coast Guard will receive as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Coast Guard Medevacs 72-Year-Old Man
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a man from a boat about 30 miles west of Venice.CG Decommissions Rescue Boat
The last 44-foot motor life in service in the Coast Guard is scheduled to be decommissioned during a ceremony in Chatham, Mass.CG to Honor Fallen British Sailors
Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum will conduct the annual British Cemetery Memorial Services at Buxton and at Ocracoke. The public is welcome to attend.CG Tows Damaged Sailing Vessel
The Coast Guard is towing a disabled sailing vessel to Charleston Marina in Charleston, Ore.CG Suspends Search for Boater
The Coast Guard suspended the search for a boater who went missing north of Catalina Island.Divers Locate Missing Gustavus Teen
Divers from the Sitka Fire Dept. Rescue Dive Team located the body of 16 year-old Austin Kesterson near the Gustavus pier where his jeep was found abandoned in the waters of Icy Passage.
Coast Guard Aids NOAA Crewmember
The Coast Guard helped a crew member who had fallen ill aboard a fishing research vessel, about 17 miles south of Portland, Maine.CG Assists Two Men on Sinking Sail Boat
U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Huron rescued two men, from their sinking 10-foot sailboat approximately 400 yards offshore, here.CG Rescues Man After 5 Hours in Water
The Coast Guard rescued a 43-year-old man Monday around after he fell from his vessel and spent five hours treading water near Apollo Beach, Fla.Coast Guard Rescues Surfer in Distress
The Coast Guard rescued a 17 year-old surfer offshore from Cape Kiwanda, near Pacific City, Ore.NFL Legend Dan Marino Joins Team CG
Dan Marino, National Football League Hall of Fame Quarterback, media personality, and philanthropist, has teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary to help raise awareness of safe boating practices for recreational boaters.CG Member Diagnosed With H1N1 Flu
The Center for Disease Control confirmed that a local Coast Guardsman stationed at the Port Security Unit 301 in Cape Cod, Mass., tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus.Coast Guard Responds to Boat Fire
The Coast Guard responded to a boat fire near Jim Crow Point, Wash., on the Columbia River, Ore.
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa to Return Home
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa is scheduled to return to Portsmouth following a busy, 61-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.Most Popular
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