The Black Pearl of the Pacific
As America wakes to start the day, Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam, is already plowing through the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean. In keeping with the traditions of America’s Coast Guard, Sequoia sailed the Pacific performing aids to navigation, law enforcement and search and rescue missions. In addition to these missions however, Sequoia took on a few extra, including: collecting scientific data; assisting a village’s rebuilding efforts; teaching boating safety; and delivering humanitarian aid supplies to native Pacific Islanders.
Bertholf: Continuing a legacy of Coast Guard Arctic service
Written by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo. Excerpts from Commodore Ellsworth P.Bertholf by C. Douglas Kroll and The Overland Expedition: A Coast Guard Triumph by Paul Johnson. On Aug. 21, 2012, the engines were lit and mooring stations set. [...]
Mission to Nome complete
Coast Guard icebreaker Healy and tanker Renda have completed their mission to Nome, Alaska, after the safe delivery of an estimated one million gallons of diesel and 300,000 gallons of gasoline to the iced-in city. Two hoses were used to [...]
There’s no place like Nome
Due to the tireless work of crews aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy and tanker vessel Renda, the final leg of a mission to deliver fuel to the town of Nome is now underway. Icebreaker Healy set out from Dutch Harbor [...]
Healy breaks path to Nome
UPDATE: Video of the ships breaking through the ice is available on YouTube and in the Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery. The Coast Guard has a long history of braving harsh Alaskan elements to rescue mariners in distress, protect the [...]
Buoy tender aids drought-stricken island nation
With contributions from Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Henderson, 14th Coast Guard District public affairs specialist. As the island nation of Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand, entered severe drought levels, the approximately 1,500 residents looked beyond its shores for [...]
A family embracing change
The Coast Guardsman Creed challenges every member to “endeavor to be a model citizen in the community that I live in.” Between training, operations and the need to attend to their own family lives, finding time to be an active [...]
Summer Edition of Coast Guard Magazine now online
Post contributed by Coast Guard Magazine Editor, Chief Petty Officer CC Clayton. The Coast Guard Magazine staff is proud to present a pre-release of our latest issue, available for download online. The Summer Edition of Coast Guard Magazine features unique [...]
The Great Ohio, Mississippi River Valley Flood of 1937
Written by Christopher Havern, Coast Guard Historian’s Office. A period of heavy rainfall and melting snow this spring saw the Ohio and Mississippi rivers exceed record flood levels. The rivers’ waters rose so high that the U.S. Army Corps of [...]
Port assessment teams respond to 2011 floods
Since April, Coast Guard men and women have deployed in support of Federal, state and local agencies throughout the Midwest and southern United States in response to record floodwaters along the entire Mississippi River system. Dedicated units, including disaster area [...]
