House leaders order furloughs for staff Nov 21, 2009
NEW BEDFORD Full net caused boat to sink, report says A New Bedford-based fishing boat capsized and sank last year because it became unstable when a full fishing net was being lowered onto the deck, the US Coast Guard said in a report yesterday. The 71-foot dragger Costa & Corvo sank about 118 miles east of Nantucket on Georges Bank on Nov. 13, 2008. (Boston Globe)
Search For Possible Body In Puget Sound Suspended Nov 20, 2009
The Coast Guard said at 9:20 a.m., two witnesses reported seeing a possible person in the water who was wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, jeans and black shoes. Multiple agencies searched using a helicopter and several boats but found nothing. (KIRO TV, WA)
Coast Guard launches quicker, smarter boat Nov 20, 2009
The new boat is the 16th of 180 the Coast Guard ordered for delivery by 2015. It will eventually replace the 41-foot utility boats the Coast Guard has used for decades ... The Coast Guard says the boat efficiency lies in its technology: including electronic charts that integrate with radar, infrared-detection gear and electronic engine monitoring that otherwise might occupy another crew member. (Florida Today)
Camp Pendleton Marines honor copter crash vi... About 300 people gathered at Camp Pendleton's chapel to honor two Marines who were killed in a collision with a Coast Guard airplane off ... Nov 20, 2009
Camp Pendleton Marines view a memorial Thursday to comrades who were killed in a helicopter collision with a Coast Guard plane earlier this month ... About 300 people gathered at Camp Pendleton's chapel to honor two Marines who were killed in a collision with a Coast Guard airplane off the San Diego coast ... They died on a training exercise Oct. 29 when their AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter collided with a Coast Guard C-130 plane on a mission to rescue a missing boater about 50 miles offshore. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Police: Woman Whose Body Was Found On Boat Killed In Murder-Suicide Nov 20, 2009
Police and the Coast Guard began looking for Beutler after he sent a text message to a friend in which he claimed he had killed his girlfriend, police said. Rha was found on a boat Beutler had borrowed that afternoon. (KIRO TV, WA)
Chennai: Ship checked for radioactive material Nov 20, 2009
Coast Guard officials said it was a merchant ship and had been docked in the Chennai Port limits. Special teams are expected to arrive and make a thorough check later in the day. (India Times, India)
A work ethic learned in the fields pays off Nov 20, 2009
He also said his 16 years in the Coast Guard as a radioman also provided him with valuable experiences. Bell said others in America can follow in his footsteps because opportunities are there, if you want them. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Marines Killed In Mid-Air Collision Honored Nov 20, 2009
Marine, Coast Guard Mid-Air Collision ... -- About 300 people gathered at Camp Pendleton's chapel to honor two Marines who were killed in a collision with a Coast Guard airplane off the San Diego coast ... They died on a training exercise Oct. 29 when their AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter collided with a Coast Guard C-130 plane on a mission to rescue a missing boater about 50 miles offshore. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Combating Somali pirates at the seas Nov 20, 2009
And, regional navies and coast guard squads in the region could be encouraged to pool resources so as to implement better coordinated anti-piracy patrols. Countries in the vicinity including Kenya, Tanzania and other navies could form an alliance to do the job, while their activities are assisted by the trading giant countries. (People's Daily Online, China)
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Upon graduation he served during the Korean War with the United States Coast Guard on a buoy tender stationed in Ketchican, Alaska. Mr. Fortlage returned to Southern California and settled in Pasadena. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Putting Old Glory to rest Nov 20, 2009
First Class Machinery Technician Jason Ellison placed 19 flags into a fire one at a time Wednesday night during a flag retirement ceremony performed by his Coast Guard unit. The Gillette group demonstrated the proper military ceremony for the public while they disposed of the flags that included one state flag and two service flags. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Clubs and organizations, 11-19 Nov 20, 2009
She described the five branches of service Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy. Hartman told what their duties were and what year they were established. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Celebrating the holidays in historic Monterey Nov 20, 2009
Dec. 14: Monterey Bay's boats will put on their finest and fire up their lights for Brighten the Harbor, a nighttime parade from the Coast Guard Pier past Cannery Row to Lover's Point. The spectacle will be visible all along the Monterey and Pacific Grove coastline as the boats vie for the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club's Best Decorations award. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Oil-paid study says Arctic spills easier to clean Nov 20, 2009
Shell invited state regulators, the Coast Guard, advocacy groups, Arctic village officials and others to the briefing of research paid for by BP, Shell, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Statoil Hydro of Norway, Eni of Italy and Total of France. The company is trying to gain support from Alaskans for offshore exploration in federal waters. (Juneau Empire)
On board the Polar Sea Nov 20, 2009
A Seattle-based Coast Guard icebreaker returning from two months studying polar bears, marine mammals, sea birds and Arctic sea ridges will be open for tours in Juneau today and Friday ... The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea enters Juneau's harbor on Wednesday ... Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea play basketball on the hanger deck while waiting to tie up in Juneau. (Juneau Empire)
Police lure suicidal man off bridge with promise of cheeseburger Nov 19, 2009
" When they arrived, the officers recognized the truck as belonging to someone they were familiar with from growing up in the area.An hour earlier, the same man left "a goodbye letter" at the police station and a be-on-the-lookout alert was radioed to area police agencies, said Pearl.Wind from the height of the bridge, noise from passing tractor-trailers and darkness made it impossible to see or hear the suicidal man early on, said Black. While the two officers repeatedly called his name,... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Oregon coast recovering from strong storm (5) Nov 19, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard closed the bars at the Columbia River and Tillamook Bay on Monday night but reopened them to boat traffic about 9 a.m. Tuesday. The National Weather Service predicts another coastal storm for tonight. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Coast Guard medevacs man from tanker off Pacifica Nov 19, 2009
A Coast Guard helicopter crew have transported a 48-year-old tanker crewman from a ship 25 miles off the coast of Pacifica to Mills-Peninsula hospital. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a request for assistance early Wednesday morning from crewmembers of the 752-foot tanker vessel, Fedor. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Disney VoluntEARS clean up coastline Nov 19, 2009
Disney VoluntEARS, working with the Ocean Conservancy, Keep Brevard Beautiful, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Canaveral Port Authority, represented the largest group participating in the communitywide cleanup event. More than 400 Disney VoluntEARS helped clear 1,080 pounds of trash from the Brevard County coastline. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Her dogs' persistence put help on the way Nov 19, 2009
Some drowning accidents could fall under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. 1. (Albany Times Union)
Energy-efficient fish science Nov 19, 2009
The project is small-scale and, like plans by the U.S. Coast Guard at Station Juneau, will be a test of wind generation capabilities in Alaska. Christiansen and his staff also installed a heat exchanger in a room full of noisy heat-generating compressors, fans and refrigeration units to move the air into other areas of the building. (Juneau Empire)
Windmills going up at Coast Guard station Nov 19, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard plans to install three wind turbines at Station Juneau next year ... The U.S. Coast Guard plans to install three wind turbines at Station Juneau next year ... The investment payback is estimated at 12 years, said Bob Deering, Environmental & Energy Branch Chief of the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Juneau. (Juneau Empire)
Tip leads police to drug suspect Nov 19, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard reported a suspicious vehicle under its tower in Winchester Bay in the 500 block of Triangle Road. Police released Howard-Hart, said spokesman Dwes Hutson. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Cape Coral octogenarian goes the distance to better his age Nov 19, 2009
McHugh, an Army veteran of the Korean war who later held a 50-ton Coast Guard masters license, returned to the game four years ago, at age 70, and dusted off his vintage Pederson clubs, with persimmon woods and blade irons. One day a fella said to me, Let me see those clubs, McHugh said. (The News-Press -- Sports)
Honoring those who served Nov 19, 2009
With the Submarine Base and Coast Guard Academy as prominent features in the area and many veterans who have chosen to make Groton their home, there is no shortage of Veterans Day festivities. Each of the grade schools in the area had a celebration last week to honor those who defend their freedom and right to learn. (The Dolphin, CT)
Veteran's Day Celebration at Green Elementary! Nov 19, 2009
Will trying the 9/11 terrorists in a court in New York make the United States safer. Not safer and will encourage more attacks. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Icy oil spill easier to clean, scientists say Nov 18, 2009
Shell invited state regulators, the Coast Guard, advocacy groups, Arctic village officials and others to the briefing Tuesday in downtown Anchorage. The researchers said they discharged crude oil in broken and slushy ice off the northern coast of Norway. (Anchorage Daily News)
Service honors veterans Nov 18, 2009
Retired Coast Guard Lt. Comm. Chris Nettles of Carthage was speaker at the Veterans Day service held Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Hancock County courthouse square in Carthage. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Sailboat to be towed off Waikiki reef tomorrow Nov 18, 2009
The Coast Guard said yesterday that there was no immediate danger of pollutants being released ... The Coast Guard said yesterday that there was no immediate danger of pollutants being released. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Five cyclones to originate from Fiji: experts Nov 18, 2009
Experts from the U.S. Military's Center for Excellence in Hawaii and the U.S. Coast Guard have been on hand enhancing local officials' ability to prepare for cyclones in Fiji. Editor: Li Xianzhi. (Xinhuanet, China)
Veterans Day Nov 18, 2009
7 p.m.: Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and other military units will host a military-style U.S. flag retirement and disposal ceremony with help from the Boy Scouts. The ceremony will be in the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1500 OHara Ave. Anyone with a flag that they would like to dispose is welcome to attend. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Full Story Nov 18, 2009
SeaTow and the Coast Guard rushed to the scene in the area of 79th Street Causeway to put out the flames, Tuesday afternoon. Humberto Ramirez said the fire started somewhere inside the dash of the boat. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Tamils set for mixed welcome to detention Nov 18, 2009
an Australian Customs official keeps watch as asylum seekers look out from the coast guard vessel Oceanic Viking. Photo: Reuters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Airport board filling out Nov 18, 2009
He also flies regularly as a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, he said. Miller said the airport is unique and has phenomenal potential because the runway can land almost anything that flies. (New Iberia, LA)
Hurricane season may leave Isles unscathed Nov 18, 2009
A Coast Guard C-130 and the Oscar Sette, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship that was operating near Midway Island, participated in the evacuations, Tanabe said. Tanabe noted that one of the more destructive hurricanes ever to pass through Hawai'i did occur in late November. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Cruise Ship Carrying 100 Tourists Stuck in Antarctic Ice Nov 18, 2009
Rene Reibel, operations chief for the Argentine Coast Guard in Ushuaia, told The Associated Press that the icebreaker was moving amid floating ice and no one was in danger. "This ship was never stuck or run aground," he said. (Fox News)
75-foot boat runs aground in Waikiki Nov 17, 2009
The Coast Guard said that a surfer reported that boat was in trouble at 4:45 this morning about 200 yards from shore and the six people decided to swim to the beach. The Coast Guard got the call at 6:15 a.m. and said the six people went to hotel security seeking help ... The Coast Guard said there was no immediate danger of any type of pollution caused by the grounding. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
County rethinks bid options for parasailing vendor Nov 17, 2009
Add to that the cost of replacing and maintaining his state-of-the-art parasail boats, which cost $160,000 to $250,000 to purchase, equipment inspections and a staff that includes Coast Guard licensed boat captains, the price of being in the parasail business is high, Dvorak said. While he's making a profit doing it, "I'm not getting rich," Dvorak said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Volatile Gas Could Turn Rwandan Lake Into a Freshwater Time Bomb Nov 17, 2009
19, 2007) Scientists sailed the entire length of Lake Erie over three days in late February onboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon. The purpose of the voyage was to examine the status of microbial. (Science Daily)
• Raise the Roofer Nov 17, 2009
U.S. Coast Guard heavyweight John Wendelschaefer, 30, weighing 220 pounds and hailing from Georgia, defeated a fellow Coast Guard co-worker, 238-pound Marcos Andujar, 40, of Puerto Rico, in an adrenaline-filled "newbie" match. Wendelschaefer attributed his win to his cardio endurance from working out at Pavitt Health & Fitness and learning Muay Thai. (Juneau Empire)
Pfizer move a blow to Conn. city in land fight Nov 17, 2009
Efforts to develop the area have since faltered as one firm that planned to develop nearly the entire northern half of the Fort Trumbull peninsula failed to secure financing, while backers halted fundraising for a proposed $60 million Coast Guard museum. Pfizer said in a statement that eminent domain played no part in the building's development since it was constructed on industrial brown field. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Giant barge will remain stuck on Virginia beach at least one more night Nov 17, 2009
The Coast Guard says the hazardous materials on board are not a threat. "There remains no threat to the environment or public safety," says the Coast Guard's Scott McBride "Air monitors were also set up over the weekend to ensure that there were no leaks and no leaks have been detected.". (FOX61, CT)
Strong winds, rain buffet Oregon coast Nov 17, 2009
The hazardous conditions prompted the Coast Guard captain of the port in Portland to temporarily close the Columbia River and Tillamook Bay river bars late Monday night. The bar closures apply to all vessels, the Coast Guard said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Obama asks Pearce to leave gas pipeline post Nov 17, 2009
Murkowksi said she was pleased Pearce's deputy, retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thomas Barrett, will serve as the interim coordinator until the White House appoints someone new. (Anchorage Daily News)
Navy: Missing plane wreckage found off Texas coast Nov 17, 2009
The two vessels collided Saturday night in rough waters between Japan and South Korea, according the countries' coast guards ... Two Koreans were rescued immediately after the collision by the crew of the cargo ship, four bodies were found in the overturned vessel by Korean divers, and the final three remained unaccounted for Sunday, Japan's coast guard said ... Coast Guard chief hails Calif. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
4 rescued off Tijuana returned to Mexico Nov 16, 2009
The Coast Guard says the eight were picked up by a Canadian sailing vessel, the Island Princess, and taken to Shelter Island in San Diego ... The Coast Guard says two Chevron Corp. workers have been rescued from an oil rig that was in danger of toppling as Tropical Storm Ida churned up high seas. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Flying high for Veterans Day Nov 16, 2009
He served 20 years in the Marine Corps, four years in the Coast Guard and 11 years in the Air Force. Before retiring, Furniss completed his ninth tour in Iraq. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Conn. Residents: Pfizer Land Battle Unnecessary Nov 16, 2009
Efforts to develop the area have since faltered as one firm that planned to develop nearly the entire northern half of the Fort Trumbull peninsula failed to secure financing, while backers halted fundraising for a proposed $60 million Coast Guard museum. 1. (ABC News -- Business)
No sign of missing fisherman Nov 16, 2009
Upon discovering that Devin was gone, "Gus immediately stopped, turned on all the ship's lights and called the Coast Guard on a satellite phone," Birdsall said ... "The Coast Guard and the Navy are working together" on the search, said a Coast Guard spokesman, Petty Officer Michael De Nyse ... The Coast Guard launched a C-130 long-range search plane and an HH-65 rescue helicopter. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Shots fired after bribe demand refused: refugee Nov 16, 2009
The 17-year-old refugee, who spoke from immigration detention in Kupang, West Timor, said the boat, with 61 Afghans aboard, had been at sea for four days, heading for Australia, when an Indonesian coast guard vessel intercepted them near Rote Island early on Friday. After the coast guard demanded a $US50,000 ($54,206) bribe, the Afghans handed over all their money and were allowed to proceed, the youth said ... But half an hour later they were stopped by another coast guard boat, whose crew... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Coast Guard suspends search of missing Big Island fisherman Nov 16, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search of the missing fisherman who may have gone overboard at sea south of Kona early Friday morning ... The Coast Guard notified Johnson's family last night that unless there's new information identifying where he might be located, they could not continue searching for him. (Honolulu Advertiser)
18-year-old feared to have drowned off East Coast Park Nov 16, 2009
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Ship collision leaves 4 SKorean fishermen dead Nov 15, 2009
The two ships collided in rough waters Saturday night about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of South Korea's Jeju Island, said local coast guard officer Kim Young-bong ... The coast guard was searching for the missing fishermen. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Indonesians 'opened fire indiscriminately' Nov 15, 2009
The 17-year-old boy, who spoke to AAP from immigration detention in West Timor, says the group of 61 Afghans had been on the water for four days, trying to reach Australia, when the Indonesian coast guard intercepted them. After the coast guard demanded a $US50,000 ($54,206) bribe, the Afghans handed over all their money and were allowed to proceed, the boy said ... But half an hour later they were stopped by another coast guard boat, the crew of which asked for more money. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
East Coast Guard Has Some D-1 Interest Nov 15, 2009
By PublisherDate: Nov 14, 2009 Reporter Mike Sullivan updates the individual game of East Coast guard Zach Taylor, who is currently competing for head coach Jere Quinn at St. Thomas More in Connecticut. Please or to read the rest of this story. (RutgersInsider.com)
Asylum seekers on boat 'shot while trying to escape' Nov 15, 2009
The coast guard stopped the fishing boat on Thursday off the eastern coast of Indonesia heading for Australia. Chief police detective in East Nusatenggara province, Lilik Apryanto, said on Saturday that one of the asylum seekers was shot in the foot and another in the hand after ignoring warning shots from police after they tried to escape. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Fleeing asylum seekers wounded in Indonesian shooting Nov 15, 2009
The federal government has described as "regrettable" the shooting of two suspected asylum seekers whose boat was intercepted by the Indonesian coast guard. The boat, carrying 61 Afghans, was heading for Australia on Thursday when it was intercepted off the eastern coast of Indonesia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Kite surfer safe after two hours of intensive search (38) Nov 15, 2009
Coast Guard personnel from Barber s Point and Nawiliwili Harbor also participated in the search. They conducted an aerial search and combed the waters in a boat. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Rough And Ready Veterans Honored At Fort Meade Ceremony Nov 15, 2009
Today is our most important day because we get an opportunity to honor great American men and women, the veterans of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, Butler said. We are here to honor those who struggled victoriously on the battlefields of Europe, successfully won the islands of the South Pacific, and those who protected the oppressed in the cold mountains of Korea, and the steamy jungles of Vietnam, he said. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
8 rescued from capsized boat off Tijuana Nov 15, 2009
The Coast Guard says the eight were picked up by a Canadian sailing vessel, the Island Princess, and taken to Shelter Island in San Diego. U.S. Customs spokeswoman Jacqueline Dizdul says five of the men were taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Putting Old Glory to rest Nov 15, 2009
First Class Machinery Technician Jason Ellison placed 19 flags into a fire one at a time Wednesday night during a flag retirement ceremony performed by his Coast Guard unit. The Gillette group demonstrated the proper military ceremony for the public while they disposed of the flags that included one state flag and two service flags. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Coast Guard and Marines seek Big Isle fisherman Nov 15, 2009
Coast Guard and Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps aircraft and ships searched the waters off the Big Island yesterday for a fisherman who was reported missing from a 34-foot boat. Dennis Johnson reported his twin brother Devon missing at 2:45 a.m. yesterday about 60 miles west of the Big Island, the Coast Guard said ... The two were about to switch helm duties aboard the Kealia when Dennis noticed his brother missing, the Coast Guard said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Search continues for missing fisherman Nov 15, 2009
A C-130 search plane and HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter and the cutter Kiska are on scene searching, the Coast Guard said in a news release ... A C-130 search plane and HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter and the cutter Kiska are on scene searching, the Coast Guard said in a news release. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hospital honors Norman Knight for lifetime of philanthropy Nov 15, 2009
It was raining that night, and MedFlight couldn t get a helicopter off the ground, so the Coast Guard called in a heavy-rescue helicopter to rush the firefighters to Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut, where they spent two weeks recovering, MacDonald said. Norwalk Hospital had the only emergency hyperbaric chamber in New England at the time. (Boston Globe)
Harbor pilots in rough water Nov 15, 2009
Florida pilots must hold an unlimited master's license issued by the U.S. Coast Guard and they must score the highest on a competitive exam when there is an opening for a pilot. They are also subject to random drug tests. (Florida Today)
