Coast Guard News
March 23, 2016
NEW LONDON, CONN.--First Class Cadet Jacquelyn Kubicko has received a 2016-2017 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to study in the United Kingdom. She will be representing the U.S. and the Coast Guard Academy as a cultural ambassador while pursuing a Master of Research at the University of Southampton, U.K.... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Coos Bay, in Charelston, Ore., searches for a missing fisherman next to the 62-foot fishing trawler Patty A J, after the vessel capsized while inbound between the Coos Bay Bar jetties, March 23, 2016.
The other three people who were on board, including an observer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were witnessed being thrown into the water after as the vessel capsized and were quickly pulled from the water by a nearby good Samaritan. ... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Coos Bay, in Charelston, Ore., searches for a missing fisherman next to the 62-foot fishing trawler Patty A J, after the vessel capsized while inbound between the Coos Bay Bar jetties, March 23, 2016.
The other three people who were on board, including an observer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were witnessed being thrown into the water after as the vessel capsized and were quickly pulled from the water by a nearby good Samaritan. ... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Wood, a member of the Coast Guard 13th District C4IT Branch, uses a mobile high frequency radio to communicate with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection National Law Enforcement Communications Service Center in Orlando, Fla., during a communications exercise at Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 22, 2016.... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Wood, a member of the Coast Guard 13th District C4IT Branch, uses a mobile high frequency radio to communicate with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection National Law Enforcement Communications Service Center in Orlando, Fla., during a communications exercise at Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 22, 2016.... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
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MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr., a 154-foot fast response cutter, repatriated 58 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
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MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr., a 154-foot fast response cutter, repatriated 58 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
CAPE MAY, N.J. — Active duty members of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, as well as recruits, participated in Cape May Elementary School's Read Across America event, Wednesday, at the school's auditorium.
Members of the training center command including Cmdr. Joe Meuse, the executive officer of the training center, read books to groups of children ranging from those in Kindergarten to those in the sixth grade.... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
CAPE MAY, N.J. — Active duty members of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, as well as recruits, participated in Cape May Elementary School's Read Across America event, Wednesday, at the school's auditorium.
Members of the training center command including Cmdr. Joe Meuse, the executive officer of the training center, read books to groups of children ranging from those in Kindergarten to those in the sixth grade.... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
*Editors Note: Lt. Kurt Walker, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, will be available to conduct on-camera interviews concerning crab season safety Thursday at 9 a.m., at Pier 47 in San Francisco. Media interested are asked to contact the 11th Coast Guard District Public Affairs office at 510-437-3808 or 510-772-8865 by close-of-business Wednesday.
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- One of the most dangerous jobs in America is commercial fishing, and Dungeness crab fishing is considered the most deadly of all West Coast commercial fisheries. ... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
*Editors Note: Lt. Kurt Walker, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, will be available to conduct on-camera interviews concerning crab season safety Thursday at 9 a.m., at Pier 47 in San Francisco. Media interested are asked to contact the 11th Coast Guard District Public Affairs office at 510-437-3808 or 510-772-8865 by close-of-business Wednesday.
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- One of the most dangerous jobs in America is commercial fishing, and Dungeness crab fishing is considered the most deadly of all West Coast commercial fisheries. ... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
BOSTON — Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod is celebrating 100 years of Coast Guard aviation Friday by unveiling its yellow-painted MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter.
The Jayhawk helicopter arrived in Cape Cod Wednesday and is one of six specially painted Coast Guard MH-60s donning the chrome yellow paint scheme that Coast Guard and Navy helicopters used in the late 1940s and early 1950s. ... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
BOSTON — Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod is celebrating 100 years of Coast Guard aviation Friday by unveiling its yellow-painted MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter.
The Jayhawk helicopter arrived in Cape Cod Wednesday and is one of six specially painted Coast Guard MH-60s donning the chrome yellow paint scheme that Coast Guard and Navy helicopters used in the late 1940s and early 1950s. ... [Read More]
March 23, 2016
Extreme chaffing caused deteriorated wiring systems in a commercial vessel, as shown in this photograph taken Feb. 25, 2016. The Coast Guard recommends all vessel owners check their electrical systems before getting underway in the spring. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Marine Safety Detachment Sturgeon Bay)
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March 23, 2016
Extreme chaffing caused deteriorated wiring systems in a commercial vessel, as shown in this photograph taken Feb. 25, 2016. The Coast Guard recommends all vessel owners check their electrical systems before getting underway in the spring. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Marine Safety Detachment Sturgeon Bay)
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March 22, 2016
Imagery available: U.S. Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia partner to improve Port Security
U.S. Coast Guard phot by Activities Far East.
TOKYO — A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team in cooperation with officials from the Federated States of Micronesia’s Department of Transportation, Communication, and Infrastructure completed three days of port facility security seminars in March.... [Read More]
March 22, 2016
Imagery available: U.S. Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia partner to improve Port Security
U.S. Coast Guard phot by Activities Far East.
TOKYO — A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team in cooperation with officials from the Federated States of Micronesia’s Department of Transportation, Communication, and Infrastructure completed three days of port facility security seminars in March.... [Read More]
March 22, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Activities Far East.
TOKYO — A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team completed a bilateral engagement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands officials in March.
This engagement involved sharing best practices and visiting with the Secretary of Transportation and Communication to observe the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code at two port facilities in Majuro, Delap Dock and Uliga Dock. ... [Read More]
March 22, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Activities Far East.
TOKYO — A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team completed a bilateral engagement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands officials in March.
This engagement involved sharing best practices and visiting with the Secretary of Transportation and Communication to observe the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code at two port facilities in Majuro, Delap Dock and Uliga Dock. ... [Read More]
March 22, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Activities Far East.
SINGAPORE — A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team completed a bilateral engagement with Samoan officials in March.
This engagement involved sharing best practices and visiting with the Ministry of Works, Transport, and Infrastructure to observe the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code at the Port of Apia. ... [Read More]