U.S. Coast Guard
Recent News About U.S. Coast Guard
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The Long Blue Line: Evidence suggests the Midgetts actually were Mighty!
In 1974, Nell Wise Wechter put to paper what had been known by the locals on the Outer Banks for decades: the Midgett family was mighty. Wechter, previously known for young adult novels, strayed from her usual genre by writing The Mighty Midgetts of Chicamacomico about the three Midgett keepers at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station: Little Bannister Midgett, John Allen Midgett, and Levene Midgett.
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Boston Coast Guard to kick off National Safe Boating Week
Media interested in attending the press briefing should RSVP to the Coast Guard First District Public Affairs Office at D1publicaffairs@uscg.mil.
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Coast Guard San Francisco medevacs passenger from cruise ship
The Coast Guard medically evacuated (medevac) a passenger from the cruise ship, Ruby Princess, near Alcatraz, Wednesday night.
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Coast Guard medevacs crewmember near Southwest Pass, Louisiana
The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from an offshore supply vessel Wednesday approximately 11 miles southeast of Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
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Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold oil spill-boom deployment exercise in Yorktown
Coast Guard, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, York County and Accurate Marine Environmental
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Coast Guard to kick off National Safe Boating Week
WHO: Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay and Coast Guard Station Mayport crews invite media to attend an event to promote National Safe Boating Week.
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At the top of her class
Life as a cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy is not meant to be easy. So, when a student earns a near perfect grade point average and receives two prestigious scholarships to pursue advanced educational opportunities, it is a significant accomplishment to say the least.
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Coast Guard hosts proclamation signing event for Safe Boating Week
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu will be hosting an event to mark the start of the 2023 National Safe Boating Week on Friday at Sector Honolulu.
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement
Two-hundred and thirty-five ensigns were graduated
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Coast Guard unit set to relocate from Massena to Fort Drum, N.Y.
The Coast Guard is requesting public comments on the planned relocation of a Marine Safety Detachment from Massena to Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Coast Guard Sector Virginia to hold National Safe Boating Week media event
Coast Guard 5th District recreational boating safety director and Station Portsmouth personnel
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Coast Guard Training Center Cape May to hold Gold Star Memorial Day Sunset Parade
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May is scheduled to host a Memorial Day Sunset Parade on the training center’s parade field, May 28, at 7:30 p.m.
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Coast Guard returns 96 of 102 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following 3 vessel interdictions in the Mona Passage
Coast Guard crews returned 96 of 102 people to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Tuesday, following three separate interdictions in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico.
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Coast Guard releases summary of 2022 recreational boating statistics
During the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee meeting on May 11, 2023 (NBSAC), the U.S. Coast Guard released a summary of statistics on calendar year 2022 recreational boating incidents, revealing that there were 636 boating fatalities nationwide in 2022, a 3.3 percent decrease from the 658 deaths in 2021.
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Coast Guard halts illegal charter in Tampa Bay
The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter on Tampa Bay, Sunday.
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Coast Guard to Kick off National Safe Boating Week with Water Safety Fair in Sausalito
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate and the Coast Guard Auxiliary are scheduled to hold a free, public Water Safety Fair at Station Golden Gate at 10 a.m., Saturday.
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Coast Guard medevacs crewmember near Port Fourchon, Louisiana
The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a motor vessel Tuesday approximately 13 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
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Coast Guard returns 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in the Mona Passage
The Coast Guard returned 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Saturday, following the interdiction of a migrant vessel in the Mona Passage near Puerto Rico.
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Charges filed against vessel operator for illegal trawling near Kodiak, Alaska
The State of Alaska filed criminal misdemeanor charges May 12 against a vessel operator for operating non-pelagic trawl gear within the Kodiak, Alaska, ground fish registration area.
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Coast Guard to host open house Saturday
Coast Guard holds open-house event including demonstrations and displays