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Police look for missing Texas exec in New OrleansHouston ChronicleThe Coast Guard has searched the Mississippi River. Crimestoppers increased its reward for information on Schantz's whereabouts from $5000 to $25000 for a ...and more »
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KATUHelicopters added to search effortThe ColumbianTwo helicopters — one from Coast Guard Station Astoria, and the other from the Washington Air National Guard — have been added to the search ...Search for missing Portland hiker resumes this morningOregonLive.comStill No Sign Of Missing Hiker Near Bonneville DamKPTV Portlandall 40 news articles »
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The Guardian'Limited effect' as civil servants go on two-day strikeIndependentHM Coastguard said only 15 staff of 1227 were on strike. Tessa Jowell, the Cabinet Office Minister, said a "fair" redundancy package had been agreed by five ...Civil servants in Devon and Cornwall strike over payBBC NewsSea safety warning as strike loomsSouth Devon Herald Express5000 staff to strike in pay-off rowSouth Wales Evening PostIndependentall 354 news articles »
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Search of York River for missing fisherman will go into sixth dayDaily PressOn Monday, members of the Marine Police, Coast Guard and the James City County Fire Department continued to comb the river by airplane and in boats to find ...and more »
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People, Places and OrganizationsPromenadeApril 4th was the day for the Broward County Navy League's Ninth Annual Coast Guard Easter Egg Hunt and Barbecue. It was held at USCG Station Fort ...and more »
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Warmer weather means ice hazards; icebreaker coming to Sandusky BaySandusky RegisterTo report a person in distress or the need for search and rescue, contact the US Coast Guard Sector Detroit Operations Center 24-hours a day at 313-568-9560 ...and more »
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al.com (blog)WWII-era plane crashes off Fla. Panhandle; 2 deadThe Associated PressIt says Coast Guard rescue crews found Zeiger, his passenger and the wreckage in water 50 feet deep. It does not identify the passenger. Coast Guard Petty ...Second victim in plane crash believed to be pilot's wifeThe News HeraldA World War II-era airplane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico early Saturday ...Destin Logall 375 news articles »
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Sheffield Lake native moves up Coast Guard ranksThe Morning Journal12, in a Change of Command Ceremony in Morehead City, NC, US Coast Guard Capt. Anthony Popiel, 44, was installed as prospective commander, Sector North ...Danger! Thin ice!Monroe Evening NewsFishermen Beware: Ice Could Break Away from Lake Erie This WeekendAccuWeather.com (blog)Geographic North Pole update: Ice information and the sun appearedExplorersWeball 10 news articles »
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myfoxny.comReport of Boat Capsize Looking MurkyNew York Times (blog)A spokesman for the Coast Guard, which called off its search Thursday afternoon, said on Friday that the Coast Guard did not know of anyone reported missing ...Coast Guard Suspends Search For Capsized Boat In QueensNY1all 20 news articles »
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Coast Guard 'rescue' part of Saturday's Port City Day on Naples BayNaples Daily NewsThe air-to-sea rescue is merely an attention-grabbing simulation, part of the annual Port City Day celebration sponsored by US Coast Guard Auxiliary ...Boating Safety Class OfferedSanta Rosa Press DemocratHelicopter rescues person in Naples Bay, but it was just a Port City drillNaples Daily Newsall 5 news articles »
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Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the tenth of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on youtube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after. For more on how to vote, visit coastguard.dodlive.mil Video: The dewatering of the fishing vessel Blue Diamond 90 miles east of Atlantic City, NJ, from the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish. Transcript: BMC Scott Gross: Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish showed up on scene of the fishing vessel Blue Diamond. It was taking on water just as they lost their engines. Our rescue assistance team was able to affect a box patch utilizing plugs and wedges and a pillow we actually used to plug the hole. A good team effort all around.
Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the ninth of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on youtube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after. For more on how to vote, visit coastguard.dodlive.mil Video: The rescue of a man whose canoe flipped in heavy surf in the Necanicum River near Gearheart, Ore., by an aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore. Transcript: LCDR Robert Potter: In this case, the helicopter was diverted shortly after take-off on a separate mission. There was a lady on shore that did see the gentleman in distress. Through the use of our command center and the 911 dispatch team center and her cell phone, we were able to find the man, quickly put a rescue swimmer into the water and return him to shore just 100-yards away where he quickly got medical attention.
Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the sixth of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on youtube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after. For more on how to vote, visit coastguard.dodlive.mil Video: The rescue of two people from a burning boat near Corpus Christi, Texas, from an aircrew from Sector Corpus Christi, Texas. Transcript: AST2 Josh Mros: We got a call about a vessel on fire and we were close by, maybe a half-mile away from the boat. We got on scene. I got in the water and saw that one survivor was severely burned from head to toe. So, we put him in the plane and we flew him directly to the hospital right away. I stayed on scene with the other guy who had no injuries at all and a small boat came and picked us up. Then the helo came back and picked myself up.
Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the third of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on youtube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after. For more on the contest and how to vote, visit Coast Guard Compass at: coastguard.dodlive.mil Video The simultaneous pursuit and interdiction off two drug smuggling boats 80 miles of the coast of Guatemala by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. Transcript: CAPT John Prince: While on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the dark of night we were alerted to the presence of four go-fast vessels. We launched our airborne-use-of-force helicopter. We also launched two small boats with boarding teams. The helicopter identified four go-fast vessels, executed disabling fire on two and were able to interdict four drug smugglers and disrupt nearly 5 tons of cocaine.
Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the third of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on youtube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after. For more on the contest and how to vote, visit Coast Guard Compass at: coastguard.dodlive.mil Video A medical evacuation of a crewmember from a US Navy submarine off the coast of Wash., by an aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore. Transcript ASTC John Schelin: We were called out to a Navy submarine for a Navy sailor. Once on scene we realized that we couldn't go from the missile deck because of the high seas so we elected to go hoist the gentleman from the conning tower and we transferred him back to an Oregon hospital where he was cared for.
Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the second of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on youtube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after. For more on the contest and how to vote, visit Coast Guard Compass at: coastguard.dodlive.mil Video The capture of suspected pirates from a response to a vessel distress signal from Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment Team 409 while operating under Combined Task Force 151. This video comes to us compliments of the US Navy and was produced by Mass Communications Specialist Eric L. Beauregard. Coast Guard and Navy personnel are working together closely on anti-piracy efforts around the world and we appreciate the Navy's permission to include this video in our Video of the Year contest. Transcript LT Greg Ponzi: Law Enforcement Detachment 409 does a boarding of a suspect pirate motor ship after receiving a distress call from a nearby merchant vessel. The boarding resulted in the discovery of a large weapons cache including rpgs and the apprehension of suspect Somali pirates.
Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the first of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on youtube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after. Video: The rescue of a paraglider pilot who crashed on the shoreline of Cape Lookout near Tillamook, Ore., by an aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore. Transcript LT Kevin Rapp: We arrived on scene to see our survivor drifting into a tidal cave with her paraglider apparatus wrapped around her legs. Our rescue swimmer was deployed to the cave and actually swam in out of sight.He used the cave hydraulics to recover her outside the cave where he cut her loose from the paraglider and we loaded her into the rescue basket and recovered her into the helicopter in a hypothermic state.
In this action packed episode Jonathan takes to the air in a Coast Guard rescue helicopter. Get a true look inside the day-to-day activities of Rescue Swimmer Brooks Brannan. Watch as Jonathan joins Brooks on a training mission where he jumps from a Coast Guard helicopter into the San Francisco bay.
Smaller than the NYPD, with 37000 Active Duty and Reserve Forces and another 28000 Auxilarists, many in Direct Operations, the USCG undertakes a huge job, daily. We are truly, Ordinary people performing Extradordinary tasks.
NEW YORK--Members of Coast Guard Sector New York and the Coast Guard Academy band march in the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11, 2009. (US Coast Guard multimedia by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura, Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie Elis and Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson)
Coast Guard Veterans Day Memorial 091111-G-2023P-500 Video by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Pinneo Edited by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Pinneo Created: Nov. 11, 2009 Released: Nov. 11, 2009 Produced by: CG 09221 Released by: CG 09221 Run Time: 1:30:00
GALVESTON, Texas - In this video by the US Coast Guard, Air Station Houston personnel participate in an annual training day on East Beach in Galveston Oct. 15, 2009. The crew fired flares, practiced survival techniques and donned survival gear during the event. (US Coast Guard video/ Petty Officer Third Class Patrick Kelley)
In this video released by the US Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, US Coast Guard Commandant, addresses members of the International Maritime Organiztion at the 2009 World Maritime Day Parallel event in New York City Oct. 16, 2009. (Coast Guard video production by Chief Petty Officer Russ Tippets)
This is pics and videos of some of the things me and my ship mates do inport and underway in the coast Guard. The songs Oblivion by 30 seconds to mars.
At uscg day in elizabeth city, north carolina... we rode the g-force.
On August 26th 2009 the public was invited to US Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to help raise money for the US Coast Guard Auxilary. The public was allowed on the 47 foot Motorlife boat and the 25 foot Response Boat Small. They were also allowed to check out the inside the station and the other RBS (which was on the trailer) and the 23 foot Beach Haven Boat along with the brand new Beach Haven boat.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Capt. Steve Czerwonka talks about the sports day at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles, Wash held Monday. The event is designed to enhance camaraderie amongst the exercise participants before the begin the underway exercise that begin Tuesday. For more information on Pacific Unity please go to www.d13publicaffairs.com.
Crewmembers stationed at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif., celebrate Coast Guard Day with their families Tuesday, Aug.4, 2009. (US Coast Guard video/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young)
Coast Guard Day in Hull on Saturday is also known as Joshua James Day, honoring the long lifesaving tradition in the seaside community. The Patriot Ledger is your original source for local news. -- By Cathleen Jeffrey
a tribute to the coast guard. It was really fun to make. Leave lots of comments.
Benjamin Strong, Amver Director, wishes everyone a happy Coast Guard Day from the grounds of Trinity Church, Manhattan where Alexander Hamilton is buried. Recorded on July 29, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
COAST GUARD WORKING WITH AGENCIES IN TAR CLEAN UP EFFORTS CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Brownsville, along with other state and federal officials, are working today to clean up tar that has washed upon the beaches near South Padre Island, Texas. A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 1:15 pm reporting that balls of tar were washing up on the beach. The affected area is an 8 mile stretch of beach north of the Rio Grande. Every ten yards of beach holds approximately 100 silver dollar sized balls of tar. The Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are on scene and have determined that the safest way to remove the tar from the beach is manually with shovels. The recovery is estimated to reach completion by Friday morning. There have been no reports of injury to people or animals.
tar that has washed upon the beaches near South Padre Island, Texas. A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 1:15 pm reporting that balls of tar were washing up on the beach. The affected area is an 8 mile stretch of beach north of the Rio Grande. Every ten yards of beach holds approximately 100 silver dollar sized balls of tar. The Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are on scene and have determined that the safest way to remove the tar from the ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Discovery Channel star partners with the Coast Guard Boating Safety Division to emphasize the importance of wearing a life jacket in a series of televised public service announcements. Discovery Channels Keith Colburn, captain of the F/V Wizard on cables number one series "Deadliest Catch," is joining with the Coast Guards Boating Safety Division this summer to promote life jacket wear and recreational boating safety on the nations waterways. As an official spokesperson for ...
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...Long Island Sound. U.S. Rep. Jim Himes climbs into the captain's chair and begins steering the 41-foot U.S. Coast Guard utility boat Monday as it motors past Stamford, heading for Greenwich Harbor. A Coast Guard sailor standing behind the Greenwich Democrat...
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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The ninth annual Multi-cultural day event was held on Coast Guard Island here, and featured cultural performances by Coast Guard and civilian volunteers including music, dancing and informative booths, June 18, 2009.
Coast Guard Academy Class of 1962 unveils D-Day mural depicting 91, 92 and 94 vessels arriving on Omaha Beach.
USCG Boot Camp or Basic Training to become a fireman, Rescue Swimmer, Surfman, and many other jobs in the US Coast Guard at Cape May New Jersey From the bus to graduation day Thanks for watching!!! Comment and Rate if you want!!!
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...guys had just come from Somalia — they said it was a piece of cake." On Sept. 11, 2001, Day was responsible for all Coast Guard electronics and computers in New England and New York. He said the Coast Guard's communications network was routed through the World...
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Rutland Herald
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...was christened on Veterans Day, 2006, and is named after Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf, the first commandant of today's Coast Guard. Bertholf's sister ships, the Waesche and the Stratton, are under construction in Pascagoula, Miss. Long lead time materials...
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US Coast Guard
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SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine- In recognition of Earth Day, Coast Guard crews stationed in Southwest Harbor participated in a roadside clean up April 24, 2009. About 12 Coast Guard members from more than four units in Southwest Harbor participated in the annual event in Acadia National Park and along Route 102. Crews collected an estimated 600 pounds of trash including coffee cups, soda bottles, plastic bags, and old tires along a two-mile stretch of road between Southwest Harbor and Tremont. (US ...
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine - In observance of Earth Day, the Coast Guard announces details of a new tidal energy plan at a press conference here Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The Coast Guard Research and Development Center in New London, Conn., and Coast Guard Sector Northern New England published a Broad Agency Announcement to initiate tidal energy at Coast Guard Station Eastport, Maine. The press conference included details of the $100000 project and recognized the official commissioning of a new ...
The US Coast Guard and Officer Snook from the Sea Partners Campaign, are working hard this Earth Day. Stewardship of the environment is a mission of the Coast Guard not just this one day, but year round. You can follow the Earth Day news and more from the Coast Guard on Twitter: twitter.com Also check out Officer Snook and Sea Partners Campaign. Music by: Amadan
Some Video of training With our helo the HH-65 Dauphine. A little bit of working out, cliff ops, and water Ops = fun :)
BOSTON - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Holt, Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Mullen, and Petty Officers 3rd Class Scott Richards and Mike Souza perform as the Coast Guard honor guard during Red Sox opening day ceremonies at Fenway Park Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (Photos and audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)
WASHINGTON, DC A Day in the Life of US Coast Guard is a roles and missions video used to show the daily activities of the US Coast Guard.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Station Sewaren Flotilla 4 4 St Patricks Day Parade March 8 2009
Each Year one of my duties as United States Senator is to nominate qualified candidates to the United States military academies. I along with members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation host an annual academy day to familiarize students with the application and nomination process and to expose them to military life. I hope you will enjoy the Academy Day presentations found here on my web site.
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...boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. The Coast Guard called off the search Tuesday for two NFL players and a third man lost at sea off the Florida coast after their boat capsized during...
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HOUSTON - In this video by the US Coast Guard, Rear Adm. Steven Day, deputy commander for mobilization and reserve affairs, Atlantic Area, visited the men and women of MSU Port Arthur, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009. (US Coast Guard video/Petty Officer 3rd Class Renee C. Aiello)
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