Coast Guard

≈~≈~≈~WFNewsTeam~≈~≈~≈ A departing fleet was blessed as they left from Vancouver's fishermen's wharf – in the shadow of impending cuts to the Kitsilano Coast Guard station. Irvin Figg with the fishermen's union was quick to blast the move. "It seems like it doesn't matter ...See all stories on this topic »  

BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted two people aboard a sailing vessel that ran aground near Portland, Maine, on Saturday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England command center received a call at 5:13 a.m. from the ...  

Casey Fall is one Hudson High School member of the class of 2012 who has a full-ride scholarship to college and a guaranteed job upon graduation. If everything falls into place as she planed it, Casey will graduate as a commissioned officer in ...  

Retired Coast Guard hovercraft captain Mike Kelly told the audience at the Jericho Sailing Centre last night that there are an average of 350 calls per year from the rescue station in English Bay. "Bases don't fall out of the sky because they've [the ...  

James Moore says the cuts must be taken into context. "If you just say the Kits Coast Guard station is being closed will there be an impact on services the answer would be yes but if you put it into context of everything that our government has done since 2010.  

The service was a forerunner of the Coast Guard which was established in 1915. The Kimball award recognizes Coast Guard boat force units that exemplify the motto of always being ready. About 15 Coast Guard units receive the award each year.  

Six people were rescued by the Coast Guard Thursday morning when their 38-foot fishing vessel sank after hitting some rocks near Barnegat Light, New Jersey. The vessel’s Captain, Albert Stork called the Coast Guard just before 8 a.m. to report ...  

A United States Coast Guard search and rescue training exercise was cut short Tuesday when a fire started on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay in Lake Huron near Port Huron, said Gabriel Settel, supervisor for U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit.  

Coast Guard crews responded to a fatal helicopter crash near Grand Isle. Petty Officer Steve Lehmann said the PHI, Inc. helicopter went down about 4:13 p.m. Monday. Rescue crews said the crash site is about 35 miles southwest of Grand Isle. Lehmann said ...  

... coast guard training series we follow Coast Guard Recruit Company November 186 as they go through firefighter training and tag along with them as the jump in the ring and duke it out. A shipboard fire is something that all coast guard members must be ...  

HONOLULU (AP) - U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews are heading to a cruise ship off Hawaii's Big Island to medevac a passenger from Poland suffering from pneumonia. Coast Guard Petty Officer Anthony Soto says a helicopter is on its way Friday to deliver ...  

The US Coast Guard will be joining the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines in the 2012 Armed Forces Crossband Test, scheduled for May 12. In addition to the Coast Guard station, five Army stations, three Air Force stations and six Navy/Marine Corps stations will be on the air to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD).Military-to-amateur crossband operations will take place on th...  

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s 131st Commencement ceremony, congratulating the 2012 graduating class and highlighting the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.  

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New London — The United States Coast Guard Band Chamber Players perform on May 20 at 2 p.m. in Leamy Concert Hall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The “Water Scenes” program is a musical prelude to the Operation Sail events scheduled for ...