NTSB to report on 2008 sinking of Alaska Ranger fishing vessel that killed 5 in Bering SeaSeptember 30th, 2009 Feds looks at sinking of Alaska fishing vesselWASHINGTON — A federal safety agency is set to issue a report on why an Alaska fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea last year, killing five of 47 crew members. The Alaska Ranger sank in March 2008 west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Coast Guard recovers body of San Francisco windsurfer west of Golden Gate BridgeSeptember 20th, 2009 Coast Guard recovers windsurfer's body near SFSAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard has recovered the body of a San Francisco windsurfer found dead in ocean waters about 2½ miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. Coast Guard spokesman Jeremy Pichette says a search was launched Saturday afternoon after a pedestrian on the bridge reported an unmanned surfboard floating in the water.
Man rescued from disabled watercraft after drifting overnight off US Virgin IslandsSeptember 8th, 2009 Man on disabled watercraft rescued in USVICHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — A U.S.
Body found during search for missing cruise ship passenger believed to have fallen overboardAugust 4th, 2009 Body found during search for missing passengerANCHORAGE, Alaska — A woman's body has been found during a search in frigid Alaska waters for a cruise ship passenger who was believed to have fallen overboard. The Coast Guard says the search for the missing passenger is continuing until the body is positively identified.
Coast Guard: Pilot of helicopter in Maine emergency water landing was millionaire British lordAugust 4th, 2009 British lord, 3 others escape Maine 'copter scareDEER ISLE, Maine — The U.S. Coast Guard says the pilot of a helicopter that made an emergency water landing near a tiny island off Maine's coast is a member of Britain's House of Lords.
Coast Guard searches Alaska waters for missing cruise ship passenger believed fallen overboardAugust 3rd, 2009 Search launched for missing cruise ship passengerANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has launched a massive search in frigid Alaska waters for a cruise ship passenger who is believed to have fallen overboard. The Coast Guard said the 45-year-old woman was reported missing by a friend Monday morning when the Holland America ship Zaandam was in Glacier Bay National Park about 75 miles northwest of Juneau.
Coast Guard: 1,600 pounds of cocaine seized off the coast of VenezuelaJuly 22nd, 2009 Coast Guard: 1,600 pounds of cocaine seizedMIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard says an estimated 1,600 pounds of cocaine were seized from a motorboat off the coast of Venezuela last week.
Passing ship, Coast Guard help rescue 3 who escaped injury while fleeing burning boat off NJJuly 19th, 2009 3 rescued off NJ coast after fleeing burning boatBARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. — Three crew members who used a lifeboat to flee their burning vessel off New Jersey's coast have been pulled to safety by workers aboard a passing ship.
Coast Guard cutter based in Alameda, Calif., makes drug bust off coast of GuatemalaJuly 10th, 2009 Coast Guard cutter makes drug bust off GuatemalaALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard says a cutter based in Alameda has seized two speedboats, recovered a bale of cocaine and detained four suspected smugglers off the coast of Guatemala.
US Coast Guard chopper in Bering Sea rescues French kayaker attempting to circumnavigate globeJuly 5th, 2009 Coast Guard plucks French kayaker from Bering SeaANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a French kayaker who became fatigued in the Bering Sea during his quest to circumnavigate the world.
Coast Guard rescues 2 who had been adrift 52 hours in open 15-foot skiff off Aleutian IslandsJune 22nd, 2009 2 rescued after drifting 52 hours off AleutiansANCHORAGE, Alaska — Rod Whitehead had doubts of seeing his five children again as he marked 52 hours adrift in an open skiff in the northern Pacific on Father's Day. But that afternoon, as hypothermia and dehydration threatened, Whitehead and deckhand Bill Osterback spotted a basket and a swimmer breaking through the heavy Aleutians Islands fog as they were lowered from a Coast Guard helicopter.
Helicopter heading to site where C-130 spotted 2 on board disabled skiff in remote AleutiansJune 22nd, 2009 Searchers spot 2 aboard disabled skiff in AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard searchers have spotted two men on board a disabled 15-foot skiff adrift in Alaska's remote western Aleutian Islands. A helicopter crew is heading to the area and expected to arrive Sunday night.
Divers find body of crew member from fishing boat that sunk off NJ coast in March, killing 6May 14th, 2009 Crewman's body recovered from sunken boat off NJCAPE MAY, N.J. — The Coast Guard says commercial divers have recovered the body of a crew member killed when a fishing boat sank off southern New Jersey in March.
Coast Guard says about 28 people thrown in water when boat capsizes off Fort LauderdaleMay 13th, 2009 Officials: Fla. boat flips, about 28 people thrownMIAMI — A boat filled with migrants from Haiti and the Bahamas capsized off the coast of Florida on Wednesday, dumping as many as 28 people in the water.
US Navy arrests nine pirates off African coastFebruary 11th, 2009 MANAMA - The US Navy said Thursday it had arrested nine suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden, a day after similar action netted seven pirates. The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf apprehended the nine after responding to a distress call from a nearby merchant vessel, according to the Manama-based US Navy 5th Fleet Command.
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