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 says its intercepted message from training exercise led to confusionSeptember 11th, 2009 Intercepted Coast Guard message led to confusionWASHINGTON — The Coast Guard says radio communications for a routine training exercise in Washington were overheard by the public, leading to news reports and confusion amid Friday's commemorations of the Sept. 11 anniversary.
20 crew rescued in another ship sinking in PhilippinesSeptember 6th, 2009 MANILA - A Panama-registered cargo vessel with 20 South Korean and Filipino crew members on board sank off the eastern Philippines as the death toll in the sinking of a domestic passenger ferry rose to nine, the coast guard said Monday. All four South Korean and 15 Filipino crew members of the MV Hera were rescued Monday off Eastern Samar province, 660 km south of Manila, coast guard spokesman Lieutenant Armand Balilo said.
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: 80 passengers taken off grounded Wash. whale watch boat; no injuries reportedJuly 16th, 2009 80 passengers taken off grounded whale watch boatFRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — The Coast Guard says a 65-foot whale-watching vessel carrying 80 passengers ran aground Wednesday evening north of Lopez Island in northwest Washington's San Juan islands.
Pleasure boat runs aground near Statue of Liberty; all 8 aboard rescued, no injuries reportedJuly 13th, 2009 Boat runs aground off Liberty Island; 8 rescuedNEW YORK — A boat has run aground and taken on water near the Statue of Liberty. All eight people aboard have been rescued.
Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues 2 men on board disabled skiff off remote Alaska islandsJune 22nd, 2009 Coast Guard saves 2 from disabled skiff in AlaskaJUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued two men on board a disabled 15-foot skiff adrift in Alaska's remote western Aleutian Islands. Coast Guard Chief Steve Harrison in Juneau says the men were hoisted by basket into the helicopter Sunday night and taken to a clinic in Adak for evaluation.
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.
Coast Guard: 28 migrants from Haiti, Bahamas thrown in water when boat capsizes off Fla. coastMay 13th, 2009 Officials: Fla. boat flips, 28 migrants thrownMIAMI — Coast Guard officials in Florida say they are responding to a report that a boat capsized and threw about 28 migrants into the water off the Fort Lauderdale coast.
21 migrants pulled from water off Fla. coast more than 10 hours after boat flipsMay 13th, 2009 Fla. boat flips, dumping migrants in oceanMIAMI — 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 ocean. Twenty-one people were pulled from the water off Fort Lauderdale, seven of them unresponsive, the Coast Guard said.
9 dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Florida coast, smuggling suspectedMay 13th, 2009 9 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks off Fla.MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — At least nine people are dead after a boat carrying Haitian migrants sank off the Florida coast, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.
Lawyer says mixup on beacon registration delayed NJ fishing boat searchMay 8th, 2009 Mixup may have delayed search in NJ fishing deathsCAPE MAY, N.J. — An analyst says a mixup delayed the search in the deadly sinking of a fishing boat off New Jersey by nearly an hour and a half.
Sole survivor from NJ scallop boat sinking says he supports theory that gear became snaggedMay 5th, 2009 NJ boat sinking survivor: Tangled gear possibleCAPE MAY, N.J. — The sole survivor from a scallop boat that sank off the coast of New Jersey says he agrees with a lawyer's theory that the vessel's fishing gear might have become tangled, pulling the boat down.
Sole survivor from scallop boat that sank off New Jersey tells panel wood plank saved his lifeMay 5th, 2009 NJ boat's sole survivor says wood plank saved lifeCAPE MAY, N.J. — The sole survivor from a scallop boat that sank off the coast of New Jersey says a wooden plank saved his life.
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