US Coast Guard News
- UPDATE 3: Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River April 21, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom UPDATE 3: Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River Editors' Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. BOSTON — The unified command is overseeing dive crews and […]
- Video Release: Coast Guardsman teaches environmental stewardship with Sea Partners program April 19, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Video Release: Coast Guardsman teaches environmental stewardship with Sea Partners program Editors' Note: Click on image above to download high resolution video or click HERE. BOSTON — Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Schafler, of the First Coast Guard District waterways management division, […]
- UPDATE 2: Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River April 16, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom UPDATE 2: Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River BOSTON — A unified command has been established in response to the dielectric oil leak in the Mystic River near the Alford St. […]
- UPDATE: Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River April 14, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom UPDATE: Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River Editors' Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. BOSTON — The Coast Guard, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and an oil spill […]
- Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River April 14, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River BOSTON — The Coast Guard and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection responded to a dielectric oil leak Friday in the Mystic River near the […]
- Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel south of Montauk April 10, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New YorkContact: Coast Guard PA Detachment New YorkOffice: (212) 514-4291After Hours: (917) 703-0983PA Detachment New York online newsroom Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel south of Montauk NEW YORK — Coast Guard crews medevaced a 25-year old man from a fishing vessel 80-miles southeast of Montauk, New […]
- Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns to homeport after 90-day patrol in Caribbean; repatriated 352 migrants March 30, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns to homeport after 90-day patrol in Caribbean; repatriated 352 migrants Editors' Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned home Friday to Portsmouth […]
- Coast Guard Northeast names active duty, reserve enlisted persons of the year March 28, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard Northeast names active duty, reserve enlisted persons of the year Editors' Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. BOSTON — Two Northeast-based Coast Guard petty officers were chosen as the 2017 active duty enlisted […]
- Coast Guard warns mariners ahead of strong storm forecasted in Southern New England March 20, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard warns mariners ahead of strong storm forecasted in Southern New England BOSTON — The Coast Guard is warning mariners and the public Tuesday to exercise caution along the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts Wednesday […]
- UPDATE: Coast Guard monitors progress of repairs for MV Martha’s Vineyard March 18, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom UPDATE: Coast Guard monitors progress of repairs for MV Martha’s Vineyard BOSTON — The Coast Guard is continuing to work with the Steamship Authority Sunday to determine why a ferry lost power Saturday night while en route […]
- Coast Guard responds to disabled ferry off Woods Hole, Massachusetts March 18, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard responds to disabled ferry off Woods Hole, Massachusetts BOSTON — The Coast Guard is responding Saturday night after a ferry with 78 people aboard lost power while en route Woods Hole from Martha's Vineyard. The captain of […]
- Northeast Coast Guard units prepare for nor’easter, warn of dangerous marine conditions March 12, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Northeast Coast Guard units prepare for nor’easter, warn of dangerous marine conditions Editors' Note: Click on images to download. BOSTON — The Coast Guard is conducting pre-storm assessments Monday and advising mariners and the public along […]
- FEATURE RELEASE: Local Coast Guard Auxiliary watchstanders play key role at Coast Guard Station Chatham March 12, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Local Coast Guard Auxiliary watchstanders play key role at Coast Guard Station Chatham Editors' Note: Click on image to download. CHATHAM – Four members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Chatham Flotilla stand regular watches […]
- Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returns to Boston following 58-day patrol March 2, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returns to Boston following 58-day patrol Editors' Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. BOSTON — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned to their homeport of […]
- Audio Available: Coast Guard warns mariners, prepares for storm, coastal flooding in Northeast March 1, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Audio Available: Coast Guard warns mariners, prepares for storm, coastal flooding in Northeast BOSTON — The Coast Guard is advising mariners and the public along the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coast to exercise vigilance and extreme […]
- Coast Guard to break ice on Kennebec, Penobscot Rivers, urges public to remove ice fishing shacks February 26, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard to break ice on Kennebec, Penobscot Rivers, urges public to remove ice fishing shacks BOSTON — The Coast Guard urges the public to remove their ice fishing shacks as soon as safely possible from the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers as […]
- UPDATE: Coast Guard supervises site assessment of sunken tug February 26, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom UPDATE: Coast Guard supervises site assessment of sunken tug BOSTON — The Coast Guard is overseeing a site assessment of the sunken tug Capt Mackintire Monday in the Gulf of Maine approximately three miles south of Kennebunkport, […]
- Coast Guard, State respond to sewage release from Coast Guard Station South Portland, Maine February 24, 2018Coast Guard, State respond to sewage release from Coast Guard Station South Portland, Maine BOSTON — The Coast Guard is working with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Friday after a release of an estimated 1,500 gallons of untreated sewage from Coast Guard Station South Portland, Maine, into the Fore River. A local contractor damaged […]
- Coast Guard investigates tug collision, monitors sunken boat February 23, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Coast Guard investigates tug collision, monitors sunken boat Editors' Note: Click on images to download. BOSTON — The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of a tug collision that occurred about three miles south of Kennebunk, Maine, […]
- Boston C4IT officer awarded for leadership February 22, 2018News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District NortheastContact: 1st District Public AffairsOffice: (617) 223-8515After Hours: (617) 717-96091st District online newsroom Boston C4IT officer awarded for leadership Editors' Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. By Petty Officer Nicole J. Groll On Feb. 16, 2018, Lt. Edward Costa, field operations officer for Base Boston C4IT department, […]
