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Coast Guard Rescues Woman From Ocean-Going Rowboat
An aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego rescue a woman aboard an ocean-going rowboat in distress approximately 70 miles offshore from Point Conception, June 17, 2013. The woman was attempting to row from California to Hawaii when she aborted her trip and called the Coast Guard for assistance. U.S. Coast Guard video by Sector San Diego.
Courtesy Video | USCGD11PSD | 06.17.2013
Featured Photo
Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Hart Senate Office in Washington June 4, 2013. Papp joined other senior military leaders in providing an update on sexual assault prevention and response. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley)
Courtesy Photo | USCGHQ | 06.04.2013
Recent News Stories
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Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 2 from sailboat in...The Coast Guard and agood Samaritan rescued two people Saturday aboard a 22-foot sailboat taking on water in the Pamlico Sound near Ocracoke, N.C.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill | USCGD5 | 06.15.2013
New captain of the port in HoustonA new commander over Coast Guard units in the Houston-Galveston area and captain of the port in those areas relieved his predecessor Friday during a change of command...
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Lehmann | CGPADH | 06.14.2013
Coast Guard bomb detecting K-9 retiresA Coast Guard Explosive Detector Dog retired Monday at the Maritime Safety and Security Team building in Galveston, after 9 years of service.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick | CGPADH | 06.10.2013
Sen. Lautenberg honored by Coast Guard cutter crewIn honor of the late New Jersey Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.), the Cutter Mohawk retired a commissioning pennant at sea Monday to laud the Lautenberg’s...
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah Foster | USCG-AA | 06.10.2013
Unified Command to remove, decontaminate leaking oil...The Unified Command composed of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, City of Valdez, and Gallagher Marine Systems, LLC, finalized plans...
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | USCGD17 | 06.09.2013
Salmagundi Club hosts Coast Guard Art Program 2013Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, director of governmental and public affairs, U.S. Coast Guard, accepted 29 pieces of artwork on behalf of the Coast Guard Art Program...
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta Disco | PADET-NY | 06.07.2013
Recent Video
(37 votes; 3.70)
Coast Guard Rescues Woman From Ocean-Going RowboatAn aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego rescue a woman aboard an ocean-going rowboat in distress approximately 70 miles offshore from Point Conception, June...
Courtesy Video | USCGD11PSD | 06.17.2013
Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay arrives in new homeport of...The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay arrives at the vessel's new homeport of Cleveland June 16, 2013. The cutter is being relocated from New London, Conn. U.S....
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Yaw | USCGD9 | 06.16.2013
Cleanup Efforts Continue in Valdez, AlaskaCleanup efforts continue in Valdez, Alaska, as responders offload, inspect and decontaminate containers of mineral oil from aboard the vessel BBC Arizona, June 10-12,...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | USCGD17 | 06.12.2013
BBC Arizona Cleanup Underway in ValdezCleanup efforts continue in Valdez, Alaska, as responders offload, inspect and decontaminate containers of mineral oil from aboard the vessel BBC Arizona, June 10-12,...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | USCGD17 | 06.12.2013
U.S. Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman off Mexican...The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated an 80-year-old fisherman from a San Diego-based commercial sport fishing vessel after he fell and suffered multiple injuries...
Courtesy Video | USCGD11PSD | 06.11.2013
Coast Guard Medevac from Norwegian GemCoast Guard medevacs possible stroke victim from cruise ship 70 miles offshore. Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | USCGD5 | 06.09.2013
Recent Photos
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Morro Bay commander speaks with mediaLt. Cmdr. Benjamin Keffer, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay, speaks with the media following a welcoming ceremony at the Cleveland Moorings Facility...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Yaw | USCGD9 | 06.19.2013
Coast Guard awards bar pilots for Columbia River rescueCapt. Bruce Jones, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River commander, presents Columbia River Bar Pilot employees Leroy Schlecht (left), George Ware and Gerrald Tucker...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.19.2013
Coast Guard presents award to Illinois Department of...Cdr. Mike Farrell, Chief of Prevention with Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, presents Illinois Department of Natural Resources representatives Dave Wyffels, Kevin...
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf | USCGD9 | 06.18.2013
Coast Guard, Mexican navy disrupt smuggling attemptA boarding team deployed from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Edisto approaches a suspected smuggling boat approximately 100 miles southwest of San Diego, June 18, 2013. The...
Courtesy Photo | USCGD11PSD | 06.18.2013
Coast Guard, Mexican navy disrupt smuggling attemptA boarding team deployed from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Edisto approaches a suspected smuggling boat approximately 100 miles southwest of San Diego, June 18, 2013. The...
Courtesy Photo | USCGD11PSD | 06.18.2013
Coast Guard Cutter Munro holds change of command in...The Coast Guard Cutter Munro displays full dress colors in honor of the change of command held in Kodiak, Alaska, June 18, 2013. Capt. Jeff Thomas relieved Capt. Mark...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis | USCGD17 | 06.18.2013
Recent Audio
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Coast Guard Deck Watch Radio - June 14, 2013
On Deck Watch this week Cmdr. Michael Mullen, executive officer, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, and Capt. Greg Sanial, chief of response, Coast Guard 17th District...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis | USCGD17 | 06.13.2013
On Deck Watch this week Cmdr. Michael Mullen, executive officer, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, and Capt. Greg Sanial, chief of response, Coast Guard 17th District...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis | USCGD17 | 06.13.2013
Deck Watch Radio - June 7, 2013
This week Deck Watch shares Coast Guard Historian Scott Price's story about Coast Guard Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent and his depictions of D-Day June...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis | USCGD17 | 06.06.2013
This week Deck Watch shares Coast Guard Historian Scott Price's story about Coast Guard Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent and his depictions of D-Day June...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis | USCGD17 | 06.06.2013
Deck Watch Radio - May 24, 2013
Deck Watch speaks with Lt. Cmdr. Michele Schallip, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, and Tami Beduhn, from NOAA and a chief survey technician aboard the...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis | USCGD17 | 05.23.2013
Deck Watch speaks with Lt. Cmdr. Michele Schallip, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, and Tami Beduhn, from NOAA and a chief survey technician aboard the...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis | USCGD17 | 05.23.2013
Deck Watch Radio - May 31, 2013
This week Deck Watch speaks with Coast Guard Fire and Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Bill St. Clair about the department's recent FAA aircraft pit fire training in...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg | USCGD17 | 05.23.2013
This week Deck Watch speaks with Coast Guard Fire and Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Bill St. Clair about the department's recent FAA aircraft pit fire training in...
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg | USCGD17 | 05.23.2013
Coast Guard responds to suspected hoax distress call
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, Ore., received this suspected hoax distress call May 18, 2013, from Hayden Island, near downtown Portland, Ore. Sector Columbia...
Courtesy Audio | CGD13EA | 05.18.2013
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, Ore., received this suspected hoax distress call May 18, 2013, from Hayden Island, near downtown Portland, Ore. Sector Columbia...
Courtesy Audio | CGD13EA | 05.18.2013
Deck Watch Radio - May 17, 2013
Deck Watch speaks with members of the Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety in Juneau, Alaska, the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, Air Station Kodiak and North Pacific...
Audio by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst, Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg | USCGD17 | 05.16.2013
Deck Watch speaks with members of the Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety in Juneau, Alaska, the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, Air Station Kodiak and North Pacific...
Audio by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst, Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg | USCGD17 | 05.16.2013
Recent Publications
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U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area
U.S. Coast Guard District 1
U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York
U.S. Coast Guard District 5
U.S. Coast Guard District 5 PADET Atlantic City
U.S. Coast Guard District 5 PADET Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard District 8
U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston
U.S. Coast Guard District 9
U.S. Coast Guard District 7
U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET St. Petersburg
U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan
U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
U.S. Coast Guard District 11
U.S. Coast Guard District 1
U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York
U.S. Coast Guard District 5
U.S. Coast Guard District 5 PADET Atlantic City
U.S. Coast Guard District 5 PADET Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard District 8
U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston
U.S. Coast Guard District 9
U.S. Coast Guard District 7
U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET St. Petersburg
U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan
U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
U.S. Coast Guard District 11
U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles
U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET San Diego
U.S. Coast Guard District 13
U.S. Coast Guard District 13 PADET Astoria
U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii
U.S. Coast Guard District 17
U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Anchorage
U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Kodiak
U.S. Coast Guard PIAT
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Command
U.S. Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology Service Center
U.S. Coast Guard Special Missions Training Center
U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET San Diego
U.S. Coast Guard District 13
U.S. Coast Guard District 13 PADET Astoria
U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii
U.S. Coast Guard District 17
U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Anchorage
U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Kodiak
U.S. Coast Guard PIAT
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Command
U.S. Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology Service Center
U.S. Coast Guard Special Missions Training Center
