U.S. Coast Guard District 8
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Featured Video
West Virginia Train Derailment Response
Response crews working with the West Virginia Train Derailment Response Unified Command perform excavation operations to remove impacted soil around the derailment incident site, Feb. 24, 2015. Once complete, they will begin laying a new rail bed in order to rebuild the CSX railroad tracks. The Unified Command is working to ensure the surrounding environment is restored and response teams are continually conducting air, water and land monitoring. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally | USCGD8 | 02.24.2015
Recent Photos
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Coast Guard interdicts another Mexican fishing crew...Red snapper seized by Coast Guard small boat crews during a lancha interdiction in South Texas waters Feb. 26, 2015. The Coast Guard estimates over 1,100 annual...
Courtesy Photo | CGPADH | 02.26.2015
Coast Guard celebrates Black History MonthNEW ORLEANS – RADM Kevin Cook, Commander of the Eighth U.S. Coast Guard District, presents a certificate of appreciation to Clarence A. Becknell, Sr., Historian...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth H. Bordelon | USCGD8 | 02.25.2015
Coast Guard helps boaters stranded in Lake PontchartrainThe Coast Guard assisted four people aboard a disabled fishing vessel taking on water on Lake Pontchartrain, Feb., 23, 2015. A Coast Guard Station New Orleans...
Courtesy Photo | USCGD8 | 02.23.2015
West Virginia train derailment responseWorkers with the West Virginia train derailment response use cranes to re-rail a tank car involved in the derailment near Mount Carbon in preparation for its removal...
Courtesy Photo | USCGD8 | 02.18.2015
Hoist trainingA rescue swimmer is lowered during air operations training off Galveston, Texas Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are held regularly to ensure the search and...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Williams | CGPADH | 02.19.2015
West Virginia train derailment responseResponse crews for the West Virginia train derailment continue to monitor the burning of the derailed rail cars near Mount Carbon next to the Kanawha River, Feb. 18,...
Courtesy Photo | USCGD8 | 02.18.2015
Recent Video
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West Virginia Train Derailment ResponseResponse crews working with the West Virginia Train Derailment Response Unified Command perform excavation operations to remove impacted soil around the derailment...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally | USCGD8 | 02.24.2015
Coast Guard medevacs Tanker Crewmember Off Galveston CoastA Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter crew hoists and transfers a crewmember having heart attack symptoms from the Zambezi Star in the Galveston Fairway Anchorage February...
Courtesy Video | CGPADH | 02.19.2015
Coast Guard Assists Family of 4 to Safety near Port...A Coast Guard aircrew rescued a family of four, including two young children, aboard a grounded recreational boat near Port Mansfield, Texas, Feb. 16, 2015. U.S....
Courtesy Video | CGPADH | 02.16.2015
Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard performs at National...Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard perform silent drills before an audience at the National World War II Museum, Feb. 15, 2015. The Honor Guard...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Johnson | USCGD8 | 02.15.2015
Mexican Fishing Vessel Interdicted by South Texas Coast...The Coast Guard interdicted one Mexican fishing vessel in U.S. waters, Feb. 06, 2015, after a more than 30 minute pursuit that ended offshore of South Padre Island.
Courtesy Video | CGPADH | 02.06.2015
Coast Guard Medevacs 1 Near VeniceThe Coast Guard medevaced the captain of a fishing vessel five miles off of Main Pass near Venice, Feb. 02, 2015. A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin...
Courtesy Video | USCGD8 | 02.02.2015
Recent News Stories
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Coast Guard medevacs tanker crew member off Galveston coast
A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a 46-year-old crew member off a tanker in the Galveston Fairway Anchorage Thursday morning.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Williams | CGPADH | 02.20.2015
A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a 46-year-old crew member off a tanker in the Galveston Fairway Anchorage Thursday morning.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Williams | CGPADH | 02.20.2015
Coast Guard medevacs woman off Carnival cruise ship 184...
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medevaced a 51-year-old woman off a Carnival cruise ship approximately 184 miles offshore of Galveston early today.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Manda Emery | CGPADH | 02.01.2015
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medevaced a 51-year-old woman off a Carnival cruise ship approximately 184 miles offshore of Galveston early today.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Manda Emery | CGPADH | 02.01.2015
Coast Guard interdicts another Mexican fishing crew...The Coast Guard interdicted a Mexican fishing crew poaching red snapper in the waters off South Texas late Tuesday night.
Courtesy Story | CGPADH | 01.27.2015
Coast Guard interdicts more Mexican fisherman poaching...The Coast Guard interdicted a Mexican fishing crew who fled from authorities Sunday, after poaching shark, red snapper, and eel in the waters off South Texas.
Courtesy Story | CGPADH | 01.26.2015
Coast Guard medevacs baby from cruise ship in Gulf of Mexico
A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced an 8-month-old baby girl from the cruise ship Carnival Triumph early Monday morning, 140 miles southeast of Galveston.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick | CGPADH | 01.26.2015
A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced an 8-month-old baby girl from the cruise ship Carnival Triumph early Monday morning, 140 miles southeast of Galveston.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick | CGPADH | 01.26.2015
Coast Guard intercepts Mexican fishermen poaching in...The Coast Guard interdicted a Mexican fishing crew attempting to poach red snapper in South Texas Saturday night.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Williams | CGPADH | 01.25.2015
Recent Audio
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Lifesaving gift ideas for the holidays
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Piasecki, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, offers lifesaving gift ideas for the holidays. (U.S. Coast Guard...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 12.19.2014
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Piasecki, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, offers lifesaving gift ideas for the holidays. (U.S. Coast Guard...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 12.19.2014
Good Samaritan reports boat fire on marine band radio
A good Samaritan aboard the vessel Sea Candy reporting that a 45-foot boat is on fire under the Highway 146 bridge near Kemah, Texas, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Coast...
Courtesy Audio | CGPADH | 08.29.2014
A good Samaritan aboard the vessel Sea Candy reporting that a 45-foot boat is on fire under the Highway 146 bridge near Kemah, Texas, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Coast...
Courtesy Audio | CGPADH | 08.29.2014
Mayday call from fishing boat taking on water
Coast Guard crews rescued two fishermen Monday, after their boat started taking on water in the Gulf of Mexico. At approximately 3:30 p.m. Coast Guard watchstanders...
Courtesy Audio | CGPADH | 02.10.2014
Coast Guard crews rescued two fishermen Monday, after their boat started taking on water in the Gulf of Mexico. At approximately 3:30 p.m. Coast Guard watchstanders...
Courtesy Audio | CGPADH | 02.10.2014
120801-G-EK967-Mayday call near Freeport
HOUSTON -- Coast Guard rescue crews saved four people from their sinking fishing boat five miles off the coast of Freeport, Wednesday morning. A crewman aboard the...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 08.01.2012
HOUSTON -- Coast Guard rescue crews saved four people from their sinking fishing boat five miles off the coast of Freeport, Wednesday morning. A crewman aboard the...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 08.01.2012
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HOUSTON - Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a mayday call from the captain of a fishing vessel at approximately 1:15 p.m. reporting that the...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 05.21.2012
HOUSTON - Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a mayday call from the captain of a fishing vessel at approximately 1:15 p.m. reporting that the...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 05.21.2012
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HOUSTON - Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a mayday call from the captain of a fishing vessel at approximately 1:15 p.m. reporting that the...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 05.21.2012
HOUSTON - Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a mayday call from the captain of a fishing vessel at approximately 1:15 p.m. reporting that the...
Courtesy Audio | USCGD8 | 05.21.2012
Recent Publications
The Guardian is a publication of the U.S. Coast Guard's 8th District. Summer 2012 issue.
The Guardian is a publication of the U.S. Coast Guard's 8th District. Winter 2012 issue.
