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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads $166 million ...
news.uscg.mil > press-releases > article...Andrew Sugimoto, Eleventh District commander.... ...SAN DIEGO -- The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) crew offloaded more than 6,325 pounds of cocaine and more than 13,220 pounds of marijuana... ...Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security cooperate in the effort to combat transnational organized crime... .... Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) crew was responsible for one interdiction, seizing approximately 3,300 pounds of cocaine. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard, partners complete successful search and rescue ...
news.uscg.mil > press-releases > article..."The general scenario today is an overdue vessel that didn't make it back," said Senior Chief Petty Officer Timothy Elhajj, the officer in charge... ...of Coast Guard Station Kauai.... ...the United States Coast Guard, Kaua"i Emergency Management Agency, Kaua'i Fire Department, Kaua'i Police Department, Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau, Civil... ...Air Patrol, and Kauai Search and Rescue K-9 Team....

Coast Guard, partner agencies suspend search for missing man ...
news.uscg.mil > press-releases > article...to Bayfront Park Marina from Elliot Key sandbar.... ...MIAMI -- Coast Guard and partner agencies suspended their search, Tuesday, for a 51-year-old male who went missing in the vicinity of Elliott Key... ...The Coast Guard and partner agencies searched for approximately 36 hours, covering more than 930 square miles.... ..."The decision to suspend search and rescue operations is always a difficult one," said Lt...

Coast Guard, cruise ship rescue three boaters aboard vessel taking ...
news.uscg.mil > press-releases > article...Watchstanders contacted the owner of the Snail Mail who stated they were shoreside, but in contact with the three boaters aboard the Snail Mail via... ...Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received an emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert at 7:22 a.m. from the 44-foot recreational... ...Gretchen Gochnour, a command duty officer at the District Eight Command Center.... ..."The Coast Guard urges the boating public to emulate the Snail Mail by having an EPIRB and geolocating devices onboard before taking to the sea...

Coast Guard, state, locals continue response to release of ...
news.uscg.mil > press-releases > article...-- Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay and multiple partner agencies continue clean-ups Sunday following the release of a latex finishing... ...material Friday night due to a mechanical failure at the Trinseo facility in Bristol.... ...Environmental Protection Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and the National Oceanic... ...EPA, the Pennsylvania DEP and the United States Coast Guard."...

Coast Guard monitors release of hazardous material near Bristol, Pa.
news.uscg.mil > press-releases > article...-- Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay and other government agencies are monitoring a release of a hazardous material into Otter Creek... ...Coast Guard personnel are advising the public to stay away from the area where cleanup operations are underway.... ...Environmental Protection Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and the National Oceanic... ...Jonathan Theel, the commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay...