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USCG Air Station Kodiac Rescues 11 from Two Fishing Boats
In two separate incidents, US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiac crews rescued eleven fisherman from two boats on Wednesday. The 58-foot fishing vessel Kimberly ran aground on Portage Bay southwest of Kodiak on the Alaska Peninsula Tuesday night around 8 p.m. but severe weather prevented the Coast … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Station Kodiac, fishing vessel, Heritage, Jayhawk helicopter, Kimberly, US Coast Guard
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The Passengers are Fatter so US Coast Guard Revises their Regulations
For roughly the last fifty years, the US Coast Guard regulations for the loading and stability of passenger vessels has assumed an average weight of 160 pounds per person. Conceding to the reality of a more corpulent population, the regulations were updated last month, increasing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Assumed Average Weight per Person, regulations, US Coast Guard
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Five Sailors Saved by Cruise Ship Norwegian Gem in Coast Guard AMVER Rescue
On Saturday morning, the 39′ sailboat, Sanctuary, in heavy weather 256 miles northeast of Bermuda, was hit by several breaking waves, lost power and began slowly taking on water. The crew of five, four men and one woman, called for help. The US Coast Guard … Continue reading
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Tagged AMVER, Norwegian Gem, sailboat, Sanctuary, US Coast Guard
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U.S. Coast Guard Punishes 7 for Sexual Hazing Aboard Cutter Venturous
Navy Times is reporting that seven US Coast Guard personnel have been found guilty of various charges; including indecent exposure, assault and disorderly conduct; related to tying down and stripping fellow crew members aboard the cutter Venturous. The hazing incidents took … Continue reading
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Lard Ho! Coast Guard Ups the Weight for Average Passengers
The US Coast Guard has updated its regulations, increasing the average weight per passenger for stability and loading calculations of tour and charter boats from 160 pounds to 185 pounds. Lard ahoy! Coast Guard estimates average weight of cruise passengers has gone up by … Continue reading
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Tagged average weight per passenger, regulations, US Coast Guard
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“A Whale” Skimmer Not Ready for Prime Time – Initial Testing Inconclusive
Whale of a skimmer not ready to attack Gulf oil after weekend of testing The behemoth Taiwanese oil skimmer, A Whale, is not yet ready attack the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after a weekend of testing proved inconclusive, said … Continue reading
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Tagged A Whale, Gulf of Mexico, oil skimmer, TMT Shipping Offshore, US Coast Guard
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Record £240m cocaine bust as Royal Navy sinks smugglers
The Royal Navy in joint operations with the US Coast Guard off South America has seized a £240 million cocaine shipment – the biggest haul in Royal Navy history. HMS Iron Duke’s crew sank the 138ft drug boat with bursts of cannon fire … Continue reading
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Breaking News from the Department of Really Lousy Timing
CNN reported that the US Coast Guard had fired shots at a passenger vessel on the Potomac River a short distance from where 9/11 memorial events were taking place at the Pentagon. Later reports say that the incident was in … Continue reading
