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COAST GUARD FOUNDATION TO RECOGNIZE HEROISM AND MISSION EXCELLENCE
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that its annual Tribute to the United States Coast Guard in Houston will be held at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. At the event, the Foundation will recognize Coast Guard Air Station Houston aircrew CGNR 6581. In addition, the 2017 Guardian Award will be presented to ConocoPhillips, a Houston-based oil and natural gas producing company. Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant of the Coast Guard, will deliver keynote remarks.
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25 California Anglers Rescued by Coast Guard
Twenty-five people were rescued early Sunday morning from a fishing boat that was taking on water south of San Clemente Island in California.
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Coast Guard Interdicts Mexican Fishermen with 300 Illegal Red Snapper
A lancha, or Mexican fishing boat, was seized along with 300 red snapper, 3 shark and fishing gear, near the U.S./Mexico border after the Coast Guard caught four men aboard the boat illegally fishing in U.S. territorial waters Feb. 24, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
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Coast Guard Assists off Anacapa Island (CA)
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard assisted two individuals after their boat began taking on water Saturday, near Anacapa Island.
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Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Lake Erie
The Coast Guard rescued three men from western Lake Erie Monday after they were reported overdue from a fishing trip Sunday evening.
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California: Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Boat Fire Off Coast
The Coast Guard, along with several local agencies rescued three individuals after their boat caught fire Friday, near Rancho Palos Verdes. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 2nd Class Philip Gilbert, Station Los Angeles.
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Coast Guard Rescues Angler Near Umpqua River Jetty
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a 59-year-old man who injured his arm near the Umpqua River jetty outside of Winchester Bay.
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Coast Guard Law Enforcement During Halibut Derby
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard and its partner agencies National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Oregon State Police and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a coordinated law enforcement effort throughout the three-day Halibut Derby ensuring safe and legal fishing among the fishing fleets from northern Oregon and southern Washington
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Angler Rescued by Coast Guard
While search crews were en route to the scene, watchstanders from the Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Command Center received a call via VHF-FM marine radio channel 16 from a good Samaritan who was on scene with the woman's husband. The good Samaritan stated the husband's boat was disabled and in need of assistance 23 miles off Bean Point.
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Coast Guard Releases Annual Boating Statistics
The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2015 Recreational Boating Statistics report Tuesday, revealing that boating fatalities nationwide that year totaled 626, the third-lowest number of yearly boating fatalities on record.
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Coast Guard Posts Reward in Laser Incident on Lake Michigan
The Coast Guard announces Friday a monetary reward for validated information leading to the individual or individuals responsible for the illumination by green laser of a Coast Guard boat in Lake Michigan near Grand Haven, Michigan, Saturday.
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Coast Guard Approves Use of Electronic Charts to Replace Paper
The U.S. Coast Guard published guidance Feb. 5 that allows mariners to use electronic charts and publications instead of paper charts, maps and publications.
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Coast Guard Rescues 2 Anglers from Ice
The Coast Guard rescued two fisherman stranded on an ice floe in Lake Erie near Catawba Island Friday. At 2 p.m. a good Samaritan flying a plane over Lake Erie spotted the two fishermen and called the Coast Guard.
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Coast Guard Cautions California Boaters
The Coast Guard advises the public to exercise caution when in and around central and southern California harbors. A combination of larger sea swells and tides are occurring due to the effects of several severe weather systems moving through the area.
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Coast Guard Details Rescue 21 System for Boater Rescue
Rescue 21, the Coast Guard's advanced command, control and direction-finding communications system, was created to better locate mariners in distress and save lives and property at sea and on navigable rivers.
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Coast Guard Advises Boater Caution in California Waters Due to Storms
The Coast Guard advises the public to exercise caution when on and around central and southern California waters as a combination of larger sea swells and tides due to the effects of several severe weather systems moving through the area may be present.
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Coast Guard Cautions Boaters on Cold Water
When a person falls in cold water, their body responds to initial shock with an instantaneous gasp for air," said Taylor. "If their head is underwater, this may cause the person to swallow water and drown
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Coast Guard Rescues 4 Anglers off Virginia Coast
The Coast Guard located four overdue fishermen Friday aboard a disabled fishing boat off the Virginia coast.
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Coast Guard Issues Striped Bass Violations off N.J.
The Coast Guard issued violations Tuesday and Wednesday during two separate cases off Cape May due to the possession of Atlantic striped bass within the exclusive economic zone.
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Coast Guards Releases Illegally Caught Sharks
A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, boat crew frees a shark from illegal gill net Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard freed 50 living sharks and two tripletail Tuesday, from illegal longline gear and gill net that was found about 400 yards offshore, near South Padre Island. Five dead sharks were also caught in the illegal fishing gear.
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