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On August 4, 1790, President George Washington okayed the creation of a Revenue Cutter Service to collect tariffs from U.S.-bound ships. Two-hundred and twenty-seven years later - after absorbing the Lifesaving Service and the Lighthouse Service - the U.S. Coast Guard is alive and well, charged with preserving life and property on the watera along with drug interdiction, counterterror, ice operations, Happy birthday to the Coasties - and to the haters who have trouble treating our fifth armed service as a coequal, here are some reasons for you to reconsider, with assistance from the USCG Flickr account and some T&P readers.
The Mississippi River reopened to vessel traffic on Tuesday following a barge collision just north of St. Louis that forced the closure of the river for about 14 hours, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The river reopened to vessel traffic at about 2:30 p.m. CDT , Coast Guard spokesman Dana Schmitt said.
Attorneys for the companies that insured Nathan Carman's Chicken Pox are asking a federal court in Rhode Island to leave open the possibility of questioning Carman during deposition about "his grandfather's unsolved homicide ..." "[F]urther defenses ... may become apparent later in discovery ... and [plaintiffs] anticipate that Nathan Carman's 'criminal wrongdoing' ... and 'illegality' ... will similarly bar his insurance claim," states the Plaintiff's Rule 16 Statement filed on July 31. Carman, of Vernon, spent seven days in a four-person, inflatable life raft after his fishing boat sank in September 2016. He was rescued by a freighter and brought to safety by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a fisherman on a Bristol Bay fishing boat who went overboard in Ugashik Bay Wednesday night. The Coast Guard was first notified that a crew member of the Lady Colleen had gone in the water just after midnight on Thursday morning, said Petty Officer First Class Bill Colclough.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 67-year-old man whose 45-foot yacht sank about 9 miles from land after hitting an unknown object. Officials say a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria in Oregon responded at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday to an area off Leadbetter Point State Park in Washington state.
The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that it is conducting a search for a woman who went missing while swimming with a friend off Point Pleasant Beach early Sunday.
Firefighters in Hawaii say they have recovered the bodies of four people at the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed in mountains on Oahu. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports crew members aboard a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted the wreckage during a search Saturday.
In this still image from video taken on Monday, July 24, 2017, by the Coast Guard, the captain of the fishing vessel Grayling, left, rescues one of his crewmen after the vessel capsized in the Kupreanof Strait near Raspberry Island, Alaska,. The captain jumped into cold, choppy waters to save two of his crew members after their vessel capsized off the Alaska coast.
KODIAK, Alaska>> The U.S. Coast Guard says a launch from a rocket complex in Alaska will occur as soon as next week. The launch from Kodiak Island is scheduled to occur at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska between 7 p.m. on July 29 and 1:30 a.m. on July 30, according to a U.S. Coast Guard notice released Wednesday.
The ship hadn't yet left Vancouver for the Arctic Circle's Northwest Passage when the icebreaking began - with a round of "introduce yourself to the others." We'd already met a few crew members of the MSV Nordica icebreaker the day before, including Capt.
A Coast Guard helicopter searches Main Bay in Prince William Sound for a missing setnetter on Friday, July 21, 2017. A Coast Guard helicopter searches Main Bay in Prince William Sound for a missing setnetter on Friday, July 21, 2017.
In this May 25, 2017, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kelly says states should not be wary of asking for the federal government's help to strengthen election systems in light of Russian meddling in last year's election.
First woman to lead U.S. Coast Guard in Great Lakes is retiring because she fell in love with Cleveland Summit County changes death penalty process; attorneys for Akron man charged in fatal fire to present evidence before case goes to grand jury Pay it Forward for Pets nonprofit boarding facility helps reduce number of pets euthanized at county pound
The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 121 Haitian migrants found in the Atlantic Ocean, the largest repatriation of migrants in more than a year. A Coast Guard cutter encountered the overloaded boat about 22 miles south of Great Inagua, Bahamas, on Tuesday.
The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. Today, the series continues with construction of the Madisonville lighthouse.
A man told investigators he didn't remember shooting and killing his wife inside an Uber employee's car, saying he had been drinking and "not having a good night" with her before the gunfire rang out, authorities said. Cameron Espitia, 31, who worked for the U.S. Coast Guard, was being held on $3 million bail in the death of Jennifer Espitia, 29. Defense attorney Kristen Gestaut had asked for lower bail Monday, citing Espitia's lack of criminal history and ties to the agency, The Seattle Times reported ( The Uber driver told police that Jennifer Espitia was sitting in the front seat and Cameron Espitia was in the back when they began arguing shortly after midnight Sunday, according to probable cause documents.
In this Wednesday, July 29, 2015, file photo, Nick Korniloff, second from right, talks with Tequesta police officers outside of his home, in Tequesta, Fla. Korniloff is the stepfather of Perry Cohen, who disappeared along with Austin Stephanos when they went out on a boat to go fishing from Tequesta in 2015.
The Coast Guard says more than 160 hoax calls have been made across the Great Lakes so far this year. Coast Guard along Great Lakes seeing increase in hoax calls The Coast Guard says more than 160 hoax calls have been made across the Great Lakes so far this year.
U.S. Coast Guard stations that watch over the Great Lakes say they're seeing a huge jump in fake distress calls. The Coast Guard says more than 160 hoax calls have been made across the Great Lakes so far this year.
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