Coast Guard
CG Tall Ship Eagle Embarks on Training Cruise
TheDay.com: The Coast Guard barque Eagle leaves today for a historic summer training cruise, but soon it will be back, and it’s going to bring along a few friends. Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” will lead the parade of ships...
Lobsterman’s Widow Sues Over Boat-Crash Death
Kennebec Journal: The widow of a Maine lobsterman is suing another lobsterman for a 2010 boat collision that killed her husband. Frank Jordan, of Winter Harbor, died after his boat was struck by a lobster boat operated by 38-year-old...
Damaged Fishing Vessel Arrives Safely in New Bedford
27East.com: The Shamrock, a fishing vessel out of Boston, Massachusetts, that was taking on water on Saturday while fishing offshore about 65 miles southeast of Montauk, arrived safely in New Bedford, Massachusetts, just after 1:00 p.m. on...
Fishing Vessel Sinks in Provincetown, MA
The Coast Guard has issued a Notice to Mariners that the F/V Vast Explorer II is reported sunk in Provincetown Harbor, just north of Long Point, in approximate position 42˚01.49 N, 70˚ 10.35 W. The vessel is located in...
Riptide Report: Early-Season Warning
The recent bout of warm, sunny weather on Cape Cod, combined with rumors of fresh striped bass and bluefish in waters to the south, was more than enough to prompt a pre-season shakedown of the Riptide. As it turned...
Coast Guard Officers Receive Fishery Inspection Training
SouthCoast Today: Watched by the crew, blue-clad Coast Guard officers clamber over the rail of the fishing vessel Aurelia Ann and drop to the deck. The boarding party fans out. One man checks the fish hold while another inspects...
New London Ferry Co. Opposes CG Museum Plan
New London Patch: The owner of Cross Sound Ferry said he is “appalled” by a proposal presented to him by the City Center District to locate a national Coast Guard museum in Union Station. John P. Wronowski, in a letter...
Warm Temps Prompt Coast Guard Warning
With temperatures anticipated in the mid-60s this week, the Coast Guard is warning New England boaters, and especially paddlers, to use caution if tempted to hit the water. The Coast Guard recommends that boaters file a float plan and...
CG Station Cape Cod Canal Launches New Rescue Boat
CapeCodOnline: The gleaming silver boat known as the RB-M doesn’t have a life raft. It doesn’t have a steering wheel. And it doesn’t have diesel tanks. But what it lacks is a big part of what makes it special....
CG Rescues 2 Fishermen Off Kennebunkport, ME
The Coast Guard assisted two fishermen after their fishing vessel began to take on water nine miles east Kennebunkport, Maine, Tuesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received a call at 7:20 a.m. from the 81-foot fishing...
