Coast Guard
Five Fishermen Rescued from Sinking Vessel
Coast Guard rescue crews assisted 5 people aboard a sinking fishing vessel approximately 100 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., at approximately 3:45 a.m., on Thursday, February 21. Watchstanders from the Sector Southeastern New England Command Center received a distress...
Coast Guard Searching for Missing Nova Scotia Fishermen
The Coast Guard is searching for 5 missing fishermen after communication was lost with them approximately 50 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, February 19. Watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District in Boston received a request...
Fishing Vessel Catches Fire South of Nantucket
Coast Guard rescue crews assisted a commercial fishing vessel experiencing an onboard fire 35 miles southeast of Nantucket on Monday, February 4. Watchstanders at Sector Southeastern New England received a radio call from the 88’ Raiders at approximately 8:40...
Commercial Fisherman Busted for Using Net Liner
The Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration issued a violation on January 29 to a Gloucester, Massachusetts-based fishing vessel for a significant fisheries infraction, Tuesday. The vessel was issued the violation for allegedly fishing for Northeast Multispecies...
4 Rescued off Chatham, MA
The Coast Guard rescued 4 people aboard a sinking vessel approximately 8 miles south of Chatham, Massachusetts, at approximately 5:00 a.m. on Monday, February 4. Watchstanders from the Sector Southeastern New England Command Center received a distress call from...
Cape Cod CG Station Receives New Plane
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod’s new fixed wing aircraft, the HC-144 Ocean Sentry, is fully operational and replaced the HU-25 Falcon on January 24, 2013. The HU-25 Falcon has been the primary fixed-wing aircraft for more than 30...
Hoax Distress Caller Prosecuted
The U.S. Coast Guard and Attorney Office announced jointly Thursday, January 24, that Shane Coxon, 24, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington for knowingly making a false distress call to the Coast...
3 Sailors Rescued East of Cape Cod
The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan crew saved 3 people from a sailing vessel approximately 920 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday, January 26, at approximately 7:57 a.m. The good Samaritan crew, aboard the motor vessel...
North Shore, MA, Boating Course Offered
The Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 38 will be conducting a 10-week Boating Skills & Seamanship Course at Pentucket Regional Middle School in West Newbury, Massachusetts. The course begins on Tuesday, February 5, and will run Tuesday nights from 6:45...
Details Emerge in 2011 Portland Fireboat Accident
Portland Press Herald: The city’s fireboat was traveling at 14 knots through an area of Casco Bay with known hazards when it hit an underwater object near Fort Gorges in 2011, sustaining more than $50,000 worth of damage. The...
