Presidential Message on the 230th Birthday of the United States Coast Guard
US Strong news - Washington, DC: The White House reports On this day in 1790, Congress authorized Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to assemble a group of vessels to protect our newborn Nation’s commerce and revenue streams. What started as just a few small…
Air Station Atlantic City flies past the Washington Memorial as they provide security for the State of the Union
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City flies past the Washington Memorial as they provide security for the State of the Union address over Washington , Jan. 30, 2018. Crews from Air Station Atlantic City support the National Capital Region…
Danger; thin ice, decreasing ice
DETROIT - The Coast Guard is advising the public in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan to avoid going on lakes and rivers until ice is more stable after a streak of ice-related incidents. Ice conditions continue to deteriorate. Coast Guard Sector Detroit’s Command Center recently…
CA Wildfires, Rain, Landslides
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter shown conducting rescue operations in Santa Barbara County, Jan. 9, 2018, from the perspective of another Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew involved in rescuing injured and stranded victims. Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched from Los Angeles-Long Beach and…
Ice-breaking tugs
Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay helps break free tug Stephanie Dann from the ice on the Hudson River near Kingston, New York, January 2, 2018. Coast Guard ice-breaking tugs from New Jersey and New York are positioned along the river and are assisting vessels transiting…
Water Disasters – Hurricane Harvey Historic Flood Devastates Texas – President Donald Trump Declares Disaster
Houston, TX: With little or no evacuation orders of the Texas coastal plain, hundreds of citizens have been rescued, and a health crisis has been declared. Houston is among the largest cities to be flooded by historic levels and impassible due to Hurricane Harvey and…