BOSTON —With local temperatures edging toward single digits, and reports of initial ice forming throughout New England the Coast Guard’s winter icebreaking season has kicked off in the Northeast. The season officially started Dec. 15 and runs through March. During the Coast Guard’s 2015-2016 winter ice breaking season, known as Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast […]
BOSTON — The Coast Guard terminated the voyages of two commercial fishing boats Thursday after multiple safety violations were found on each. The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer crew terminated the voyage of Amber Nicole, an 83-foot dredger homeported in New Bedford, after Spencer’s crew discovered the boat had three serious safety deficiencies. The violations included having no life raft, improperly marked […]
BOSTON — The Coast Guard Auxiliary is taking part in a mission Thursday to rescue endangered Kemp’s Ridley Turtles cold-stunned from the shores of Cape Cod. Kemp’s Ridley turtles come up to northeast waters in summer and become trapped in the elbow of the Cape’s arm as water cools in the fall. These cold-blooded reptiles experience a hypothermic reaction […]
DURHAM, N.H. – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing in January on proposed marine aquaculture and crab harvest reporting rule changes, as well as amendments to the rules on lobster tail processing. The hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at the Urban Forestry […]
NEW ORLEANS — Over the course of the past week, the Coast Guard responded to multiple cases along the Gulf of Mexico where people in distress were not wearing lifejackets. Life Jackets should be used with any activity on the water, whether it’s done with a paddle, motor or a sail. Using a properly fitted […]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is reminding boaters to practice safe boating and exercise caution during New Year’s Eve celebrations, and throughout the upcoming weekend. Coast Guard crews throughout the Seventh Coast Guard District will be on duty New Year’s Eve to ensure everyone venturing out on the water has a safe holiday. Anyone planning […]
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is reminding boaters and paddlers heading out on the water this holiday season to keep safety in mind. Weather forecasts are slated to bring unseasonably warm air, but the water can be dangerously cold. The current water temperature in Boston Harbor is 46 degrees Fahrenheit, but last winter during the […]
BOSTON – The Coast Guard, Gloucester police, Marine Environmental Police, and the Gloucester Harbor Master are searching Saturday for a woman who may be missing near Smith Cove in Gloucester. Missing is Susan Nilsson, 56. Gloucester police alerted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. to the situation. They relayed that […]
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a possible missing paddle boarder near Rye Beach, New Hampshire, Saturday. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders were contacted by a person on Rye Beach who reported they thought they saw a paddle boarder wearing dark […]
BOSTON — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew in conjunction with the crew aboard the Zumwalt, the U.S. Navy’s new stealth destroyer, medevaced a 46-year-old man 40 nautical miles southeast of Portland, Maine Saturday morning. At approximately 3 a.m Saturday, Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders received a call from the 45-foot fishing […]
