Hurricane Erin churns toward East Coast as rip current alerts stretch from Florida to New York
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Hurricane Erin continues its path through the Atlantic, prompting rip current warnings and surf advisories across much of the U.S. East Coast, with potential impacts expected midweek from…
Biden Praises Unvaccinated Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer For Saving Lives — Just Days Before Firing Him
Biden Praises Unvaccinated Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer For Saving Lives — Just Days Before Firing Him Bronson Winslow on October 3, 2022 President Joe Biden personally thanked a Coast Guard rescue…
Coast Guard hero praised by White House soon to be kicked out of service over vaccination status
On Friday, President Joe Biden spoke personally to Coast Guard Lt. Commander Christopher Hooper and Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch to thank the two men for their daring rescue operations…
Oil Companies Cut Production As Hurricane Ian Hits Gulf Coast
Oil Companies Cut Production As Hurricane Ian Hits Gulf Coast Arjun Singh on September 27, 2022 Several oil and gas companies have cut production at facilities in the Gulf of Mexico…
Ship Chief Engineer Sentenced to Prison for Discharging Oily Waste in U.S. Waters and Obstructing the Coast Guard’s Investigation
WASHINGTON – Kirill Kompaniets, the Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged vessel, was sentenced to prison for deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated bilge water overboard in U.S. waters off the…
Captain of Methamphetamine-Filled Boat that Rammed Coast Guard Vessel, Injuring Officers, Sentenced to 16 Years
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 5, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Miguel Ojeda Agundez, captain of a…
More Than 50 Stopped Off California Coast; 31 People in One Boat
SAN DIEGO – Over the course of 54 hours this weekend, federal officials stopped 52 people attempting to enter the U.S. illegally at sea off the San Diego coast, including one incident…
Third Former Coast Guard Employee Pleads Guilty in Test-Fixing Case, Several Co-Defendants Sentenced
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former United States Coast Guard employee ELDRIDGE JOHNSON pleaded guilty on June 23, 2022, to one count of bribery and to one…
Miami Man Charged with Committing Involuntary Manslaughter in Special Maritime Jurisdiction of U.S., Off Bimini Coast
Miami, Florida – A 36-year-old Miami man made his initial appearance today in federal court to face charges that he committed involuntary manslaughter by crashing a boat at high-speed into a well-chartered…
Body of 19-Year-Old Missing Off Wildwood Coast Found
WILDWOOD, NJ – A 19-year-old swimmer who went missing on May 31st off the coast of Wildwood was recovered on Saturday, police here said. Police said Alfred Williams of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania…
Maryland Resource Police Find Man Floating in Ocean Off Coast of Ocean City
OCEAN CITY, MD – When officers riding along the shore off the coast of Ocean City spotted a man floating on his back in the water, they realized something was wrong. The…
New Esports Franchise Awards 13 Locations on the East Coast in First Month; Targeting Domestic and International Expansion
Valhallan Helps Entrepreneurs Tap into Multibillion-Dollar Esports Market While Developing Next Generation of Esports Players HOUSTON, May 25, 2022 — New esports concept Valhallan awarded 13 franchise locations in its first month of franchising…
Record Breaking Heat This Weekend on East Coast, 6-10 Inches of Snow in the West
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Record-breaking heat is expected to greet tourists at the Jersey Shore and beyond one week before the official Memorial Day Weekend summer kickoff. The National Weather Service today…
Uber and Grocery Outlet Partner for On-Demand Grocery Delivery Across West Coast
Pilot kicks-off with 72 stores across California, Oregon and Washington SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2022 — Today Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Grocery Outlet Holding Corp (NASDAQ GS: GO) announced that…
TotalEnergies Wins Maritime Lease to Develop a 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm off North Carolina’s Coast
Located 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from the coast, the lease covers a 120 square nautical miles area (222 square kilometers) that will generate a capacity of more than 1 GW, enough…
Former Coast Guard Employee Charged with Additional Crime in Test-Fixing Case
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former United States Coast Guard employee ELDRIDGE JOHNSON has been charged on March 30, 2022 with bribery in a superseding bill of…
Spirit Adds 4 Affordable, Daily Newark Routes for Easy Access to the West Coast & More This Summer
MIRAMAR, Fla., March 23, 2022 — Summer travel is getting easier for Guests booking to/from northern New Jersey with the announcement of new, nonstop flight options serving destinations stretching from coast to…
Harbor Group International Acquires Luxury Apartment Community in Miami from Florida East Coast Industries
MIAMI, March 16, 2022 — Affiliates of Harbor Group International, LLC (“HGI”), a privately owned international real estate investment and management firm, today announced their acquisition of ParkLine Miami. ParkLine Miami is an…
Tampa Man Sentenced For Operating A Vessel, Violating A U.S. Coast Guard Port Order
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington has sentenced Obed Almaguer Garrido (48, Tampa) to five years’ probation, during which period he will be prohibited from operating any watercraft, and to…
AMO, Border Patrol Rescue 10 Haitian Migrants Stranded in Desolate Island off Puerto Rico’s West Coast
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Border Patrol agents teamed up Tuesday to rescue a group of 10 undocumented migrants from Haiti left…
Port Saint Lucie Man Charged with Forging a U.S. Coast Guard License
Miami, Florida – A 69-year-old Florida man made his first appearance in federal court in Fort Pierce today to face charges that he forged a United States Coast Guard Merchant Mariner’s License…