A fire broke out on Saturday in containers on a cargo ship carrying chemicals off British Columbia, according to officials with the Canadian Coast Guard, which said that it is working with the U.S. Coast Guard to deal with the incident. Sixteen crew members have been evacuated from the Zim Kingston, while five remained onboard…
Fire Breaks Out on Container Ship Off West Coast, Expelling Toxic Materials: Officials
Oil Spill Prompts Huntington Beach to Cancel Events
As the U.S. Coast Guard’s cleaning efforts of the up oil spill are underway off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, the city announced Oct. 6 that some of its most favoured events have been cancelled or postponed. Those fully cancelled include the Rockin Fig Vintage Surf Festival, Surf City Days, Huntington Beach Surf Contest,…
Crews Work to Clean Massive Oil Spill Off Huntington Beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—As the oil spill in Orange County persists, efforts to clean up the contaminates proceeds as wildlife is threatened and visitors are forbidden from entering the waters until further notice, officials said Oct. 4. The U.S. Coast Guard told The Epoch Times at a news conference on Monday afternoon in Huntington Beach that…
Coast Guard Cutter Hauls Record $1.4 Billion Worth of Illicit Cocaine and Marijuana
A Coast Guard vessel offloaded the largest single haul of interdicted illegal drugs worth more than $1.4 billion on Thursday in Port Everglades, Florida. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded around 59,700 pounds of cocaine and 1,430 pounds of marijuana, the largest single haul in Coast Guard history, according to the agency. The drugs are the…
US Coast Guard Sends 27 Cubans Found at Sea Back to Communist Island
July 29, 2021
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The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it has repatriated 27 Cuban migrants found at sea back to their communist-ruled homeland after it intercepted two groups off Florida’s coast. The announcement on Wednesday comes amid unrest in Cuba sparked by mass protests across the nation that started on July 11 when thousands citizens took to the…
Coast Guard: 13 Cubans Rescued, 7 Missing Off Key West
KEY WEST, Fla.—The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as Tropical Storm Elsa approached, the agency said. The nine men and four women were taken aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis on Tuesday afternoon, some 26 miles (42 kilometers) southeast of Key West,…
Deputy Ministers Defend Delays in Renewal of Aging Navy, Coast Guard Ships
The federal government is behind schedule in delivering new ships for the Navy and Coast Guard, resulting in serious cost overrun and increased potential risks of vessel shortage. An report put forth by Auditor General Karen Hogan in February revealed that the National Shipbuilding Strategy has “significantly delayed” the delivery of many federal ships, increasing…
Pandemic Throwing Wrench in Construction of New Navy, Coast Guard Ships: Officials
OTTAWA—Federal civil servants say COVID-19 is throwing yet another wrench in the construction of new ships for the navy and coast guard—though the full damage won’t be known until after the pandemic. Over the past decade, the federal government has invested billions of dollars into replacing Canada’s aging navy and coast guard fleets with dozens…
Coast Guard: 2 More Capsize Victims Recovered Off Louisiana
PORT FOURCHON, La.—Divers searching the site of a capsized lift boat off Louisiana recovered two more unresponsive crewmembers late Friday, the Coast Guard said after another day of frantic waiting by family members worried for the fate of those who went missing earlier this week. Petty Officer Jonathan Lally, a Coast Guard spokesman, declined to…
Coast Guard Divers Hope to Reach 12 Missing in Capsized Ship
PORT FOURCHON, La.—Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized lift boat prepared to enter the vessel Friday, a rescue effort complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather. The hope is that the 12 missing people have found air pockets to survive inside the Seacor Power, most of which is submerged in…
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