Admiral Papp on the Gulf Oil Spill: “Every day is a Monday down here”
Gulf of Mexico – On his third visit to the Gulf coast region, Admiral Robert Papp, the Commandant of Coast Guard spent a few minutes with Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Hackley, conveying a message to...
View ArticleNOAA Reopens More Than 8,000 Square Miles of Fishing Area in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON — NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the agency has not observed oil in the area. The most significant opening is...
View ArticleAlaska-based Coast Guard cutter deploys to Gulf of Mexico to assist with oil...
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore, a 225-foot sea-going buoy tender homeported in Cordova, was deployed to support cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico immediately following their...
View ArticleNOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northern boundary, off the Florida panhandle’s federal-state...
View ArticleAlaska-based cutter departs California for the Gulf
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore, a 225-foot sea-going buoy tender homeported in Cordova,Alaska, stopped at Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach for fuel and supplies on their way to the...
View ArticleCoast Guard establishes 20-meter safety zone around all Deepwater Horizon...
NEW ORLEANS – The Captains of the Port for Morgan City, La., New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala. , under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, has established a 20- meter safety zone...
View ArticleHeavy Oil Recovery Device Improves Oil Recovery Efforts in the Gulf
MOBILE, Ala. — Just weeks after the first Heavy Oil Recovery Device (HORD) was successfully tested in the Gulf of Mexico off the shores of Alabama, the innovative devices are greatly improving the...
View ArticleAdmiral Paul Zukunft to Assume Role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator
NEW ORLEANS – National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen today announced that Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft is scheduled to relieve Rear Adm. James Watson as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the...
View ArticleCoast Guard announces plans to improve Vessel of Opportunity Program in Florida
Washington – Commander Joe Boudrow announced plans today to form a working group to improve the Vessel of Opportunity Program (VoO) in Florida, which employs boat owners and their crews to help in the...
View ArticleCoast Guard Cutter Juniper Skims oil in the Gulf of Mexico
By Ensign Andrew Kauffman The Coast Guard Cutter Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., began oil-skimming operations off the Florida and Alabama coasts June 11, 2010, in support of the Mobile Offshore...
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