We were first on scene and I called back to base giving the update. On April 30th, 2010 Admiral Thad Allen, the Coast Guard Commandant, was appointed as the National Incident Commander (NIC) to oversee the federal response. These Coast Guardsmen were all returning from duty in Greenland. 1837  An Act of Congress (5 Stat. The crew reported the ship had previously taken on water, but that all flooding had been contained. There were no casualties. Shortly after, the go-fast vessel with four suspected smugglers aboard became compliant and was boarded by a U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement team assigned to Argyll. The first science mission was a multidisciplinary study sponsored by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 90 miles west of Barrow, Alaska, near Hanna Shoal. These items were greatly needed due to the sheer isolation and remoteness of Pagan, which houses only seven permanent residents and is 170 miles north of Saipan, the closest inhabited island with modern amenities. Although revenue cutters were specifically mentioned, the performance of this duty was imposed primarily upon the Revenue Marine Service and quickly became one of its major activities. The acquisition also included up to 20 boats for Customs and Border Protection and 10 boats for the U.S. Navy, for a total of up to 101 boats. L., 928), the protection afforded the aids to navigation maintained by the United States government was extended to those established and operated by private individuals. 1820  Landing parties from the cutters Louisiana and Alabama destroyed a pirate base on Breton Island. 2008  Portsmouth-based CGC Harriet Lane returned to homeport following a 37-day living marine resources patrol in support of Operation Atlantic Venture in the North Atlantic Ocean. 1984  The tanker Puerto Rican exploded outside of San Francisco Bay. She stranded during a thick snowstorm five hundred yards east of Race Point and one mile and three-quarters west of Station No. 2009  CGC Boutwell arrived in the port of Tubruq, Libya, during her around-the-world cruise, becoming the first U.S. military ship to visit Libya in more than 40 years. This naval operation in Vietnam was named Operation Market Time. Over 490 persons perished in what was one of the worst fires in the nation's history. 5, Tenth District, (Sturgeon Point), about four miles and a half from the scene of the disaster. Once in the Gulf, the cutter's primary mission was to enforce United Nations' sanctions against illegal Iraq petroleum shipments and conduct SAR operations. 1838  Congress passed the first legislation "to provide better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam." 1953  Heavy rains in the Coquille, Coos, and Willamette River Valleys of western Oregon caused flooding of the lowland areas and isolation of some towns through the blocking of highways by slides and high water, necessitating the evacuation of families and livestock. He later became the first African American to command a Coast Guard air station. 1983  The State Department forwarded a request for assistance from the United Arab Emirates to help prepare for an oil spill cleanup in the Persian Gulf. Several private vessels and oil company helicopters were already on the scene. There were no survivors. 1918  Surfman L. E. Ashton of Station No. 1922  Congress readjusted pay and allowances of Coast Guard commissioned and enlisted personnel on basis of equality with other services. Andy attended the retirement ceremony for CGNR 2110 in 2013. The Coast Guard cutters Magnolia, Comanche, Avoyel, and patrol boat CG-95311, as well as two commercial tugs, converged on the scene. This is the first interdiction of two semi-submersibles in a single patrol at sea where Coast Guardsmen recovered both the narcotics and the vessels. In addition to the team, four pumping subsystems of the Coast Guard's Air Deliverable Anti-Pollution Transfer System (ADAPTS) were also airlifted to the scene. 1992  CGC Storis became the first foreign military ship to visit the Russian port of Petropavlosk since the Crimean War. Brooklyn, NY 11216. 2014  CG District Seven reported an individual in a self-propelled homemade hydro-pod bubble craft activated his Emergency Position Indicating Radio-beacon and SPOT device. 1984  Coast Guard units responded to a six-alarm fire along Boston's waterfront. During the deployment, Alex Haley’s crew performed 41 at sea domestic fisheries enforcement boardings and covered more than 5,000 square miles in search efforts for the sunken Korean fishing vessel 501 Oryong. 1932  CGC Escanaba was launched at the Dafoe Boat and Motor Works in Bay City, Michigan. Coast Guard boarding teams discovered that their crews had damaged 27 of the Italian ships and one of the German ships. Members of LEDET Miami and TACLET members from Miami and San Juan were flown to St. Thomas to help enforce a curfew, provide airport security, and help stand watch on the grounded Point Ledge. Captains to have subsistence of Captain in Army, three mates subsistence of Army Lieutenants and mariner’s subsistence not to exceed $10 per month. 1919  The U.S. Navy's flying boat NC-4, piloted by First Lieutenant Elmer F. Stone, USCG, landed in the Tagus River estuary near Lisbon, Portugal on May 27, 1919, thereby completing the first successful trans-Atlantic flight. 58 was sinking. CGCs Gallatin and Seneca took part in the evaluations. The fishing vessel was carrying 26,931 pounds of cocaine. The tugs and firefighting vessels began spraying their water cannons on the freighter, filling her holds with water. Coast Guard cutters and aircraft as well as other vessels responded. Lewis was a contractor who – almost by himself a virtually controlled the administration of the lighthouse system. Formerly headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, it was decommissioned on October 1, 2013. The Coos Bay, on Ocean Station patrol 350 miles distant, steamed to the area and arrived there 24 hours later. 1792 Congress authorized the revenue cutters to fire on merchant ships that refused to "bring to.". Terrapin conducted a 42-day patrol totaling nearly 600 operational hours, completing 20 recreational safety boardings and interrupting the illegal flow of narcotics into the U.S. While in San Diego, Stratton conducted one of the largest known cocaine offloads in Coast Guard history, with an estimated worth of more than $1.01 billion. 2020  USCGC CAMPBELL was awarded the Arctic Service Medal in honor of their service period of 21 days north of the Arctic Circle, 66°33'N, from 16 August 2020 to 12 September 2020. 1942  Coast Guard prewar search and rescue procedure discontinued for security reasons. The Coast Guard completed more than 24 searches covering more than 4,576 square miles utilizing two cutters, two helicopters, and multiple airplanes. 1996  TWA Flight 800 crashed off New York with no survivors. By the time she returned to Baltimore on May 7, 1969 she had become only the second cutter in Coast Guard history to circumnavigate the globe. On two separate occasions, the crew found sea turtles entangled in abandoned fishing gear. Another got a line flung to him from the wreck and was taken aboard. 1988  The Coast Guard hosted an international summit between Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, President Ronald Reagan, and President-elect and then-Vice President George H. W. Bush on Governors Island. 1942  Wartime port security was delegated to the Coast Guard by Executive Order 9074. Oil containment booms contained the 300 gallons of fuel that leaked from the vessel. The surfboats proceeded to the scene and surfmen swept for the chain and assisted in securing it on board. The plane crushed several cars on the bridge. They had been attempting to establish a weather station on the coast of Greenland. FOL Kotzebue, part of Coast Guard Arctic Shield 2013, consisted of one Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter with supporting air and ground crews, and was based out of the Alaska Army National Guard Hangar in Kotzebue. All three were then pulled back through the surf by the crew on the beach. They also responded to seven other distress cases. At the time of the attack, Taney lay at Pier Six in Honolulu Harbor, Reliance and the unarmed Kukui both lay at Pier Four and Tiger was on patrol along the western shore of Oahu. The cutter was commanded by Captain Alexander V. Fraser, the first chief of Revenue Marine Bureau, who left that position to take command of the new brig-rigged cutter. They also reported that two crewmembers had been overcome by smoke and requested their evacuation for hospital treatment. 4, Ninth District, who waded out to her in the surf, carried the children in his arms, and then assisted the women to shore. Also deployed were two light-ice capable 225-foot sea-going buoy tenders, a 282-foot medium endurance cutter, and a 378-foot high endurance cutter were also deployed to the region to increase offshore operational capability, ensure the safety of mariners, patrol international borders and provide additional search and rescue capabilities. The crew of the 46-year old ship interdicted two suspected smuggling vessels stopping an estimated 2,300 pounds of cocaine worth approximately $28 million. Over 117,000 people in more than 5,000 boats were assisted by the Coast Guard and Navy forces during the Mariel Boatlift. 2002  The first of the Coast Guard's Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSSTs), MSST-91101, was commissioned in Seattle, Washington. When fire threatened a trainload of TNT, these men repaired the track and moved the train to safety, thus preventing further disaster. During the deployment, the 75-member crew of Reliance was responsible for conducting counter drug operations in support of U.S. and international law. The cutter’s damage control team performed a thorough post-fire analysis and eliminated or isolated damaged engine-room wiring to mitigate the risk of the fire re-igniting. They were at the point of total rebellion, according to the Munro's boarding team members. Before the lines could be cleared, however, the wind changed and beat down the sea. Spencer towed the vessel for 300 miles and delivered Alien I and her passengers safely to Coast Guard Station Woods Hole three days later. At one point, Maui extended the normal endurance of a Coast Guard cutter, spending a total 13 days at sea. 1916  The official birthday of Coast Guard aviation. Many of his crew had volunteered to enter the frigid water to assist in the rescue as well. 15.] The Coast Guard responded to calls for assistance and rescued more than 200 people from danger. 1982  MSO St. Louis took charge of the response when the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers flooded their banks. ImageThink supports strategy sessions, retreats, or pitch meetings using graphic recording, visual theory, the ImageThink Method™. 1881  While the head keeper and six men of his crew were conducting drills away from their Gurnet Point, Massachusetts, Life-Saving Station, the surfman who remained in charge at the station saw a schooner standing inside of Brown’s Island Shoals. The EPA requested the assistance from the National Strike Force. Those reports were provided to the FFA Regional Fisheries Surveillance Center in Honiara, Solomon Islands, demonstrating the Coast Guard's interoperability with its key regional partners. The vessel and marijuana were seized and the four POB were arrested. The revenue cutters were again authorized to enforce quarantine laws. Boatswain Frank Paul marked her at 10.8 miles from shore and signaled her to heave to. All 32 crewmembers, however, were removed safely from the ship by Coast Guardsmen from the Cape Elizabeth Light and Lifeboat Station using a breeches buoy. 1969  The Coast Guard LORAN Station at Tan My became fully operational as part of Operation Tight Reign in Vietnam. Host a dynamic visual workshop to empower your team. With the override, Congress insisted that the executive branch get the legislature’s approval before commissioning any new military craft. 1820  The Revenue cutter Gallatin captured 19 men illegally recruited for the Columbian privateer Wilson and chased that vessel and her Spanish prize, Santiago, to sea from the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina. They were also authorized to search ships of other nations in United States' waters and "perform such other duties for the collection and security of the Revenue" as directed by the Secretary of the Treasury. She was leaking and pounding heavily. In sinking I-12, Ardent and Rockford unwittingly avenged the atrocity I-12 had perpetrated on October 30, 1944 when, after sinking the Liberty Ship John A. Johnson, the submarine rammed and sank the lifeboats and rafts and then machine-gunned the 70 survivors. 1942  By Presidential proclamation, the Coast Guard was designated as a service of the Navy to be administered by the Commandant of Coast Guard under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, similar to the administration of the Marine Corps. Cummings; RM3 V.L. Only the commanding officer, CBM Garfield L. Beal, USCG, escaped. 2014  A humpback whale was reported entangled with a weather buoy approximately 25 nautical miles off Moss Landing, California. 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