Posts Tagged ‘coast-guard’

Suicide Attack in Yemen

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Gunmen fired on U.S. Coast Guard instructors at a Red Sea port and a suicide bomber wearing an army uniform killed dozens of people in the capital, Sana, news reports said on Monday.

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Plane with unresponsive pilot crashes

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

A small plane with an unresponsive pilot crashed in the central Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after circling above the ocean for more than two hours, but it appeared intact after hitting the water, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.

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1 Dead, 4 Missing in Yacht Race Accident

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

A powerful wave swept four crew members off a sailboat during a race near San Francisco and the craft hit rocks attempting a rescue, leaving one person dead and four others missing, the Coast Guard said early Sunday.

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Rape victims: Military labels them ‘crazy’

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

CNN has interviewed women in all branches of the armed forces, including the Coast Guard, who tell stories that follow a similar pattern — a sexual assault, a command dismissive of the allegations and a psychiatric discharge.

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2 shot dead at Alaska Coast Guard base

Friday, April 13th, 2012

State and federal authorities are investigating the apparent double homicide of a U.S. Coast Guard member and a civilian shot dead Thursday on an island off Alaska's coast.

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2 Coast Guard members killed in Alaska

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Two Coast Guard members have been shot dead on an island off Alaska's coast, prompting the lockdown Thursday of their base and at least one nearby school.

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VIDEO: US Coast Guard fires on ‘ghost ship’

Friday, April 6th, 2012

The US Coast Guard has used cannon to fire on and sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami.

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VIDEO: Castaway rescued ‘after 28 days’

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

An 18-year-old has been picked up by the Ecuadorean coast guard, after apparently surviving 28 days at sea by drinking rain water and eating raw fish.

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VIDEO: Castaway rescued ‘after 28 days’

VIDEO: Castaway rescued ‘after 28 days’

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

An 18-year-old has been picked up by the Ecuadorean coast guard, after apparently surviving 28 days at sea by drinking rain water and eating raw fish.

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VIDEO: Castaway rescued ‘after 28 days’

VIDEO: Castaway rescued ‘after 28 days’

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

An 18-year-old has been picked up by the Ecuadorean coast guard, after apparently surviving 28 days at sea by drinking rain water and eating raw fish.

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Search Resumes in Shipwreck

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

‘We need a miracle,’ says Coast Guard.

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Search Resumes in Shipwreck

Memo From Rome: Italians Embrace a Hero After Cruise Ship Accident

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Observers say a national propensity for dualism has led to a Coast Guard officer’s portrayal as a hero against the captain of the Costa Concordia.

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Memo From Rome: Italians Embrace a Hero After Cruise Ship Accident

Rescuers Blast Holes in Stricken Liner, Five More Bodies Found

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Rescuers pulled more bodies from the stricken cruise liner on Tuesday, as transcripts of a screaming match between the coast guard and the ship’s captain were released.

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Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Italy

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, gashing open the hull and taking on water, forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to a nearby island early Saturday. At least three were dead, the Italian coast guard said.

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Fuel Tanker Renda and Icebreaker Healy Are Sighted Off Nome

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

The tanker, with help from a Coast Guard icebreaker, is carrying gasoline and diesel to the city, which cannot be reached by road or rail and is running low on fuel.

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Fuel Tanker Renda and Icebreaker Healy Are Sighted Off Nome