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Coast Guard symposium comes to HR

Art Kohn — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:51:28 GMT

The 22nd Marine Firefighting Symposium is held only in Hampton Roads and attracts firefighters from across the nation and around the world.

CG rescues 72-year-old man off NC coast

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:50:22 GMT

Coast Guard crews rescued a 72-year-old man off the coast of North Carolina Wednesday who had apparently been knocked unconscious.

Fmr. petty officer sentenced in bribery

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:12:53 GMT

A former Coast Guard petty officer was sentenced to time in prison Wednesday for wire fraud and receiving bribes.

Coast Guard rescues man on sailboat

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:06:15 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued an elderly man who may have fallen and hit his head on a boat near Kitty Hawk.

CG medevacs man with broken arm

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:44:34 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering from a broken arm off a ship near Cape Charles Monday.

CG reexamines use of live goats

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:15:47 GMT

One year after a video surfaced showing government contractors using hedge clippers to cuts limbs off anesthetized goats -- an effort to replicate wartime injuries -- the U.S. Coast Guard says it is looking for training that does not use live animals.

DRS Technology sends WARN notices

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:46:52 GMT

A DRS Technologies spokesperson told WAVY.com Thursday the company sent 220 WARN notices to 240 of its employees in Elizabeth City, N.C.

CG finds overdue boater in NC

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:56:25 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard located a 70-year-old man who slept in his beached boat overnight near Powells Point, N.C.

Man falls off vessel in Virginia Beach

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:00:53 GMT

A man fell off a vessel conducting beach replenishment in Virginia Beach Friday morning.

Coast Guard honored in Bounty rescue

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:43:43 GMT

Several Coast Guard members were honored for their efforts in the rescue of the HMS Bounty crew during Hurricane Sandy last fall.

USCG assists boat taking on water

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:29:23 GMT

A 24-foot boat ran aground Sunday evening after taking on water in Norfolk.

CG assists disabled fishing boat in NC

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:29:07 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard assisted a crew on board a 54-foot fishing boat after the vessel became disabled off the coast of Cape Hatteras.

Coast Guard conducts water rescue

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:48:48 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard will anchor a vessel at the Willoughby Bay Harbor Marina after it took on water Thursday morning.

Coast Guard rescues 5, tows vessel

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:42:36 GMT

Coast Guard crews rescued five individuals from a disabled vessel 12 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras Wednesday.