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* A nightmare at sea, a harrowing rescue - Seattle Times, United States

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004311509_rescued28m.html

Aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro, Seaman Gregory Crane and Seaman Nathan Cramer assist a rescued crew member from the Alaska Ranger. ...
* Alaska Ranger in safety program, requirements not completed Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004311012_webranger27m.html
* For rescue crew, no time to think of risk — just act Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004311514_swimmer28m.html
* EXCLUSIVE: We Called It the 'Ranger Danger' ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4535132&page=1
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* Cosco Busan faulted for sailing in heavy fog San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/27/MN8IVRHUE.DTL
A preliminary assessment by the Coast Guard of the causes of the crash concludes that the decision of those in charge of the container ship to set sail in ...
* Fog Kept Other Ships in Before Oil Spill The Associated Press

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iAFBygtO5mNUnjSgieRSJbAFAO6AD8VM3N980
* Fog scared off other ships on day of Cosco Busan crash, report finds San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/27/BA8IVRHUE.DTL
* Coast Guard says other ships delayed day of SF Bay oil spill KESQ

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=8078900&nav=9qrx
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* Coast Guard Offloads $100 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized in ...
FOXNews

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,342269,00.html
The US Coast Guard on Thursday was offloading 3200 pounds of cocaine recently seized during a patrol of the Caribbean Sea, Local 10 reports. ...
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* Orbit International Receives Order for US Coast Guard MK 119 Gun ... Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany

http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/drucken.html?art_id=16079043
Total anticipated follow-on orders for the Coast Guard Deepwater Program are in excess of $1700000 and are expected each year through 2011.

* Boater still missing off Santa Barbara coast Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-capsize28mar28,1,4081998.story
The US Coast Guard and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department repeatedly conducted helicopter searches on the shoreline and a 90-square-mile coastal ...
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* 2-year-old, Mom Die After Being Hit By Coast Guard WJZ, MD

http://wjz.com/local/fatal.aciident.2.686700.html
Ocean City police say a 2-year-old child and her mother are dead after being struck by a Coast Guard sport utility vehicle on Coastal Highway. ...
* Accident kills mom, toddler Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.pedestrian28mar28,0,1579956.story
* Mother, son die after hit by SUV Delmarva Daily Times

http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080328/NEWS01/803280304/1002
* Mother, 2-year-old die after being struck by SUV in Ocean City Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/easternshore/bal-oc0327,0,4316323.story
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* Coast Guard searching for missing sailors MyFox Gulf Coast, AL

http://www.myfoxgulfcoast.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6150168&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
NEW ORLEANS -- The Coast Guard is searching for two missing sailors reportedly aboard a 35-foot sailboat, the Fly Away, Thursday, in the Gulf of Mexico and ...
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* Coast Guard plans to ramp up charter boat inspections KTUU, AK

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8081027
AP - March 27, 2008 7:04 PM ET KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - The Coast Guard says it will bump up its boardings of charter boats this year to enforce safety ...
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* Navy, Marines, Coast Guard all land in Denver 9NEWS.com, CO

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=88858
We took a look with the help of Vice Admiral Robert Papp, Chief of Staff of the US Coast Guard. The Vice Admiral and the other commanders are presenting a ...
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* Coast Guard cutter back in Kittery MaineToday.com, ME

http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/024409.html
By Portland Press Herald Staff Report March 27, 2008 05:01 PM BOSTON - The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Tahoma returned home to Kittery today after a ...
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* Coast Guard rescue at Lighthouse beach KCBY.com 11, OR

http://www.kcby.com/news/17053356.html
By Britt Carlson CHARLESTON- A cool walk on the beach turns into much more than one couple bargained for on Wednesday, as the Coast Guard makes an emergency ...

* Coast Guard Airlifts Injured Hiker Helicopter Association International, VA

http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&newsid905=58293
Coast Guard Group North Bend, Ore., received a request for assistance at 12:30 pm from the Charleston Fire Department. Group North Bend launched an HH-65C ...

* US Coast Guard affirms that US mariners need TWIC The Triton (press release), FL

http://www.the-triton.com/megayachtnews/index.php?news=2385
The US Coast Guard issued a statement on March 13 reiterating its regulations that all licensed US mariners must have a Transportation Worker Identification ...

* Coast Guard Mulls Basing Options For UAVs Aviation Week, NY

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/USCG032708.xml&headline=Coast%20Guard%20Mulls%20Basing%20Options%20For%20UAVs
The US Coast Guard is evaluating basing options for its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as collaborative flight tests with Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) ...

* Safe harbor in Hub Boston Herald, United States

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/letters/view.bg?articleid=1083386&srvc=rss
The Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet, at Ketchikan, Alaska, will round out her service later this year. She started out as a Navy rescue and salvage vessel and ...
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* No liability cap for NYC in ferry crash Los Angeles Times, CA

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ferry28mar28,1,1738722.story
Michael Gansas was not in the operating pilothouse but was preparing for an inspection from the Coast Guard, which meant Smith was piloting the ferry alone. ...
* Court Finds City Was Negligent in SI Ferry Crash New York Times

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/court-finds-city-was-negligent-in-si-ferry-crash/?hp
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