Coast Guard

The foundation recognized Coast Guard Sector New Orleans for its work during Hurricane Ida last year.

The effort aims to raise $50,000 to build a place where service dogs’ ashes can be laid to rest.

The second session in the free, online Risk Mitigation Series will focus on fire suppression systems and standards.

Applications for the program, open to college-age children of Coast Guard personnel, will be accepted starting Feb. 1.

The Coast Guard Foundation is launching a matching gift in which Geico Military will triple all donations received by midnight tonight.

Twenty new members are to serve on the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee, which advises the federal government on boating-safety matters.

The group awarded 158 scholarships totaling $345,500 for Coastie kids enrolled in undergraduate programs and trade schools.

Federally documenting a boat now must be done every five years, rather than annually.

The National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 now obligates operators of boats smaller than 26 feet to use an engine cut-off link.

The children of Coast Guard members can apply for undergraduate funds through March 15.

Thomas A. Allegretti will lead the non-profit’s board of directors.

Coast Guard releases National Recreational Boating Safety Survey results.

The children of Coast Guard personnel will receive a total of $503,000 in aid for higher education.

The organization will give direct support to Coast Guard members affected by Hurricane Laura.

The Coast Guard Foundation is setting up quarantine spaces so covid-19-infected service members can be moved out of barracks.

The organization is recognizing Coast Guard first responders, who have assisted in debarking more than 250,000 people from cruise ships, along with other vital tasks, during the pandemic.

An uptick in requests during the covid-19 pandemic leads to an online guide via the United States Coast Guard and Life Jacket Association.

The dive-boat Conception, aboard which 34 people died when it caught fire last Labor Day weekend, was one of those boats.

The Coast Guard warns boaters in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia that a Russian spy ship is operating in an “unsafe manner” along the southeastern coast.

A variety of organizations sent a letter to Mayor Frank Jackson.

72-year-old was headed from New York to Florida.

Houston Awards Dinner received the highest attendance and donations to date.

The agency reportedly rejected federal suggestions to help prevent boating tragedies.