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1St Coast Guard District Command Center In Boston News

24 Dec 2014

USCG Urge Precaution During Impending Storms

The Coast Guard is urging mariners and the coastal community to take precautions in preparation of two storms expected to impact the Northeast Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory in anticipation of storm surges and locally heavy rainfall. The pair of storms are expected to bring elevated sea-state and wind gusts up to 30 knots. Because of higher-than-normal tides, owners of small boats, kayaks and other paddle craft are urged to properly secure them. "Usually after these kind of storms pass, we get many calls about adrift boats," said Petty Officer 1st Class Shelton Schafer, the operations unit coordinator at the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center in Boston, Mass.

28 Aug 2014

Ferry Runs Aground in Lynn Harbor

Ferry Cetacea ran aground about a quarter of a mile from the pier in Lynn Harbor, Massachusetts yesterday, with 13 passengers and four crew aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported. Coast Guard crews from Station Point Allerton launched a rescue crew aboard a 47-foot motor life boat to provide a safety zone and stand by to assist if the situation deteriorated. The Cetacea refloated this morning on the rising tide. High tide was at approximately 1 a.m. "We to want to make sure the passengers, crew, and vessel are all safe" said Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Brancaleoni, the operations unit controller at the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center in Boston, Massachusetts. "We'll stay on scene and monitor it closely to ensure they are."

15 May 2014

Three Sailors Rescued 1,200 miles off Cape Cod

Courtesy USCG

The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated a rescue of three sailors approximately 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at approximately 2 p.m., Thursday. Watchstanders from the 1st Coast Guard District command center in Boston were notified at approximately 6 a.m., Thursday, of a 406MHz emergency position indicating radio beacon signal registered to the 42-foot French-flagged sailing vessel Tao with three men aboard. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew currently deployed to St. John's, Nova Scotia, immediately launched to locate the Tao.