Capsize Injures Three Coast Guardsmen
Three Coast Guardsmen suffered non-life threatening injuries Friday after their rescue boat capsized in the surf off Puerto Rico. The search-and-rescue crew was responding with other local agencies to a report of two people in the water two nautical miles northeast of San Juan Harbor when the incident occurred. The three-man crew of a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft/Law Enforcement was rescued by the crew of a Puerto Rico Police marine unit immediately after the incident north of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bentley Criticizes Congressional Funding Bias
maritime industry. "Congress gave the airports more money than they knew what to do with. Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 22. "This has nothing to do with patriotism. in various capacities. "already 700 pages long. finished. to be imposed on the maritime industry. do business," said Bentley, a maritime lobbyist and consultant. years. Official Congressional estimates are now $8 billion. "That $8 billion is for the 700-page version they have now. costs. screeners authorities were in such a rush to hire," said Bentley. Sen. which will establish joint operation centers at major U.S. roof, and thus improve inter-agency cooperation and communication. will also require U.S. screenings four-fold within two years. the maritime community.
