In this Spartan Report, ROTC students receive an inspiring message from a wounded war veteran, Norfolk State University and the United States Coast Guard sign an agreement to assist students going into the Coast Guard, and student athletes get good news from the NCAA with the help of NSU’s Associate Athletic Director. If you’d like … Continue reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Coast Guard searched Monday for a fifth day near the Bahamas for a U.S. cargo ship carrying 33 people that has been missing since it encountered high winds and heavy seas from Hurricane Joaquin. Two cutters continued searching overnight for the 790-foot El Faro, and a C-130 aircraft was launched … Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ky. (AP) — Part of the Mississippi River was closed as crews investigated an oil spill caused by the collision of two tow boats, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. The collision Wednesday evening near Columbus, Kentucky, damaged at least one barge carrying clarified slurry oil. The cargo tank was ruptured, causing thousands of … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Coast Guard member has been sentenced to 80 days in military prison and given a bad conduct discharge for his guilty plea to charges of assault and failing to obey an order or a regulation. The Coast Guard says Senior Chief Petty Officer James R. Hamilton was sentenced Thursday during … Continue reading
YORKTOWN, Va. (AP) — A change-of-command ceremony is scheduled in Yorktown at the Coast Guard Force Readiness Command, or FORCECOM. Rear Adm. Scott Buschman will relinquish command Friday to Rear Adm. David Throop. Throop comes to Yorktown after serving as the executive assistant to the commandant of the Coast Guard. In that post, he coordinated … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man whose family says he was missing at sea for more than two months is back on dry land and reuniting with his family. The crew of a German-flagged container ship found Louis Jordan floating Thursday afternoon on the overturned hull of his 35-foot sailboat, about 200 miles off … Continue reading
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