The Coast Guard plans to reopen bidding for a contract to build 21 cutters because a hurricane last year damaged the winning shipyard in Florida.
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Coast Guard officer on South Portland-based ship relieved of his command
The U.S. Coast Guard says superiors lost confidence in Chief Warrant Officer J.L. Horne’s ability to command a cutter.
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker in Muscongus Bay
Officials say Baruch Roberts, 79, of Thomaston was last seen Sunday near Friendship.
Posted inMaine
Coast Guard rescues boater in ‘dangerously cold’ water Down East
He called for assistance early Saturday when his 34-foot boat started to take on water near Crow Island, an official says.
Posted inMaine, News
Coast Guard still searching for Wisconsin man who fell into Kennebec River
The 35-year-old Wisconsin man fell into the river near the Kennebec Tavern in Bath Thursday night.
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UMA director appointed to Coast Guard committee
University of Maine at Augusta Director of UAS Education and Research Dan Leclair will serve on the Sector Northern New England Area Maritime Security Executive Steering Committee.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
Maine Coast Guard families frightened and angry as government shutdown continues
Active duty Coast Guard members and their families, including several hundred in Maine, don’t know when the next paycheck will arrive.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Coast Guard crews in Maine to be paid Monday after all, despite shutdown
After a last-minute intervention by Sen. Susan Collins, employees of the Coast Guard, including hundreds in Maine, will receive their pre-shutdown pay Monday on schedule. Previously, the employees had been told they would not be getting their second paycheck of the month because of the partial shutdown of the federal government. A spokesman for Collins […]
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Coast Guard offers reward for information leading to buoy bell bandits
The great bell caper began late last year, when the icy waters off the Maine coast would give all but the most determined thief reason to stay on dry land. Through winter, spring and summer, the buoy bandits have picked off their targets: the heavy metal bells and gongs that sound through fog and sleet […]
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Margaret McMahon Ellis
WINCHESTER, Mass. — Margaret M. Ellis passed away July 15 in Winchester Nursing Center, Mass. She was a year-round resident of Rangeley for many years and loved the town. Margaret was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, grew up in Long Beach, Calif., and joined the Coast Guard in 1943 serving in World War II. She married William […]