Historic Ships in Baltimore represents one of the most impressive collections of military vessels in the world. Located within easy walking distance of each other, US Sloop-of-War CONSTELLATION, US Submarine TORSK, US Coast Guard Cutter TANEY, and Lightship 116 CHESAPEAKE exhibit life at sea from the mid-19th century to the mid-1980’s.
Category: U. S. Coast Guard
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, rescues three fishermen and a dog near Wachapreague, Virginia, Sept. 3, 2016
THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo Cole’s Point Tavern in St. Mary’s County, Md. has a liquor license that requires a Sheriff’s Deputy to inspect to ensure …
The ponies make the annual swim from Assateague Island, Va., to Chincoteague Island, Va., during the 90th Pony Swim on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Coast Guard conducts unusual rescue of two men from a cruise ship off of Virginia
Crabber Dan with 20 years of experience looks at blue crabs and poachers from a waterman’s view – For the serious crab eaters, Bay Country sells crab openers and a number of serious crab cookers and steamers – and depending on the time of the week and the bounty of the bay – also sells crabs as well.
When America was attacked, America went to war
A rescue swimmer with Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina jumps from a helicopter during training Sunday, June 13, 2016. Part of Air Station Elizabeth City’s mission is to minimize injury and loss of life, property damage and render aid to persons in distress as expeditious and safe as humanly possible.
Working jointly with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, other U.S. law enforcement officials, Royal Bahamian Defense Force, Royal Bahamian Police Force and a Bahamian Drug Enforcement Unit, Dependable’s law enforcement teams boarded vessels transporting illicit cargo; likely bound for the United States.
“One of the things that puzzled us was the lack of plotting in this case,” said Lt. Cmdr. M.D. Kearney of the Coast Guard’s marine safety office in Baltimore. “There are probably any number of land targets in that area which would have provided some good radar information.”