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Workers to Be Honored for Rescues After Rig Blast

April 15, 2011 6:01 AM

BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) - Crew members of a supply vessel that was tethered to the Deepwater Horizon when the rig exploded last year are set to be honored at a Coast Guard awards ceremony for helping rescue blast survivors. About a dozen crew members from the Damon B. Bankston... more »
Coast Guard Rescues Man

March 29, 2010 4:34 PM

VENICE, La. (AP) - The Coast Guard has evacuated a 69-year-old man from a tugboat in Southwest Pass near Venice. The Eighth Coast Guard District command center received a call at approximately 9 a.m. Monday from Trevor Weeks, a crewman aboard the tugboat. The Coast Guard says Weeks said the... more »
Coast Guard rescues 7 over weekend

March 21, 2010 4:39 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) The Coast Guard has rescued seven people from Louisiana waters over the weekend. It says a crew of three was picked up late Saturday from a disabled lift barge, and four boaters including a 3-year-old child from a boat that got stuck in a mud flat Friday... more »