Coast Guard Suspends Search for Two Rhode Island Fishermen

Coast Guard Station Menemsha joined a 72-hour search effort for two fishermen who went missing off Block Island Tuesday morning when their vessel capsized.

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Copter Is Saved: Rescue Craft Itself Is Rescued Thanks to the Harbormaster
Vineyard Gazette
This time on purpose, United States Coast Guard officers came to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday night, to say a fervent thank-you to an Island harbormaster.
 
He is John M. Edwards of Edgartown, and he earned the citation presented to him at a ceremony in the board room of the Co-operative Bank by delivering a Coast Guard helicopter to safety from a forced landing at night on the rip-swept open sea off the Katama beach.
 
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Coast Guard Responds to Disabled Cruise Ship Off Cuttyhunk

A cruise ship that became disabled off Cuttyhunk Friday afternoon was safely escorted by tug to Newport.

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Changing of the Guard at Station Menemsha

Next month, U.S. Coast Guard master chief Robert Riemer hands over his command after a successful four-year tour at station Menemsha.

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After Incident, Fast Ferry Heads Home to Rhode Island

The Ava Pearl was headed back to Rhode Island early Sunday evening following an incident when she lost power off Oak Bluffs.

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New Coast Guard Station Arrives
Vineyard Gazette
The Island’s new Coast Guard station, en route from Cuttyhunk, came through Quick’s Hole, from Buzzards Bay at 1 o’clock yesterday, and proceeded across the Sound without mishap.
 
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Coast Guard Honors Aquinnah Police Officer
Landry Harlan

Aquinnah police officer David Murphy received a Meritorious Public Service Award from the U.S. Coast Guard Friday for rescuing a man in Menemsha Pond in October 2016.

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Coast Guard Rescues Four from Fishing Vessel in Distress

A Coast Guard air crew safely rescued four people from a sinking fishing vessel late Wednesday south of Martha’s Vineyard. The captain of the vessel Sea Star radioed for help at about 6:20 p.m.

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Christmas Care Package Has Warm Coats for Island Veterans
Bill Eville

Jo Ann Murphy, director of veteran’s services on the Island, has received a donation of winter coats and is is working hard to get them to Island veterans.

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Coast Guard Frees Turtle South of Vineyard
Sara Brown

A crew from Coast Guard Station Menemsha Sunday came to the rescue of a leatherback sea turtle entangled in a lobster pot south of Cuttyhunk.

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