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CoastGuardNews

  1. Mayday broadcast off Oahu saves fisherman, tests new Coast Guard Rescue 21 system ow.ly/bexgK
  2. Coast Guard Accepts Rescue 21 System for Sector San Juan ow.ly/bex6T
  3. Coast Guard crews respond to a busy holiday weekend across the Northeast ow.ly/bewXQ
  4. Coast Guard rescues 2 in Lake Michigan near Two Rivers, Wis. ow.ly/bewLv
  5. Coast Guard to establish safety zone around USS Iowa ow.ly/bewEG
  6. Dozens of organizations prepare for full-scale active shooter exercise ow.ly/bewwa
  7. Coast Guard Station Georgetown, S.C., to receive Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award ow.ly/bevWm
  8. Three rescued from overturned boat near Winchester Bay, Ore. cgne.ws/KO2JW0
  9. Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash in Gulf of Mexico cgne.ws/Lzch7Y
  10. Coast Guard rescues 3 near Saginaw, Mich. cgne.ws/Lza1xx
  11. Coast Guard rescues 2 in Lake Michigan near Wilmette, Ill. cgne.ws/Lz8O9t
  12. Coast Guard ends search for boater near Kent Narrows, Md. cgne.ws/K7tsz7
  13. Coast Guard suspends search for missing 17-year-old swimmer near Long Branch, N.J. cgne.ws/K7sC5r
  14. Coast Guard suspends search for swimmer near Howell Point, Md. cgne.ws/K5450k
  15. Coast Guard suspends search for swimmer near Howell Point, Md. cgne.ws/KXfqMg
  16. Coast Guard, local authorities search for boater near Kent Narrows, Md. cgne.ws/KXfqMg
  17. Memorial Day: Coast Guard stands tall to serve the US bit.ly/MWM8yV
  18. Coast Guard assists crew of vessel taking on water cgne.ws/JvLH02
  19. Correction: Coast Guard searching for missing 17-year-old swimmer near Long Branch, N.J. (first reported as 14) cgne.ws/KUK1tZ