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Members from Coast Guard Sector North Carolina pose during their participation of the 8th annual Work On Wilmington service day event April 20. This year 26 projects were completed for non-profit organizations by more than 1,700 volunteers. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina participates in Work On Wilmington

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lindsey Neumann Members from Coast Guard Sector North Carolina participated in the 8th annual Work On Wilmington service day event April 20. Work On Wilmington brings thousands of volunteers together to roll up their [...]

The Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Wilmington, N.C., conducts a patrol in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen

Blue moon brings blue lights

Written by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Saunders The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Wilmington, N.C., conducted nighttime boardings of pelagic longline vessels during the weekend of August 31st, the first blue moon since [...]

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Going Green

With the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (aka Pacific Trash Vortex) recently making news headlines again, ship borne generated garbage is as hot a topic as ever within the maritime industry. Setting the standards for compliance with international garbage regulations, Coast [...]

Community members join members of the Coast Guard to clean up the Barnegat Bay watershed.

Coast Guard, local agencies, community participate in Barnegat Bay Blitz

Post and photos by Public Affairs Detachment Atlantic City, N.J. Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., participated in the Barnegat Bay Blitz watershed-wide cleanup May 9, 2012 near Barnegat Lighthouse State Park on Long Beach Island, N.J. [...]

WASHINGTON, N.C. - The vessel Belle, an 85-foot small passenger vessel that conducts dinner cruises on the Pamlico River here is shown resting on a dock Aug. 29, 2011. The vessel was displaced after Hurricane Irene struck the North Carolina coast. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Belle of Washington clears Coast Guard inspection, back in service after Hurricane Irene setback

Post written by Lt. Christopher Martin Hurricane Irene struck the North Carolina coast in August 2011 and destroyed more than 300 aids to navigation, damaged several vessels and shut down both of the state’s major ports. The most memorable vessel [...]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Highlights are shown of what Coast Guard 5th District personnel have accomplished in 2011, Dec. 31, 2011. The 5th District is made up of 10,300 people through its 156,000 square mile area of responsibility. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert.

Highlights of 2011

Post written by PA1 Brandyn Hill As 2011 comes to an end, we welcome in a new year by looking at what Coast Guard personnel in the mid-Atlantic region have accomplished in the last 365 days. The 5th Coast Guard [...]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Pictured is 25, also known as Big Boy, an adult male loggerhead, before being released off the shore of Virginia Beach, Oct. 18, 2011. Big Boy was rehabilitated after being freed from a crab pot line off the coast of Cape Charles, Va., by crewmembers of Coast Guard Station Cape Charles and members of the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin.

A partnership giving animals a second chance

Post and photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Marin. The Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team recently released a 315-pound Loggerhead turtle, rescued with help from members of Coast Guard Station Cape Charles, Va. The stranding team contacted Coast Guard [...]

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Hoover and Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Byan, members of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, install new light-emitting diode outdoor lighting at the sector Aug. 16, 2011. The sector implemented the project to upgrade to more energy efficient lighting in order to save more than $25,000 a year in reduced energy and maintenance costs. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina going green

Post written by Capt. Anthony Popiel. In November 2010, Coast Guard Office of Civil Engineering solicited proposals for low cost energy conservation projects to compete for funding from the fiscal year 2011 Facility Energy Efficiency Fund. Members of [...]

Petty Officer 1st Class David Browne, the executive petty officer of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, speaks with children from the Harbor Explorers summer program at the Cape May Nature Center Aug. 2, 2011. The nature center's program director invited the Coast Guard members for their career week.

Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May volunteers in the community

Photos and post by Petty Officer 2nd Class Crystalynn A. Kneen. Since Coast Guard members live and work in the community, it is important for them to volunteer and help any way they can. One block from Coast Guard [...]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Lt. Cmdr. Dave Obermeier, a facilities engineer from Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, adds water to the bioreactor composter at the base galley, April 25, 2011. The bioreactor, which feeds nutrients to a garden behind the galley, is part of their green initiatives aimed at increasing sustainability and use of renewable energy. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Marin.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Portsmouth, Va.

Written by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Marin, public affairs specialist. Since the early 1980s members of Coast Guard Base Support Unit Portsmouth have been pushing to lessen their fuel and energy consumption by implementing a series of projects aimed [...]