President Barack Obama’s proposed $3.8 trillion budget would cut funding to the Coast Guard and weaken the nation’s port security, according to a U.S. Coast Guard representative.

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• Tall Ship bound for Newport Hits rocks from the vineyard

     (projo)  A tall ship en route to Newport with an all-female crew fetched up on rocks Wednesday about 400 yards off Nonamesset Island in the Elizabeth Islands chain, just off Martha’s Vineyard, the U.S. Coast Guard has announced.  The Coast Guard said the 16 on board the 118-foot Unicorn are

• Coast Guard to carry out two days, search and rescue drills

     (Coast Guard News) Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England will conduct a two-day, search and rescue exercise Feb. 23-24. Source

• Coast Guard rescues two from Albemarle Sound

     (Coast Guard News) Coast Guard crews rescued two people from a disabled sailboat in the Albemarle Sound during severe weather Tuesday night. Source

• Coast Guard transfers passengers from sightseeing catamaran that ran aground

     (Coast Guard News) The Coast Guard safely transferred 16 of 42 passengers from the 45-foot sight-seeing catamaran Yiannis Dolphin after the vessel ran aground at about 5:30 p.m., near the mouth of the Anclote River. Source

• Coast Guard responds to increasing safety zone violations

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• Coast Guard reports no injuries or major damage from earthquakes Mexican

     (coastguardnews) The Coast Guard reports that there were no injuries or severe damage to Coast Guard assets, structures or facilities within the San Diego area, following a major earthquake Sunday afternoon.  Source

• Coast Guard continues the investigation of Charleston Harbor Boat Collision

     (coastguardnews)  The Coast Guard is continuing its investigation into the vessel collision between a Coast Guard 25-foot response boat and the Thriller, a commercial power catamaran, which collided in Charleston Harbor Saturday at approximately 8:30 p.m.  Source

• Coast Guard in the team with state authorities, boating passenger ship safety

     (Coast Guard News) The Coast Guard announced Tuesday it will team up with state boating authorities to raise awareness and educate vessel operators and consumers on uninspected passenger vessel licensing requirements.  Source

• Americas Tall Ship Visits Baltimores Inner Harbor

     (Coast Guard News) The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is currently in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and will be open for public tours. Source

• SWEET The opening of boating season

     (Coast Guard News) As the Pacific Northwest prepares to kick off the 2010 boating season, the Coast Guard would like to remind boaters to have a ‘SWEET’ time on the water. Source