Coast Guard Happily Heads Back to Grammar School

It’s not every day uniformed members of the U.S. Coast Guard play volleyball with first-graders or shred string cheese with kindergartners at snack break. At the Tisbury School, however, things like this are happening every Thursday.

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Coast Guard Mounts Search Off Vineyard for Man Reported Overboard From Fishing Vessel

Coast Guard station Menemsha is currently involved in a search for a crewmember from the FV Susan Rose of Port Judith, R.I., who was reported overboard at 1:39 a.m. Friday.

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Coast Guard to Host Safe-Boating Course

The Martha’s Vineyard Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold a safe boating class on April 23, which will feature updated material and be tailored to boaters navigating Vineyard waters.

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At Station Menemsha, Commendations All Around

In a ceremony at the Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha Friday morning, senior chief Justin Logval moved up to master chief petty officer — the highest rank for an enlisted member in the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Coast Guard Tests for Lead Around East Chop Light

Oak Bluffs selectmen agreed this week to allow the U.S. Coast Guard to continue with lead testing on town property adjacent to the East Chop Light.

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Coast Guard Rescue Team Medevacs Fisherman

A rescue team from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod in Buzzards Bay medevaced a fisherman from a vessel 60 miles southeast of Martha’s Vineyard Friday evening

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Four Rescued After Boat Sinks West of Cuttyhunk
Maia Coleman

A family of four was safely rescued from their boat near Sow and Pigs reef west of Cuttyhunk on Sunday afternoon, after a Mayday call signaled the boat was sinking, the Coast Guard said.

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Coast Guard Officer Earns Promotion, Top Rank
Will Sennott

Coast Guard first class petty officer Nathan Dlabaj was promoted to the rank of chief in a ceremony Friday morning.

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Coast Guard Rescues Four Fishermen South of the Vineyard
Will Sennott

Four fishermen were rescued by a Coast Guard aircrew early Wednesday morning after a Mayday call signaled the boat was sinking, Coast Guard officials confirmed.

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Coast Guard Recognizes Achievements of Officers, Auxiliary Flotilla
Will Sennott

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Menemsha fell into rank Monday to recognize the advancement of one officer and the departure of two others.

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