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.
U.S. Coast Guard
2017
October 1, 2017
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.
September 21, 2017
Crew from station Menemsha rescued the derby fisherman who fell into the channel during a ferocious northeast storm.
July 17, 2017
The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued five people 18 miles south of Noman’s Sunday after their boat caught on fire.
July 13, 2017
The Coast Guard came to the aid of a 30-foot recreational vessel that was taking on water Thursday afternoon off Squibnocket.
April 7, 2017
On Thursday morning, about 35 fishermen took part in a Safety and Survival Training program, a two-day free course that walked commercial fishermen through live saving skills, including plunging into the frigid ocean in thick neoprene survival suits.
2016
August 20, 2016
Coast Guard crews were kept hopping this weekend, responding to two distress calls from pleasure boats off Martha's Vineyard.
