Topic: U.S. Coast Guard
The Vermillion 380 Oil Rig is located 80 miles off of the coast of Vermillion Bay, Louisiana . The rig is owned by Houston-based energy company Mariner Energy. Reports from the Department of Homeland Security claimed that the rig was not actively ...
On September 2 , 2010 , an offshore oil rig exploded 80 miles off of the coast of Vermillion Bay, Louisiana . The rig, known as the Vermillion 380 Oil Rig , was owned by Mariner Energy, but according to the Department ...
House backs off plan to let Congress nominate Coast Guard Academy cadets to promote diversityLawmakers upset over how few blacks attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have backed off their proposal to shift for the first time to congressional nominations of cadets, ...
Napolitano names US Coast Guard commandant as Obama administration point man for oil spillThe head of the U.S. Coast Guard has been named the federal point man for the Gulf Coast oil spill.Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Saturday that ...
House OKs provision intended to increase number of blacks at Coast Guard AcademyThe House voted overwhelmingly for a bill that includes a provision giving members of Congress a say over who is admitted to the U.S. Coast Guard's 1,000-cadet service academy in ...
Coast Guard says its intercepted message from training exercise led to confusionThe Coast Guard says radio communications for a routine training exercise in Washington were overheard by the public, leading to news reports and confusion amid Friday's commemorations of the Sept. 11 ...
The Senate began considering a fiscal 2010 spending bill today that would provide $97 million more for the Homeland Security Department than the Obama administration requested. One issue lawmakers are still debating is whether to approve the administration's request to phase out ...
The Bush administration's choice of Jim Williams to head the General Services Administration received general acclaim last week, but the timing of the nomination raises a lot of questions. On Wednesday, GSA acting Administrator David Bibb announced he would retire Sept. 1, ...
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Gulf Oil Spill Investigation
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ADDITION Gulf Oil Spill Investigation
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