BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine’s Brownsville Marine Unit (BMU) rescued two kayakers near the jetties in the South Padre Island area after their kayak had overturned last weekend. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …
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Nov 27 2013
QUITE A FEAST: Coast Guard serves Boys & Girls Club a tasty holiday meal
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday, service personnel with the Coast Guard auxiliary unit, stationed on South Padre Island, treated the members of the Laguna Madre Boys & Girls Club families to a delicious Thanksgiving feast. The Coast Guard has been hosting its ‘Thanks for Giving’ event at the Club for the last …
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Sep 05 2013
Joint ops drill prepares emergency service personnel
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Members with three response agencies simulated a joint agency response to an incident involving 12 people in various emergency situations on the beach. The Coast Guard, City of South Padre Island Beach Rescue and Cameron County Beach Rescue participated in the rescue exercise. The drill tested the agencies’ abilities …
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