Edward Westfall, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, which began service in 1968 -- about 17 years before Westfall did. On Friday, the 47-year-old vessel took part in a parade of ...

Suddenly several long blasts from a ship’s horn screamed and echoed off the mountains downtown calling sailors to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell for immediate departure. A cruise ship 200 ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- The Coast Guard Festival is in full swing, including an opportunity for the public to tour the ships. Three U.S. Coast Guard cutters the: USCGC Bristol Bay (WTGB-102), USCGC ...