The US Coast Guard and Navy said they had suspended the search after 50 hours, pending new developments.

BBC: Luke Stimson: Crews end search for missing sailor

Another British ship, RFA Fort George, was also involved in the joint operation between the Royal Navy and the US Coast Guard.

BBC: Navy seizes cocaine 'worth ?240m'

The US Coast Guard has now established a security zone in the waters around the base, and the perimeter fence has been strengthened.

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In Alaska, in September 2008, the US Coast Guard had just started operations in the Arctic and we joined a C-130 patrol flight to Barrow.

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In June 2005, LTJG Middleton assumed the duties of Executive Officer of the US Coast Guard Cutter Maui, deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The commander of the US Coast Guard in the Galveston region, Capt Marcus Woodring, said about five gallons (19 litres) of tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon leak had been found on Saturday.

BBC: Gulf oil spill reaches Texas as tar balls wash ashore

In a letter to BP released on Saturday, the US Coast Guard expressed concern that the company's plans to contain the leak were inadequate and called for them to be bolstered within 48 hours.

BBC: BP criticism not about nationality, says Obama

Not only did the students inventory all of the conversation paths between company headquarters, towboats, USACE, US Coast Guard, National Weather Service, and the IRS, but they demonstrated a simplified design to eliminate multiple entries, improve accuracy, and reduce expensive data verification.

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In fact, I see the professionalism of the Coast Guard every day, in the officers and enlisted personnel who serve with us at the White House.

WHITEHOUSE: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement