Coast Guard saves distressed kayaker in Chatham Harbor
BOSTON — A Coast Guard Station Chatham rescue crew saved a kayaker Friday in Chatham Harbor, Massachusetts, after his kayak overturned. Station Chatham was notified at about 6:45 p.m., from a nearby...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs fisherman off Port O’Connor, Texas
Coast Guard crews medevac an injured fisherman off Port O'Connor Saturday. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Corpus Christi. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter and boat crew...
View ArticleCoast Guard: Body of missing boater found
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews ended the search for a missing boater in the vicinity of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after the body of the victim was located Saturday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard...
View ArticleCoast Guard, local agencies rescue injured boater
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard assisted in rescuing an injured 12-year-old girl in West Shinnecock Bay, July 26, 2014. A watchstander at Coast Guard Station Shinnecock received a notification of a...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues paddleboater in distress near the Bay Bridge
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard rescued a paddleboater under the influence of alcohol near the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. Saturday. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard...
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends active search for missing man off American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — The Coast Guard suspended the search Saturday for 58-year-old Babar Suleman who went missing during a plane crash near Pago Pago Tuesday night. “The decision to suspend a...
View ArticleCouple's miscommunication prompts exhaustive Coast Guard search
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard searched and located five people near Catalina Island, Calif., early Sunday morning after they were reported missing when they did not return from a daylong fishing...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to adrift barges in Salem River near Rt. 49 bridge
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard responded to two empty barges adrift Sunday in the Salem River, near the Rt. 49 bridge. Local police contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, in...
View ArticleCoast Guard responding to 656-foot freighter grounded in Lake St. Clair
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard is responding Sunday to a 656-foot freighter that is hard aground in the downbound shipping channel of Lake St. Clair. Initial reports indicate there is no resultant...
View Article2 rescued, 1 deceased after boat sinks in Copano Bay, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A 51-year-old man is deceased and two others safe, a 14-year-old girl and 52-year-old man, after their boat sank Sunday morning in Copano Bay, just north of Rockport, Texas....
View ArticleCoast Guard medically evacuates 17-year-old girl in Lake Superior near...
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation Sunday afternoon of a 17-year-old girl from a boat on Lake Superior near Madeline Island. The girl’s name is not being released and there is...
View ArticleCoast Guard medically evacuates injured boaters
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Coast Guard and local agency personnel medically evacuated three injured persons from a grounded recreational boat east of the Antioch Bridge in Antioch, Calif., Sunday. At...
View ArticleCoast Guard, good Samaritan, Erie County Sheriff's Office rescue 3 from boat...
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard, a good Samaritan and Erie County, New York, Sheriff's Office rescued three people from Lake Erie Sunday afternoon after the vessel they were on crashed onto the breakwall...
View ArticleCoast Guard Training Center hosts third Sunset Parade of 2014
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Coast Guard Training Center Cape May is scheduled to host its third Sunset Parade of 2014, which will honor the Coast Guard Foundation, Sunday, Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. Sunset Parades are...
View ArticleBUSY WEEKEND OFF LONG ISLAND REMINDS BOATERS TO PREPARE, STAY SAFE
NEW YORK – After a busy weekend off of Long Island, the Coast Guard is reminding the boating public to practice safe boating during the active summer season. The following cases indicate the...
View ArticleVideo Release: Coast Guard rescues stranded hiker near Shi Shi Beach, Wash.
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., hoists a stranded hiker off a 35-foot rock near Shi Shi Beach, Wash., July 27, 2014. The aircrew transported the man...
View ArticleCrew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis to return following two-month long...
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter based out of Key West, Florida, is scheduled to return to homeport Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. following a 59 day...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs pregnant woman from Bald Head Island, NC
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year-old pregnant woman Monday from Bald Head Island. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders in Wilmington received a request for assistance...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs child approximately 100 miles southeast of Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 4-year-old boy Monday from a cruise ship approximately 100 miles southeast of Atlantic City. A crewmember aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway...
View ArticleCoast Guard, local agencies to enforce safety, security zones for Seafair in...
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and local agencies will be enforcing safety zones around military vessels in Elliott Bay and on Lake Washington during Seafair Fleet Week. “We establish these zones...
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