Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 8 people from capsized vessel near...
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard boatcrew and good Samaritan rescued seven adults, one child and a dog after their boat capsized in Eagle Harbor near Bainbridge Island, Washington, Sunday. The eight people and...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 3 stranded jet skiers near Hampton
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Sunday after their jet ski overturned and floated away a mile east of Fort Monroe on Thimble Shoal. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton...
View ArticleCoast Guard, National Park Service rescue loggerhead sea turtle in NC
A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, releases a loggerhead sea turtle Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, near the Bonner Bridge. The crew brought a National...
View ArticlePHOTOs: Coast Guard rescues kayaker 30 miles offshore in Lake Michigan
Aircrew members from Coast Guard Air Facility Muskegon, Mich., stand with the man they rescued from Lake Michigan at Muskegon County Airport, Sept. 1, 2014. The crew rescued the man 30 miles northwest...
View ArticlePHOTO: Coast Guard, local agencies assist 7 after vessel hits Ludington,...
A 34-foot pleasure craft sits atop of the north breakwall in Ludington, Mich., after a collision Aug. 31, 2014. All seven people on board were uninjured and accounted for. U.S. Coast Guard photo...
View ArticleAUDIO: PMS Escape II issues Mayday call for assistance
Click the image below for audio or go to: https://www.dvidshub.net/audio/37957/sinking-vessel-calls-coast-guard-assistance#.VATbV7ywJIs For photos and original release click HERE or go to:...
View ArticleCoast Guard searches for missing swimmer near Bradley Point Beach, Conn.
NEW YORK - Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews are looking for a missing swimmer in the vicinity of Bradley Point Beach, Conn., today. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a...
View ArticleBellingham based Coast Guard Cutter returns from patrol off Baja, significant...
SEATTLE — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin, homeported in Bellingham, returned Monday after a Pacific patrol to support counter drug operations off Southern California. Terrapin crewmembers...
View ArticleCoast Guard Cutter Eagle to open for tours in Yorktown
WHO: Crew of Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, a 295-foot tall ship WHAT: The Eagle will be open for public tours at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown WHERE: 1 U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown,...
View ArticleUPDATE/VIDEO: Coast Guard rescues kayaker 30 miles offshore in Lake Michigan
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued a 31-year-old man 30 miles offshore in Lake Michigan Monday morning after he activated his personal locator beacon. Just after 7:30 a.m., CST, watchstanders at...
View ArticleCoast Guard officer to face court martial in Puerto Rico sexual assault case
MIAMI — A Coast Guard commissioned officer charged with sexually assaulting the wife of another Coast Guardsman is scheduled to face General Court Martial at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in...
View ArticleCORRECTION: Coast Guard crew medevacs 1 near Long Boat Bridge in Cortez, Fla.
CORTEZ, Fla. — A 74-year-old woman was medevaced from a 38-foot boat by the Coast Guard near Long Boat Bridge in Cortez, Florida after she reportedly hit her head when the vessel she was aboard ran...
View ArticleMultimedia Release: Coast Guard stresses boating safety in Pacific Northwest...
A 12-foot skiff carrying eight people and a dog that capsized near Bainbridge Island, Wash., sits at Eagle Harbor Marina after being dewatered and towed by a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium crew from...
View ArticleCoast Guard to hold open house, celebrate 50th anniversary in Warrenton, Ore.
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard Sector Columbia River crewmembers are scheduled to hold an open house to coincide with Air Station Astoria’s 50th anniversary celebration at the Warrenton-Astoria...
View ArticleCoast Guard Cutter Healy crew invites public to open house in Juneau, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the polar icebreaker Coast Guard Cutter Healy is hosting a free open house for the public Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the cruise ship terminal in Juneau. The tour of...
View ArticleCoast Guard searching for man overboard near Chuuk Island
Editor's note: For high resolution image, click on the icon above. APRA HARBOR, Guam — The Coast Guard is searching for a male crewmember reported overboard from a fishing vessel approximately 170...
View ArticleMEXICAN FISHING VESSELS SEEK SAFE HARBOR AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — State and Federal agencies, along with Port of Brownsville and Port Isabel officials, are working together to provide safe harbor in the Port of Brownsville for 45 Mexican...
View ArticleFisherman suffers leg injury at sea, crew medevacs him
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A fishing vessel transported one of their crewmembers, who suffered a leg injury approximately 25 miles offshore of Port Mansfield, to awaiting ambulance in Port Isabel,...
View ArticleCoast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers to conduct preparedness exercise
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers are scheduled to conduct an emergency preparedness exercise Thursday on the Savannah River in Savannah. The exercise is scheduled to...
View ArticleOwner of adrift dive float located safe
HONOLULU — The owner of a found, adrift dive float and flag has been located safe ashore on Maui, Tuesday. The diver was never in distress. He saw his gear broadcasted on the local news and was able...
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