Coast Guard, first responders searching for child near Yaquina Bay, Ore.
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard, Yaquina Bay Fire Department and Yaquina Bay Police Department personnel are searching for a 6-year-old boy reportedly thrown from the Yaquina Bay Bridge Monday...
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Video Available: Coast Guard rescues man from grounded sail boat near...
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued a man from his grounded 38-foot sailing vessel Fjaera in Bellingham Bay Monday night. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles...
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UPDATE: Extensive search underway for missing Fla., Keys diver
Editor's note: for high resolution photo, click the thumbnail above. MIAMI — Coast Guard crews continue the search for a 32-year-old missing diver from Winter Springs, Florida, approximately 15...
View ArticleMedia Availability: Coast Guard to conduct cold water survival training,...
WHO: Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads and Station Portsmouth personnel WHAT: cold water survival training WHERE: Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, 4000 Coast Guard Blvd., Portsmouth, VA 23703 WHEN: Friday,...
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Video Release: Coast Guard medevacs injured hunter near Kodiak, Alaska
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely medevacs an injured 65-year-old man near Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 4, 2014. The hunter and his group were carrying a deer when a sloth of bears attacked...
View ArticleMultiple dangerous helicopter incidents prompt Coast Guard to seek help from...
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is requesting help from the public to gather information about two recent incidents, involving green lasers directed at Coast Guard helicopters near Lenox Township,...
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Correction: PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard escorts Navy through Elizabeth River
Click on the images or here to view high quality pictures It was originally reported the escort occurred Monday. The release below corrects that error in fact. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard crews...
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Coast Guard training center holds Native American Heritage event
Correction to earlier date: The event was held today, Nov. 5, 2014, not Nov. 11, 2014 as previously mentioned in the release CAPE MAY, N.J. - Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May,...
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Video Available: Coast Guard rescues 2 aboard disabled sailboat
Click the photo above to download video. SAN DIEGO – U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued two men aboard a disabled sailboat approximately 1.5 miles south of Point Loma Tuesday night. During a training...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs fishing vessel captain near Baffin Bay
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medevaced the captain of a fishing vessel near Baffin Bay early this morning. At approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday, watchstanders at Coast...
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends search for missing diver off Fla. Keys
MIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 32-year-old missing diver from Winter Springs, Florida who was last seen attempting to swim toward a drifting vessel. The search for Matt...
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Feature Story: A Fresh Cut
Editor's note: for video, click the thumbnail above. Story, photos, and video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony L. Soto Meat sizzles on the stove; boiling vegetables are monitored closely....
View ArticleCoast Guard prepares for severe weather in Western Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is preparing for an incoming severe weather system forecasted to impact the Bering Sea and Western Alaska on Friday. The Coast Guard has forward deployed an Air...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to report of downed military aircraft near Panama City
NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a downed military aircraft approximately 57 miles south of Panama City, Florida, Thursday. Watchstanders at the 8th Coast Guard District...
View ArticleCoast Guard responding to burning cigar boat in Florida Keys
MIAMI — Six people were rescued by a good Samaritan following a boat fire aboard a boat southwest of Islamorada, Florida Thursday. There are no reported injuries. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station...
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UPDATE: Powerboat still ablaze in Keys, boaters urged to keep away
Click image above for video MIAMI — Six people were rescued from a burning powerboat by a good Samaritan Thursday after the 40-foot vessel caught fire near Islamorada, Florida just after 2 p.m. There...
View ArticleCrew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Diligence to celebrate the cutters' 50 years...
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence are celebrating the cutters’ 50th anniversary starting Saturday with a charity golf tournament at Magnolia Greens golf course to...
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**CORRECTION** Coast Guard hoists injured man from Bimini Superfast ferry
Editor's note: for video, click the thumbnail above. MIAMI — A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami hoisted an injured man Wendesday night from the Bimini Superfast ferry approximately...
View ArticleCoast Guardsman to face court-martial for sexual assault
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guardsman accused of sexual assault and abusive sexual contact will face a general court-martial expected to begin on Jan. 20, 2015 in Norfolk. The decision by Vice Adm....
View ArticleCoast Guard detains cargo vessel for safety discrepancies in Longview, Wash.
LONGVIEW, Wash. — The Coast Guard detained the 600-foot motor vessel Ikan Sudip, Wednesday, requiring the vessel to remain in Longview until significant safety violations are corrected by the ship’s...
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