11-year-old calls for help after father fails to return to the surface
MIAMI — Coast Guardsmen rescued two divers Saturday evening after they failed to return to the surface during a dive three nautical miles north of Haulover, Florida. An 11-year-old boy aboard a...
View ArticleCoast Guard Recues Two Boaters Near Port Hueneme
SAN PEDRO, Calif. - The Coast Guard rescued two boaters from the water near Point Hueneme, Calif., early Sunday morning at about 7 a.m. The Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles- Long Beach watch standers...
View ArticleRescue underway for vessel taking on water 144 miles from Oahu
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is assisting the crew of a sinking fishing boat 144 miles north northeast of Oahu, Sunday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received a...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs mariner near Cold Bay, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a mariner approximately 75 miles southeast of Cold Bay, Alaska, Sunday. The helicopter crew hoisted the...
View ArticleCoast Guard responds to cargo offload mishap
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and local fire department personnel enforced a safety zone for containers that fell in the water from the motor vessel NYK Aquarius while offloading cargo at SSA...
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Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Officials Receive Joint Operations...
Marilyn Quagliotti, deputy director of supply reduction with the Office of National Drug Control Policy, gives a speech during a ceremony in New Providence, Bahamas, Nov. 13, 2014. Quagliotti, who...
View ArticleSinking fishing vessel and crew safe in Honolulu
HONOLULU —The fishing vessel Pacifica moored safely in Honolulu Harbor Monday after taking on water approximately 144 miles north northeast of Oahu. The cause of the flooding was determined to be...
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Coast Guard Academy professor named 2015 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Dr. David Mazurek, a civil engineering professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, has been named the winner of the 2015 U.S. Coast Guard Engineer of the Year Award.Mazurek was...
View ArticleHypothermia poses serious danger even during warmer winters
LOS ANGELES — Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach reminds boaters to take extra precautions on and around the waterthe air and water temperatures get colder during the winter months. While...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 66-year-old duck hunter near Catawba Island in Lake Erie
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard crews rescued a 66-year-old man who became lost while duck hunting on Catawba Island, Ohio, Monday evening. The man’s name is not being released and there is no imagery...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs woman from motorboat near Ocracoke, NC
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured woman from a grounded motorboat Tuesday east of Cedar Island. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received a mayday...
View ArticleCoast Guard advises cold water boating safety
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard reminds fishermen, boaters and paddlers to take extra precautions on and around the water as the air and water temperatures grow colder during the winter months....
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Photo Release - Coast Guard rescues stranded hunter near Sitka, Alaska
John Delong of Sitka, Alaska, stands with Petty Officer 2nd Class Brendan Dent, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Vaughn and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Ransom from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka after...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 24-year-old muskrat trapper stranded in marsh near...
CLEVELAND – Coast Guard crews rescued a 24-year-old man who became stranded in Deer Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area near Oswego, New York, Wednesday night. The man’s name is not being released...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Coast Guard to use social media for Pacific Northwest bar...
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard 13th District will use social media for all future river bar closure information announcements along the Pacific Northwest coast beginning Thursday. Bar closure...
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Imagery available: Coast Guard medevacs ailing cruise ship passenger
For caption information and to download high resolution photos, click the images below. SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard Sector San Diego aircrew medically evacuated a passenger experiencing abdominal pain...
View ArticleCoast Guard, West Lake Fire Department rescue 14-year-old duck hunter in...
CLEVELAND – Coast Guard crews rescued a 14-year-old boy who became stranded in Misery Bay near Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, Thursday afternoon. The boy’s name is not being released...
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Feature Release: Selfless service
Story and photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn People who volunteer improve the lives of others in obvious ways. Recipients of community service efforts gain something tangible: a hot...
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Increased hunter rescues prompt Coast Guard safety reminders
Coast Guard Senior Cheif Petty Officer Eric Lange is a gunner's mate assigned to the Ninth District Response Department. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Laughlin Coast Guard...
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Coast Guard, local fire departments partner to assist duck hunters near...
Duck decoys line the inside of a 14-foot boat in which two men required assistance from the Coast Guard and the Cedar Grove and Port Washington Fire Departments after the boat began taking on water on...
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