Coast Guard News
October 19, 2016
OREGON INLET, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man off of a sailboat Wednesday 20 miles east of Oregon Inlet.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report at approximately 6 a.m. that a passenger aboard a 42-foot sailboat with four people aboard had fallen and was reporting severe chest pains.
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew launched from Station Oregon Inlet launched at approximately 7 a.m. and arrived on scene at approximately 7:40 a.m. ... [Read More]
October 19, 2016
OREGON INLET, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man off of a sailboat Wednesday 20 miles east of Oregon Inlet.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report at approximately 6 a.m. that a passenger aboard a 42-foot sailboat with four people aboard had fallen and was reporting severe chest pains.
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew launched from Station Oregon Inlet launched at approximately 7 a.m. and arrived on scene at approximately 7:40 a.m. ... [Read More]
October 19, 2016
NEW YORK – The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to dedicate a new multi-purpose building onboard Coast Guard Station New York, Friday, at 10:30 a.m.
The new building will honor the memory of fallen 9/11 hero, Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Palazzo who was killed during rescue operations on Sept. 11, 2001, when he responded to the terrorists attacks in the line of his firefighting duties.... [Read More]
October 19, 2016
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Tuesday off a cruise ship 225 miles southwest of Bermuda.
Air Station Elizabeth City Watchstanders received notification at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Monday that a 43-year-old man needed a medevac off the cruise ship Norwegian Gem. He was reported suffering symptoms of appendicitis.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the search Tuesday afternoon for a mariner who originally went missing when his 10-foot skiff reportedly capsized due to high winds approximately a half mile offshore of the Big Island, Saturday.
Charles Locklar, 26, remains missing.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
BOSTON — A Coast Guard helicopter crew found and rescued a person from the water Tuesday off Crane Beach in Ipswich.
Ipswich police notified the Coast Guard Tuesday evening that a father and son-in-law, who were both experienced swimmers, entered the water where Crane Beach and Steep Hill Beach meet at about 5:30 p.m. to swim and did not return home after as expected.
Concerned family members went to the beach and noticed the pair’s bikes were still on shore, but with no sign of the two men they immediately called 911 for help.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is searching for a person missing in the water Tuesday off Crane Beach in Ipswich.
Ipswich police notified the Coast Guard Tuesday evening that a father and son-in-law, who were both experienced swimmers, entered the water where Crane Beach and Steep Hill Beach meet at about 5:30 p.m. to swim and did not return home after as expected.
Concerned family members went to the beach and noticed the pair’s bikes were still on shore, but with no sign of the two men they immediately called 911 for help.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Honolulu Police Department and Honolulu Fire Department bring an Oscar dummy back to shore after simulating a search and rescue exercise held off of Honolulu, Oct. 18, 2016.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended the search Tuesday night for a Cuban migrant reported missing Monday.
Coast Guard crews suspended their search at 7:40 p.m. after covering more than 652 square miles in the Straits of Florida.
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew and the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore crew assisted in the search for the missing man.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
Video of the crews offloading the manatee is also available.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
Petty Officers Gerard Gagnon, Tim Koscielny and Terry Bailey launch a rescue skiff Oct. 18 ,2016, down a flooded driveway near the Chocolay River in Marquette, Michigan. Crews worked with the Chocolay Fire Department evacuating citizens from their homes located along the river. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Marquette)
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October 18, 2016
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searching Tuesday for a Cuban migrant reported missing following the discovery of 11 Cuban migrants Monday on Big Pine Key.
The 11 men reported to Customs and Border Protection that they left Thursday from Cuba with 12 people aboard a chug, and one man was separated from the group after entering the water Saturday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew and the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore crew are searching for the missing man.... [Read More]
October 18, 2016
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard returned 15 Cuban and one Dominican migrants to the Dominican Republic Sunday afternoon after the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier interdicted an illegal migrant vessel Saturday in the Mona Passage.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico is considering criminal charges against one other Dominican Republic national who was also traveling with the group -- for attempted illegal entry into the United States.... [Read More]
October 17, 2016
BOSTON — A boat capsized near the mouth of the Merrimack River Monday sending two people into the water.A crewman aboard the good Samaritan vessel Lady Suzanne used a VHF radio to hail Coast Guard watchstanders at about 6:45 p.m. and report seeing the 31-foot Laurie Ann capsized near the north jetty at the mouth of the Merrimack River.... [Read More]
October 17, 2016
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MILWAUKEE — The Coast Guard rescued a windsurfer when his mast broke in Lake Michigan, one mile east of Lee Street Beach in Evanston, Illinois, Monday.
The Coast Guard is not releasing the man's name.... [Read More]
October 17, 2016
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department, Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, Honolulu Police Department and Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's MWR lifeguards are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise in Honolulu Tuesday.... [Read More]
October 17, 2016
Despite the blue sky and bright sun blazing cheerily overhead, the Pender County Emergency Operations Center in Burgaw, North Carolina, was abuzz with activity and urgency on October 14.
A crowd of uniformed workers bustled around the site, many of them preparing to go door-to-door and urge residents of nearby Rocky Point to evacuate the area and avoid the imminent floodwaters.... [Read More]
October 17, 2016
HUMBOLDT BAY, Calif. — Coast Guard crews from Station Humboldt Bay rescued five people aboard a sailing vessel after the vessel was overcome by heavy weather approximately 14 miles west of Crescent City, Sunday.
A crewmember aboard the 46-foot sailing vessel, Paramour III, contacted Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders at approximately 9:45 p.m., Saturday, stating they were safe but the weather was overcoming the vessel. ... [Read More]
October 17, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard courtesy image.
HONOLULU — Responders are continuing the search for Charles Locklar, 26, near Lapakahi State Park, Big Island, Monday. ... [Read More]
October 17, 2016
PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard medevaced a boater who sustained an injury to his finger while attempting to fix a boat motor near Wildwood, New Jersey, Sunday.
Coast Guard Station Cape May, Air Station Atlantic City and the New Jersey State Police responded to a call that stated one man's finger was injured while working on a motor, while another passenger became stuck in mud while attempting to set a crab pot.... [Read More]