Coast Guard News
July 12, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is searching Tuesday for an overdue kayaker in the vicinity of the Jones River in Kingston.
Missing is Michael Rafferty, 43, of Kingston.
Rafferty was last seen departing his residence aboard his kayak into the Jones River Monday at about 4:30 p.m. His girlfriend reported him missing when he did not return home Monday night.
A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Kingston, Plymouth, and Duxbury harbormasters are searching for Rafferty.... [Read More]
July 11, 2016
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Vessel traffic on the Neches River is restricted as a result of a shrimp boat that sank Monday morning.
At approximately 3 a.m., the Captain Kevin sank in the Neches River, causing oil sheen and one minor injury.
The vessel is currently located approximately 1500 feet from the end of the channel and 100 feet from the west side of the jetty.
The Coast Guard has established a safety zone one-quarter mile north and one-quarter mile south of the sunken boat, spanning from jetty to jetty.... [Read More]
July 11, 2016
Coast Guard crewmembers transfer a 29-year-old male to emergency medical services at Station Tillamook Bay after pulling him from the water near Garibaldi, Ore., Friday.
The rescue boatcrew located the surfer 50 yards past the surf zone and found him to be reportedly exhausted and hypothermic.
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay.
Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat search for a 29-year-old male after he was sucked out to sea by a rip current near Garibaldi, Ore., Friday.... [Read More]
July 11, 2016
MIAMI – The Coast Guard rescued six people Sunday from a sinking boat about one mile east of Lake Worth.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a report of a 20-foot boat taking on water and launched a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft boat crew from Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet to assist.
The boat crew arrived on scene, embarked the six from the sinking boat and transferred them to Curry Park in good condition. A crew from TowBoatUS crew salvaged the boat.... [Read More]
July 11, 2016
Photos of survivors and debris field from the sinking of the shrimp boat Captain Kevin, July 11, 2016
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A Coast Guard boatcrew rescued three men after their 28-foot shrimp boat took on water and sank in the mouth of the Sabine River, Monday morning.... [Read More]
July 11, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced three people after a boat collision took place near Barnegat Light Sunday afternoon.
One person was confirmed deceased by the New Jersey State Police Department.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received notification from a good Samaritan reporting a boat collision in the Oyster Creek Channel at about 2:20 p.m. ... [Read More]
July 10, 2016
MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Coast Guard, the Washington Park Lifeguard Team and LaPorte County emergency medical services rescued a 17-year-old male in Lake Michgian near Michigan City, Indiana, Sunday.
The man’s name and hometown are not being released and there is no Coast Guard imagery available.
At approximately 3 p.m. CDT, Coast Guard Station Michigan City received a report from LaPorte County 911 dispatch of a person in the water off of Washington Park Beach. The man was reported to have been swept off the rocks into the lake and was struggling.... [Read More]
July 10, 2016
A Coast Guard boatcrew assists two mariners, one experiencing possible heart attack symptoms, at a pier at Station Chetco River, Friday, July 8, 2016.
The rescue boatcrew safely towed the boat to safety after the 26-foot vessel was located disabled and adrift near Chetco River jetty in Brookings, Oregon, while the mariner was taken to emergency medical services waiting at Station Chetco River.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Chetco River.
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July 10, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers.U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connor Mitchell. ... [Read More]
July 10, 2016
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi
It was 1946 and World War II had just come to an end.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Alfred Warm was on his way home. An entire life – limitless in possibility - lay ahead of the 19-year-old.
Warm was smart and athletic. He spent his childhood playing pickup stickball and handball games in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He was an Eagle Scout, and planned to be the first in his family to go to college. ... [Read More]
July 10, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Sunday from a vessel about 8 miles east of Barnegat Light, New Jersey.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia received notification at approximately 10:45 a.m. from a crew member aboard the vessel Dina Dee that a man was reportedly involved in a dive incident.
Sector Delaware Bay diverted a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light. ... [Read More]
July 10, 2016
SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — The Coast Guard, along with Chatham County Rescue Services, medevac a man who was vomiting blood two-miles east of Saint Simon's Island late Saturday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevac’d a 41-year-old man after their 18-ft vessel became disabled.... [Read More]
July 10, 2016
MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water after a collision involving jet skies near Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West, Sunday.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Key West received a call from a good Samaritan reporting the collision and two people in the water; one with a possible rib cage injury.
The watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Key West boatcrew to assist. The boatcrew arrived on scene, rescued the two from the water and transferred them to awaiting emergency medical services at the station in stable condition.... [Read More]
July 10, 2016
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public's help in identifying the possible user of an unmanned adrift dive float located off Maui Saturday.... [Read More]
July 9, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering from seasickness 12 miles east of Beach Haven, New Jersey, Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay dispatched a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City after receiving a distress call from a crew member aboard the 28-foot boat Miss Leanne, which ran out of fuel 12 miles east of Beach Haven, New Jersey.
The MLB crew arrived on-scene and transported the 52-year-old man to shore, where he was transferred to emergency medical service personnel.... [Read More]
July 9, 2016
LARGO, Fla. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies search for a missing 53-year-old swimmer 10-miles west of Indian Rocks Beach, Saturday.
Missing is Michael Cowles, a 53-year-old male from Tampa Bay, Florida.
At noon Saturday, watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, received a call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 reporting Cowles jumped into the water to cool off, but did not surface. He was last scene wearing a yellow shirt and denim shorts. ... [Read More]
July 9, 2016
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard transported an injured man and two EMS personnel Saturday from Bald Head Island to Southport.Watchstanders at Station Oak Island received a request from Bald Head Island Fire Department at about 1 a.m. for transport of the 35-year-old man who suffered a head injury.Station Oak Island watchstanders notified Sector North Carolina in Wilmington and launched a 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew.... [Read More]
July 9, 2016
A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station North Bend, Ore., medevaced an ill fisherman from a boat 34 miles west of the Umpqua River entrance in Winchester Bay, July 8, 2016.
The patient was transported to North Bend Airport for further care by emergency medical service personnel.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station North Bend.
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July 8, 2016
Capt. Keith Overstreet (right) relieved Capt. Patricia McFetridge (left) as the commanding officer of Air Station Borinquen during a change of command ceremony presided by Rear Adm. Scott Buschman (center), Coast Guard Seventh District commander, at the base aircraft hangar July 8, 2016 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ricardo Castrodad, Sector San Juan public affairs specialist.)
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July 8, 2016
SEATTLE- The captain of the port, Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, issued two notices of violation, Wednesday, with proposed penalties of $2,500 each to two men who intentionally jumped off the passenger vessel, Spirit of Seattle.
Coast Guard investigating officers determined that Nathan Keel of Tempe, Arizona, and Chanda Jatinder of Mesa, Arizona, were aboard the underway vessel on June 5, when they jumped over the rail and into the water.... [Read More]