Coast Guard News
December 8, 2016
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Coast Guardsmen received a delivery of 50 donated Christmas trees from the Trees for Troops program at Training Center Cape May, Thursday.
The trees were distributed to junior-ranking service members on the base including crewmembers of the tenant commands stationed aboard the TRACEN.... [Read More]
December 7, 2016
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an injured mariner off the fishing vessel Vendor in Pybus Bay, near Fredrick Sound, approximately 80 miles south of Juneau, Wednesday.
The Jayhawk crew hoisted the 37-year-old man and transported him to awaiting emergency medical personnel in Sitka.... [Read More]
December 7, 2016
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard air and boat crews, along with a good Samaritan, quickly responded to two men and a woman who were stranded on a platform 2 miles offshore Wednesday, just east of the Mayan Princess Condominiums.... [Read More]
December 7, 2016
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard held a remembrance ceremony Wednesday at Coast Guard Island to mark the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Rear Adm. Todd Sokalzuk, Eleventh Coast Guard District commander, spoke at the ceremony prior to the laying of a wreath, the playing of Taps, and a 21-gun salute in honor of those lost during the attack.
The ceremony also included musical numbers and an historical display.
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December 7, 2016
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December 7, 2016
JUNEAU, Alaska— A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and four good Samaritan crews responded to the sinking of fishing vessel Exito after it began taking on water 14 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Tuesday evening.
Three of the vessel’s five crewmembers were located by the good Samaritan crew of the Afognac Strait. The crewmembers were brought on board the vessel and are being transferred to Dutch Harbor. ... [Read More]
December 7, 2016
Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw is moored at Navy Pier in Chicago Dec. 12, 2016. Loaded with 1,200 Christmas trees, Mackinaw arrived in Chicago to serve as this year's "Christmas Ship". U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Brian Hinton
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December 7, 2016
An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Sector Columbia River, rescued five fishermen from an aground commercial fishing vessel in the vicinity of Moclips Beach in Washington, Dec. 7, 2016.The five fishermen were uninjured, and there was no report of pollution from the incident.U.S. Coast Guard video by Sector Columbia River.
WESTPORT, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued five fishermen off an aground commercial fishing vessel in the vicinity of Grenville Bay, north of Moclips Beach early Wednesday morning.... [Read More]
December 6, 2016
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BOSTON — Coast Guard crews escorted a disabled 47-foot fishing vessel to safety Monday evening into Tuesday morning from 30 miles south of Martha's Vineyard.
The fishing vessel Pilgrim became disabled after its mast broke and was left hanging over the side.
Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Southeastern New England were notified Monday at around 4:30 p.m. by Pilgrim's captain via marine radio of the situation. ... [Read More]
December 6, 2016
NEW YORK – The comment period on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) titled "Anchorage Grounds, Hudson River; Yonkers, NY, to Kingston, NY, (81 FR 37168)" concludes Dec. 6, 2016.
The Coast Guard is considering establishing new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River from Yonkers to Kingston, New York, to serve as safe resting points for commercial vessel crews transiting the river.... [Read More]
December 6, 2016
McKinleyville, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued a man who fell from a beachside bluff in vicinity of Trinidad Calif., Monday.... [Read More]
December 5, 2016
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HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is offering free public tours of two cutters as part of the observance of the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor at Aloha Tower in Honolulu Tuesday and Wednesday.
Wednesday the Coast Guard Silent Drill Team will also perform in front of the cutter at Aloha Tower at 2 p.m. ... [Read More]
December 5, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard honor flight photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle. U.S. Coast Guard Erickson photo Coast Guard file photo.To view images larger or download please click on the corresponding image above.
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, alongside the other armed services, are observing the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Oahu, this week. ... [Read More]
December 5, 2016
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Coast Guard Station New London crewmembers medically evacuated a man near Race Rock in Southold, New York, Monday.
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received notification at approximately 11:15 a.m., reporting a 56-year old diabetic man aboard a tug boat who had been vomiting for 24-hours and requested a medical evacuation.
A Station New London 29-foot Response Boat small (RBS) conducting training in the area diverted to the tug boat’s location and was on scene in approximately 10 minutes.... [Read More]
December 5, 2016
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued four men from a boat in New River Inlet, North Carolina, Sunday.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders in Wilmington were notified that a 27-foot boat ran aground and was taking on water near New River Inlet, at around 5 p.m.
An MH-60 helicopter crew launched and arrived on scene at approximately 7 p.m.
It was reported one passenger experienced chest pains while Coast Guard air crews were en route. ... [Read More]
December 4, 2016
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard and the Alaska State Troopers rescued three people aboard a 53-foot recreational boat that ran hard aground on Broad Island in Peril Strait Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a report at about 11:40 p.m. Saturday that the Danasea ran aground and was taking on water with three people aboard. The vessel was equipped with an emergency position-indicating radio beacon, life raft, survival suits and a radio.... [Read More]
December 4, 2016
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HONOLULU —The Coast Guard is searching for two possible persons in the water off of the Big Island, five miles north of Kawaihae and the Kohala district, Sunday.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point and the crew of the USCGC Ahi (WPB 87364) have been launched to search the surrounding areas.... [Read More]
December 4, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard along with San Mateo Fire Fighters rescued three people from a rocky cove in Half Moon Bay, Calif., at approximately 2:00 p.m. Saturday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center received a 911 transfer call at 12:01 p.m., from a man on a disabled and adrift 17-foot recreational vessel in Half Moon Bay with two other individuals onboard.
Sector San Francisco launched a Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew and an Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew. ... [Read More]
December 3, 2016
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medevaced the master of the 70-foot fishing vessel Lady J3 about 41 miles north of Oahu Saturday morning.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point safely medevaced the 36-year-old man to Queens Medical Center in Honolulu for treatment. He was reportedly suffering from swelling to his lower extremities and was unable to stand. ... [Read More]
December 3, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 57 year-old man from a cruise ship 140 nautical miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Saturday.
At 8:52 a.m. the Eighth Coast Guard District Command Center watchstanders received a call from the cruise ship Carnival Dream for a passenger suffering from severe stomach pain.
Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station MH-65 Dolphin aircrew and a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew. ... [Read More]