Coast Guard News
August 11, 2016
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole J. Groll
Since Memorial Day, the Coast Guard First District command center in Boston has executed about 80 calls involving unmanned and adrift paddle craft cases totaling nearly 200 hours of searching for possible people in the water. This costs money and risks lives.... [Read More]
August 11, 2016
EUREKA, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay responded Thursday to a report of a capsized 19-foot pleasure craft with four people aboard near the Humboldt Bay South Jetty.
The Coast Guard received a report that the vessel was swept into the jetty, began taking on water, and capsized shortly after, stranding the four boaters on the jetty rocks. A rescue helicopter from Sector Humboldt Bay, a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, and Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the scene to assist. ... [Read More]
August 11, 2016
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a person in the water near Virginia Beach Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a report at 6:14 p.m. that a 25-year-old Caucasian male had fallen off his tube while tubing behind a boat near red Buoy 2 approximately 100 yards from Little Creek Channel.
The man entered the water at about 5:55 p.m. and was not wearing a life jacket. He was last seen wearing a white and blue bathing suit.... [Read More]
August 11, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced two fishermen from two separate fishing vessels near Atlantic City, New Jersey Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a report at 9:55 a.m. of two fishermen who were experiencing severe seasickness approximately 60 miles east of Atlantic City.
Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City to respond. ... [Read More]
August 11, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has ended their search for a thirty-year-old man in the water off of Panama City Beach, Florida, Thursday.
Panama City Beach Police recovered a body matching the description of the missing person.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report Wednesday that Dimitriy Bondarenka was missing off of Panama City Beach, Florida.
The Coast Guard searched for over 11 hours, covering over 52 square nautical miles.
... [Read More]
August 11, 2016
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard assisted two boaters Thursday after their boat began taking on water in Back Creek near Annapolis.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received a report from TowBoatUS stating a vessel was taking on water.
Sector M-NCR issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched a 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew from Coast Guard Station Annapolis. Crews from Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Anne Arundel Police Department and AAC Fire Department also launched. ... [Read More]
August 10, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Two boaters who were reported overdue were located by the Coast Guard Wednesday 35 miles south of Carrabelle. Rhett Russenberger and Joshua Rousseau departed Friday in a 36-foot catamaran from Gulfport Marina and were scheduled to arrive at Palafox Marina in Pensacola no later than Tuesday morning. A concerned family member contacted watch standers at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Wednesday at 10:37 a.m. to report them overdue. ... [Read More]
August 10, 2016
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HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medevaced a 45-year-old citizen of India from an oil tanker 12 miles south of Oahu, Wednesday.... [Read More]
August 10, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard is searching Wednesday for two missing boaters in Pensacola last seen in Gulfport.Missing are Rhett Russenberger, 39, Joshua Rousseau, 31, both from Clearwater.... [Read More]
August 10, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a thirty-year-old man in the water off of Panama City Beach, Florida, near Shark’s Beachfront, Wednesday.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 1:39 p.m. of a Caucasian male wearing black and red shorts potentially in distress. He was reported to have entered the water and did not resurface.
Assisting in the search are:
- Coast Guard Station Panama City 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew... [Read More]
August 10, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard rescues four people stranded on Monamesset Island Wednesday after their 23-foot center console ran aground.
At about 10:40 a.m., an employee from a commercial towing company called Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England watchstanders reporting the boat ran aground and four people needed assistance. ... [Read More]
August 10, 2016
BOSTON – The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned to Boston Wednesday following a successful 48-day Caribbean patrol.
The crew’s primary mission during the patrol was the prevention of illegal migration from both the nations of Cuba and Haiti, and they repatriated more than 50 Cuban migrants who were stopped from entering the United States illegally.... [Read More]
August 10, 2016
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BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter Seneca is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony Friday at Coast Guard Base Boston.
WHO: Cmdr. Alan McCabe will be relieving Cmdr. Jason Brennell as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca.
WHEN: Friday, August 12 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Coast Guard Base Boston, 427 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109... [Read More]
August 9, 2016
MIAMI – The Coast Guard rescued a 28-year-old male Tuesday 7 nautical miles north of Lake Worth Inlet.... [Read More]
August 8, 2016
BOSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a sick woman from a sailboat Monday near Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.
At about 7 p.m., the woman's husband called watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England reporting that his wife was suffering abdominal pains and needed assistance.
A 45-foot boat crew from Station Woods Hole launched at about 7:20 p.m. They arrived at the 46-foot sailboat and transferred the woman aboard. ... [Read More]
August 8, 2016
A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station North Bend medevacs a 19-year-old man who was reportedly suffering lower gastrointestinal bleeding aboard a commercial fishing vessel 30 miles west of Gold Beach, Ore., Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew transferred the man to emergency medical services personnel waiting with an ambulance at the air station. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station North Bend.... [Read More]
August 8, 2016
SEATTLE — During the 67th annual Seafair, Coast Guard crews from around the Seattle area, in conjunction with local law enforcement, processed 25 different people over the weekend for boating under the influence on Lake Washington.
The Coast Guard was on hand, both on the water and at various marinas to ensure boaters were enjoying Seafair activities safely and responsibly.... [Read More]
August 8, 2016
*Editor’s note: To schedule media interviews, contact Healy's Public Affairs Officer via email, Brian.P.Hagerty@uscg.mil, prior to Wednesday, Aug. 10*
Seward, Alaska — Seattle-based icebreaker Coast Guard Cutter Healy will embark researchers for its second Arctic mission Wednesday from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, U.C. San Diego and the Office of Naval Research during its port call in Seward, Alaska... [Read More]
August 8, 2016
**This version corrects CGC Healy's departure date scheduled for Aug. 16**
*Editor’s note: To schedule media interviews, contact Healy's Public Affairs Officer via email, Brian.P.Hagerty@uscg.mil, prior to Wednesday, Aug. 10*... [Read More]
August 8, 2016
TAMPA, Fla.— Coast Guard crews along the west coast of Florida had a busy weekend and remind boaters to stay vigilant on the water especially during this week’s inclement weather.
Due to multiple factors, including weather, Coast Guard crews responded to 10 search-and-rescue calls saving four lives and assisting 10 more.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called for scattered thunderstorms throughout the region that may cause low visibility, rough sea conditions and deadly lightning strikes.... [Read More]