Coast Guard News
June 10, 2016
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June 10, 2016
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard responded to a report of a boat fire Friday at the fuel pier of Bowley’s Marina in Galloway Creek near Middle River.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received a report at approximately 11 a.m. from Baltimore County Fire Department dispatch stating a 35-foot boat was on fire at Bowley’s Marina.
Sector Maryland-NCR issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched a 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Coast Guard Station Stillpond to respond.... [Read More]
June 10, 2016
U.S. Navy photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Gaskill.... [Read More]
June 10, 2016
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a temporary regulated area Sunday near the Bay Bridge and Kent Island for the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim.
The regulated area will be in effect from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will limit or prohibit navigation by commercial and recreational waterway users during this time.
The regulated area will include an area shore to shore 500 yards north and south of the spans of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (Route 50). ... [Read More]
June 10, 2016
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three men Thursday after their vessel became disabled approximately 40 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification at approximately 10 a.m. that the 28-foot pleasure craft Great Lady became disabled with three men aboard. ... [Read More]
June 9, 2016
Members of the Coast Guard mobile medical unit West participate in a simulated medical evacuation during Cascadia Rising exercise at Naval Weapons Station Indian Island, Washington on June 9, 2016.
The mobile medical unit is a fast response emergency medical platform that can deploy to highly impacted areas during a disaster.
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June 9, 2016
Wilmington, N.C. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a man Thursday in the Little Alligator River near Fort Landing.Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center in Wilmington were notified around noon that a 17-foot skiff was found traveling in circles unmanned.An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City launched to search along with two North Carolina Marine Patrol crews and one Tyrell County Fire Department boat crew.Crews remain on scene searching.... [Read More]
June 9, 2016
CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard response to a report of a disabled vessel in Lake Michigan Wednesday evening just north of Pentwater, Michigan, resulted in the operator being taken into custody by local police for boating under the influence when alcohol testing revealed his blood alcohol content was 0.194.
The operator's name is not being released and there is no imagery or video associated with this case.... [Read More]
June 9, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a woman missing near St. Andrews Sound, Wednesday, at approximately 9 p.m., pending any new developments.
Coast Guard crews have searched for Laura Hutchins, 61 and her husband, Raymond Hutchins, 59, since Monday morning, covering nearly 1,002 square nautical miles over a period of approximately 60 hours.... [Read More]
June 8, 2016
The sailing vessel Rogue Scholarship sits disabled and adrift with three people and a dog aboard about 45 miles west of Siuslaw River, Ore., June 8, 2016.
Coast Guard air, boat and cutter crews worked together to provide assistance and tow the vessel to shore.
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station North Bend.
NORTH BEND, Ore. – Coast Guard air and boat crews worked together to assist three people and a dog aboard a 51-foot sailing vessel that was disabled and adrift about 45 miles west of Siuslaw River, Wednesday.... [Read More]
June 8, 2016
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, crews locate and rescue a group of walrus hunters approximately 122 miles north of Nome, Alaska, June 8, 2016.
One skiff was beached with three of the boaters stranded on land, the second skiff was beset by ice causing the remaining three boaters to be hoisted by a Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued six hunters from two 22-foot skiffs approximately four miles north of Singeak early Wednesday morning.... [Read More]
June 8, 2016
A submerged catamaran is all that remains at the scene of a rescue on Lake Champlain, June 8, 2016. A crew from Coast Guard Station Burlington, Vermont, pulled three people from the submerged hull after the 14-foot boat capsized in heavy winds about a mile from shore. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
BOSTON — The Coast Guard responded to an overturned vessel and three people in the water Wednesday on Lake Champlain, Vermont. ... [Read More]
June 8, 2016
Chief Petty Officer Mark Bigsby, an information systems technician from Coast Guard Base Seattle, operates a deployable contigency communications system near Ellensburg, Wash., as part of the Cascadia Rising Exercise, June 7, 2016.
The geographic scope of the exercise provides an opportunity to test contingency response capabilities across the Pacific Northwest.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Marshall Wilson.... [Read More]
June 8, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing 78-year-old man near Anclote Key, Florida, Wednesday.
Arthur Dennis Velasco, 78, from Treasure Island, Florida, went missing Sunday morning after falling off a 32-foot sail boat.
The Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and civilians searched more than 2,878 square nautical miles over 76 hours.... [Read More]
June 8, 2016
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A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter crew medically evacuates a 54-year-old male 30 nautical miles west of Egmont Key, Fla., June 8, 2016. The male was transported to Tampa General Hospital in Tampa Bay, Fla. U.S. Coast Guard video.
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June 8, 2016
CHICAGO — The Coast Guard will establish a safety zone area in Lake Michigan around Navy Pier in Chicago for the America’s Cup World Series races Friday through Sunday.
The Coast Guard safety zone will be in effect from noon until 4 p.m. daily Friday through Sunday to protect vessels and people from the potential hazards associated with a sailing competition. ... [Read More]
June 8, 2016
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A small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore approaches a rustic vessel with 19 Cuban migrants onboard northeast of Havana, Cuba, on June 4, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI – The Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. repatriated 34 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and Grand Isle Fire Department are searching for a missing person off the beach near Grand Isle, Tuesday evening.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans command center received a call, around 6:35 p.m., reporting an adult male went missing after attempting to assist two children in the water. The watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Coast Guard Station Grand Isle boatcrew to search for the missing person.... [Read More]
June 7, 2016
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June 7, 2016
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough June 7, 2016, after the vessel ran aground May 27 on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Lightering operations transfered its cargo to the Philip R. Clarke and Arthur M. Anderson. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Craig Groman)
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