Coast Guard News
June 6, 2016
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard is encouraging boaters to exercise caution as Tropical Storm Colin's projected path is expected to impact Florida’s Gulf Coast Monday and Tuesday.... [Read More]
June 5, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard is encouraging boaters to stay off the water due to a developing tropical depression expected to impact Florida’s Gulf Coast Sunday extending through Tuesday.... [Read More]
June 5, 2016
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Ore. hoists a man who was reportedly stranded on a rock near Shore Acres State Park just south of the Coos Bay entrance, June 4, 2016.
The aircrew transported the man, who reportedly did not need medical attention, to the air station after the rescue.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station North Bend.
NORTH BEND, Ore. — Two Coast Guard crews rescued four people stranded during two cases near Coos Bay Saturday night. ... [Read More]
June 5, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard is searching for a 78-year old man in the water 15 miles northwest of Anclote Key, Florida, Sunday.
Missing is Arthur Velasco, 78, from Treasure Island, Florida.
At 5 a.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 from Alan Schaller from Inglis, Florida aboard a 32-foot sail boat. Schaller was unable to recover Velasco from the water after Velasco had fallen off the sailboat. Velasco entered the water without a life jacket.... [Read More]
June 5, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Coast Guard is searching for a 63-year-old man when it was reported that he hadn't returned from a fishing trip and an initial search discovered his unmanned boat off Blythe Island, Georgia, Saturday.
Missing is Charles Johnson, 63.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston were notified of the situation by Johnson's wife at 3 p.m., on Saturday, reporting that he hadn't returned from a fishing trip he had planned off Brunswick on Friday.... [Read More]
June 4, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard rescued five people from a disabled 28-foot fishing boat 60 miles northwest of Chassahowitzka River, Florida, Saturday.
At 3:07 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 from the captain of the fishing boat, Doggie Style, relaying a distress call from five people aboard the disabled 28-foot fishing boat, Bite Me. The five people were stranded and one person was in need of medical assistance; they were only able to communicate via marine band radio channel 68.... [Read More]
June 4, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Saturday from a vessel about 40 miles east of Cape May, New Jersey.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia received notification at approximately 4 p.m. from the crew aboard the vessel Explorer that a 70-year-old man was involved in a dive incident after the man missed decompression.
Sector Delaware Bay issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and notified diver alert network.
Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to assist.... [Read More]
June 4, 2016
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Two people sit aboard the hull of a capsized 16-foot vessel in the vicinity of Key Largo, Fla., June 4, 2016. Six people in total were rescued by a Coast Guard Station Islamorada boatcrew and a good Samaritan from the capsized vessel and were transported to emergency medical services were three were reported to have sustained minor injuries. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
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June 4, 2016
The motor vessel Roger Blough sits anchored in the Waiska Bay anchorage area, June 4, 2016.The vessel was refloated after being aground on rocks for more than a week near the Gros Cap Reefs Light in Lake Superior.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Kahle
The motor vessel Roger Blough sits anchored in the Waiska Bay anchorage area, June 4, 2016.The vessel was refloated after being aground on rocks for more than a week near the Gros Cap Reefs Light in Lake Superior.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Kahle
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June 4, 2016
A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducts an overflight near the scene of a train derailment near the town of Mosier, Ore., in the Columbia River Gorge, June 3, 2016.
The overflight was to inspect the Columbia river to verify whether any oil product from the train derailment made it into the waterway.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Rail cars burn near the Columbia River Gorge after a 100-car train derailed near the town of Mosier, Ore., June 3, 2016.... [Read More]
June 4, 2016
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is investigating the allision of the cruise ship Celebrity Infinity with a pier in Ketchikan, Alaska, Friday.
Coast Guard investigators from Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan were called to the scene after the Celebrity Infinity allided with the #3 berth at the Ketchikan cruise ship dock.
Watchstanders at the Sector Juneau command center were alerted of the accident by the ship's pilot Friday afternoon. No injuries or pollution were reported as a result of the allision.... [Read More]
June 3, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing 54-year-old man near Steinhatchee, Florida, Friday.
Edward Viola, 54, from Steinhatchee went missing Sunday evening after entering the water to fix engine troubles on his 15-foot boat.
The Coast Guard searched 2,321 square nautical miles during 24 searches for over 62 hours.
"Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Edward," said Capt. Gregory Case, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Commander. "Suspending the search is never an easy decision to make."... [Read More]
June 3, 2016
Video and photo of boat fire in West Bay. U.S. Coast Guard video by Station Galveston.
HOUSTON — Two men swam to shore after the engine on their 25-foot pleasure craft caught fire and exploded near the Galveston Causeway, Friday.
"In this case the boaters were extremely lucky to not have been injured by the fire," said Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Andrechik, the operations chief at Sector Houston-Galveston. "We encourage everyone to make sure their boats are ready to be out on the water have have readily available safety gear."... [Read More]
June 3, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. McKenzie
HONOLULU — Capt. Steven P. Wittrock relieved Capt. AlDante Vinciguerra as the USCGC Sherman (WHEC 720) commanding officer during a change of command ceremony at Base Honolulu, Friday.
Wittrock most recently served as chief of the Office of Strategic Analysis at Coast Guard Headquarters.... [Read More]
June 3, 2016
Milwaukee — The Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan-led investigation regarding wake from the USS Milwaukee and recreational vessels off Chambers Island on Green Bay September 5, 2015, is completed.
The marine casualty investigation determined that enforcement action against any of the parties involved would not forward the integrity of maritime safety and is therefore not warranted.... [Read More]
June 3, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Williams.
HOUSTON — Coast Guard Cmdr. Ricardo Alonso transferred command of Marine Safety Unit Texas City to Cmdr. Gregory Callaghan during a change-of-command ceremony at the Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, Friday.... [Read More]
June 3, 2016
The motor vessel Phillip R. Clarke arrives on scene with the motor vessel Roger Blough, which ran aground May 27, near Gros Cap Reefs Light in Lake Superior, June 3, 2016.
The Clarke is scheduled to remove some of the taconite from the Blough in order to lighten the Blough so it can be refloated, and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn is on scene to enforce the 750-yard safety zone around the ships.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Craig Gorman
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June 3, 2016
SEATTLE — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Healy will depart Tuesday from its homeport at Pier 36 for a four-month deployment to the Arctic Ocean to carry out scientific research.
The Healy crew will primarily conduct three missions focusing on the biology, chemistry, geology and physics of the Arctic Ocean and its ecosystems, as well as perform multi-beam sonar mapping of the Extended Continental Shelf.... [Read More]