Coast Guard News
April 29, 2016
SEATTLE — The Captain of the Port, U.S.... [Read More]
April 29, 2016
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard and partner agencies are looking for a missing man, near Jug Creek, Florida, Friday, after he didn't return home from a fishing trip, Thursday evening.
Missing is Jim Winkler 62, from North Port, Florida.... [Read More]
April 29, 2016
Editor's note: Click on photo for link to high resolution video
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard and partner agencies are looking for a missing man, near Jug Creek, Florida, Friday, after he didn't return home from a fishing trip, Thursday evening.
Missing is Jim Winkler 62, from North Port, Florida.... [Read More]
April 29, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard and partner agencies are looking for a missing man, near Jug Creek, Florida, Friday, after he didn't return home from a fishing trip, Thursday evening.
Missing is Jim Winkler 62, from North Port, Florida.... [Read More]
April 29, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard and partner agencies are looking for a missing man, near Jug Creek, Florida, Friday, after he didn't return home from a fishing trip, Thursday evening.
Missing is Jim Winkler 62, from North Port, Florida.... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.− The Coast Guard and partner agencies, with the help of Good Samaritans, found a missing jet skier in the vicinity of the Dunedin (Florida) Causeway, Thursday.
Rescued was Wallistein Hopkins, 48, Clearwater.
At 9:03 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a 911 transfer call from Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reporting a woman wearing a life jacket had swam to shore after her jet ski began sinking shortly before sunset. She reported her boyfriend, Hopkins, had remained with the jet ski blowing a whistle. ... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.− The Coast Guard and partner agencies, with the help of Good Samaritans, found a missing jet skier in the vicinity of the Dunedin (Florida) Causeway, Thursday.
Rescued was Wallistein Hopkins, 48, Clearwater.
At 9:03 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a 911 transfer call from Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reporting a woman wearing a life jacket had swam to shore after her jet ski began sinking shortly before sunset. She reported her boyfriend, Hopkins, had remained with the jet ski blowing a whistle. ... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Three people were rescued by the Coast Guard after their boat started taking on water 35 miles west of Anclote, Florida, Wednesday.
At 10:44 a.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a mayday call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 reporting three people aboard a 22-foot unable to keep up with flooding. ... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The body of the final missing man from a capsized boat was located by a Georgia Department of Natural Resources search crew at approximately 10:53 a.m., Thursday near the Sidney Lanier Bridge.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center were initially notified of a capsized boat in the Brunswick River at approximately 7:15 p.m., Wednesday. The initial report, from Georgia DNR, stated the boat carrying four men had capsized in the river near the Sidney Lanier Bridge.... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard rescued three men Thursday from their life raft approximately six miles east of Cape May, New Jersey.
The Coast Guard received a request for assistance from the captain aboard the 42-foot boat Last Stand, reporting they were sinking following a collision with the 78-foot Tug Dean Reinauer.
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May launched to assist. The RB-M crew arrived on scene and took the three boaters aboard from their life raft.... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
To our Friends and Family in Cape May County,
Our designation as a Coast Guard Community is the result of the commitment and respect we have for one another, and the acknowledgment that together we all strive to make Cape May County the best place to live, work and visit. Our combined history is one filled with meaningful impacts to our service, lasting memories for generations of our residents, and the type of patriotism that sets the standard for our Nation. ... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
MILFORD HAVEN, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued a man aboard a sailboat Thursday 12 miles northeast of Yorktown.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Milford Haven received a report at 9:36 p.m. Wednesday that a man aboard a 33-foot sailboat ran aground near New Point Comfort lighthouse and was unable to refloat his vessel.... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Moray towed the 60-foot fishing boat Paulo Marc after it became disabled Wednesday about 90 miles east of Portland, Maine.
Watchstanders at Sector Northern New England’s command center received notification at approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday that the Paulo Marc, homeported in Gloucester, was disabled with four people aboard.
The Moray crew launched and arrived on scene to establish the tow at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday.... [Read More]
April 28, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A second person has been found deceased in the Brunswick River Thursday morning as the search for one missing boater continues.
The body of the deceased man was located by a Georgia Department of Natural Resources search crew at approximately 7:30 a.m. near the Sidney Lanier Bridge.... [Read More]
April 27, 2016
Photos and video capture the rescue and safe return of two missing men Wednesday. U.S. Coast Guard photos and video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Williams and Air Station Houston.
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two missing men on platforms in Galveston Bay Wednesday.
"We never gave up on these two gentlemen, and bringing them home safe to their families is what Coast Guardsmen live to do," said Capt. Brian Penoyer, the commander of Sector Houston-Galveston.... [Read More]
April 27, 2016
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Two boaters are missing after their vessel capsized off the coast of Brunswick, Wednesday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center received the initial report at approximately 7:15 p.m., from Georgia Department of Natural Resources stating that a boat carrying four men had capsized in the Brunswick River. One of the four men was rescued by Georgia DNR and another was recovered and determined to be deceased by local EMS. ... [Read More]
April 27, 2016
A Coast Guard rescue crew from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, aboard a skiff ice, medically evacuates a man from a dredging barge in Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio, April 27, 2016. The crew used the skiff ice to remove the man because the water was too shallow for a boat. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Marblehead)
MARBLEHEAD, Ohio —The Coast Guard medically evacuated a man off of a dredging barge in Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio, Wednesday evening.
The man's name and home town are not being released.... [Read More]
April 27, 2016
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard ended their search for an overdue vessel near Santa Cruz Island after the vessel was located anchored near Pelican Cove.
Coast Guard watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a call from Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol at 12:30 p.m., reporting that Honokai, a 27-foot ranger tug departed Santa Barbara Friday, in route to Santa Cruz Island and was scheduled to return Monday.... [Read More]
April 27, 2016
Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department responders rescue a 52-year-old man after his kayak capsized offshore of Waialua, April 27, 2016.
The kayaker was escorted to shore by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and HFD first responders after a rogue wave capsized his kayak approximately one mile offshore of Waialua Beach.
(U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Barbers Point/Released)
To see initial press release, click here.... [Read More]
April 27, 2016
LOS ANGELES – The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue vessel near Santa Cruz Island, Wednesday.Coast Guard watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a call from Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol at 12:30 p.m., reporting that Honokai, a 27-foot ranger tug with two individuals aboard and possibly two dogs was overdue. The boaters departed Santa Barbara Friday, in route to Santa Cruz Island and were scheduled to return Monday. The reporting source contacted the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol after one of the boaters did not show up for work.... [Read More]