Coast Guard News
April 19, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard is searching for a 32-year old man near Bahia Reef in Tampa Bay, Florida, Tuesday.
At 11:52 a.m watchstanders from Sector St. Petersburg received a mayday call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 from a woman aboard a 19-foot boat reporting her friend had not resurfaced after free diving to release a dug in anchor.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, and a 29-foot Response Boat Small-II boat crew from Station St. Petersburg were launched to commence the search.... [Read More]
April 19, 2016
CLEVELAND — Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and about two dozen other response agencies will come together in the greater Cleveland area Wednesday to participate in a full-scale exercise designed to enhance federal, state, and local coordination in conducting preventative radiological nuclear detection in the eastern Great Lakes.... [Read More]
April 19, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville command center has established a new phone number to report emergencies.
The new search-and-rescue emergency phone number is: 904-714-7558.... [Read More]
April 19, 2016
A view of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable seized cocaine in three cases within one week.
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April 19, 2016
HOUSTON — Coast Guard and Harris County Sheriff Department responders are searching for a missing man after he and four others were sent into the water when their tug flipped over in the San Jacinto river about a half mile south of Interstate 10 in Houston.
The missing man was described as being about 5-foot-10-inches tall, 325 pounds, wearing a red shirt, khaki pants and a buoyant work vest.... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
A Coast Guard Cutter Munro boarding team is sent to conduct a vessel safety inspection in the Bering Sea, Feb. 15, 2016.
The Munro often patrols the Bering Sea and is tasked with ensuring the safety of life at sea by conducting vessel safety inspections.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew approaches the ice edge to verify its location in the northern Bering Sea, March 22, 2016.
The Munro’s primary missions include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland defense. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
A Coast Guard Cutter Munro boarding team is sent to conduct a vessel safety inspection in the Bering Sea, Feb. 15, 2016.
The Munro often patrols the Bering Sea and is tasked with ensuring the safety of life at sea by conducting vessel safety inspections.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew approaches the ice edge to verify its location in the northern Bering Sea, March 22, 2016.
The Munro’s primary missions include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland defense. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
A Coast Guard Cutter Munro boarding team is sent to conduct a vessel safety inspection in the Bering Sea, Feb. 15, 2016.
The Munro often patrols the Bering Sea and is tasked with ensuring the safety of life at sea by conducting vessel safety inspections.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew approaches the ice edge to verify its location in the northern Bering Sea, March 22, 2016.
The Munro’s primary missions include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland defense. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
A boater aboard a 21-foot pleasure craft hails the Coast Guard via mayday broadcast before the vessel capsized in Makah Bay, Wash. April 18, 2016.
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Neah Bay recovered all three people from the water and transported them to emergency medical services personnel waiting at the station.
U.S. Coast Guard audio courtesy of Sector Puget Sound.
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April 18, 2016
A boater aboard a 21-foot pleasure craft hails the Coast Guard via mayday broadcast before the vessel capsized in Makah Bay, Wash. April 18, 2016.
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Neah Bay recovered all three people from the water and transported them to emergency medical services personnel waiting at the station.
U.S. Coast Guard audio courtesy of Sector Puget Sound.
... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
A boater aboard a 21-foot pleasure craft hails the Coast Guard via mayday broadcast before the vessel capsized in Makah Bay, Wash. April 18, 2016.
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Neah Bay recovered all three people from the water and transported them to emergency medical services personnel waiting at the station.
U.S. Coast Guard audio courtesy of Sector Puget Sound.
... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Crews from the Coast Guard and Chatham County Sheriff’s Office are searching for an overdue kayaker, Monday, in the vicinity of Tybee Island, Georgia.
Missing is a 38-year-old man, last seen wearing green cargo shorts, a blue T-shirt and a blue lifejacket. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Crews from the Coast Guard and Chatham County Sheriff’s Office are searching for an overdue kayaker, Monday, in the vicinity of Tybee Island, Georgia.
Missing is a 38-year-old man, last seen wearing green cargo shorts, a blue T-shirt and a blue lifejacket. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Crews from the Coast Guard and Chatham County Sheriff’s Office are searching for an overdue kayaker, Monday, in the vicinity of Tybee Island, Georgia.
Missing is a 38-year-old man, last seen wearing green cargo shorts, a blue T-shirt and a blue lifejacket. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The ARM Cuauhtémoc (kwawˈte.mok), tall ship of the Mexican Navy, will visit New London May 2-6. The ship will be open for tours, and its crew is expected to visit the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Mayor Michael Passero announced today. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The ARM Cuauhtémoc (kwawˈte.mok), tall ship of the Mexican Navy, will visit New London May 2-6. The ship will be open for tours, and its crew is expected to visit the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Mayor Michael Passero announced today. ... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradford Simmons, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria to conduct the medical evacuation of a 71-year-old man who reportedly collapsed during a hike on Tillamook Head near Seaside, Ore., April 18, 2016.
After hoisting the man, the aircrew transferred him to emergency medical services personnel waiting with an ambulance at Air Station Astoria.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria.... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradford Simmons, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria to conduct the medical evacuation of a 71-year-old man who reportedly collapsed during a hike on Tillamook Head near Seaside, Ore., April 18, 2016.
After hoisting the man, the aircrew transferred him to emergency medical services personnel waiting with an ambulance at Air Station Astoria.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria.... [Read More]
April 18, 2016
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradford Simmons, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria to conduct the medical evacuation of a 71-year-old man who reportedly collapsed during a hike on Tillamook Head near Seaside, Ore., April 18, 2016.
After hoisting the man, the aircrew transferred him to emergency medical services personnel waiting with an ambulance at Air Station Astoria.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria.... [Read More]
April 17, 2016
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 15-year-old male kayaker from Nakwasina Sound, north of Sitka, Sunday.... [Read More]