Coast Guard News
November 16, 2015
Correction: the previous news release stated that rescue vessel was a 47-foot Motor Life Boat, but the Coast Guard rescue boa was a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium.
NEW LONDON, Conn. – A Coast Guard Station New London rescue boatcrew rescued two mariners in distress near Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Friday.
At approximately 3 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a MAYDAY call from a 32-foot pleasure craft via VHF-FM channel 16 reporting their vessel was taking on water and required Coast Guard assistance. ... [Read More]
November 15, 2015
LOS ANGELES — At 3:25 p.m., Sunday, the Coast Guard ended the search for a missing boater near Point Arguello after locating the man deceased 50 yards from the Vandenberg boat ramp.
At about 8 p.m., Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach operations center, received a report of three people in the water after their 14-foot aluminum boat capsized 100 yards south east of Point Arguello. Two men successfully swam ashore, but a 46-year-old man was reported to still be missing.... [Read More]
November 15, 2015
LOS ANGELES — At 3:25 p.m., Sunday, the Coast Guard ended the search for a missing boater near Point Arguello after locating the man deceased 50 yards from the Vandenberg boat ramp.
At about 8 p.m., Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach operations center, received a report of three people in the water after their 14-foot aluminum boat capsized 100 yards south east of Point Arguello. Two men successfully swam ashore, but a 46-year-old man was reported to still be missing.... [Read More]
November 15, 2015
A responder labels a sample of product for analysis extracted from the Lake Erie Barge Argo Nov. 9, 2015.
The Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and Ohio EPA, continues to take all necessary actions to ensure the safety of the public and the environment during the response.
(Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen)
This assembly will be used to hot tap into two connecting spots for offloading cargo from the Lake Erie Barge Argo to allow for the extraction of product, Nov. 11, 2015. ... [Read More]
November 15, 2015
A responder labels a sample of product for analysis extracted from the Lake Erie Barge Argo Nov. 9, 2015.
The Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and Ohio EPA, continues to take all necessary actions to ensure the safety of the public and the environment during the response.
(Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen)
This assembly will be used to hot tap into two connecting spots for offloading cargo from the Lake Erie Barge Argo to allow for the extraction of product, Nov. 11, 2015. ... [Read More]
November 15, 2015
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard aircrew and local agency personnel rescued a stranded duck hunter from a sandbar in the Nisqually Flats, Saturday.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles safely hoisted and transferred the man to Lacey Fire Rescue personnel.... [Read More]
November 15, 2015
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard aircrew and local agency personnel rescued a stranded duck hunter from a sandbar in the Nisqually Flats, Saturday.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles safely hoisted and transferred the man to Lacey Fire Rescue personnel.... [Read More]
November 15, 2015
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Point Arguello.
At about 8 p.m., Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach operations center, received a report of three people in the water after their 14-foot aluminum boat capsized 100 yards south east of Point Arguello. Two men successfully swam ashore, and a 50-year-old man is reported to still be missing.... [Read More]
November 14, 2015
Photo courtesy of Tug Tira Lani.
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public's help in identifying the owner of a dive float adrift 500 yards south of the Keehi Channel entrance buoy, in Oahu, Saturday.
The float is orange and black with an orange and white dive flag.
Anyone with information that may help identify the owner of the dive float is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center at 808-842-2600.... [Read More]
November 14, 2015
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 19-year-old man from a 65-foot sport-fishing vessel approximately one mile north of Santa Cruz Island, Saturday.
At 13:48 p.m., Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach command center received a report that a male boater aboard the sport-fishing vessel, Amigo, slipped, fell and had a three inch gash in his head. The boater was also reported to be seizing and unresponsive.... [Read More]
November 14, 2015
MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended its search efforts, Saturday, for a missing 24-year-old mother who went overboard during a cruise 22 nautical miles off the coast of Cuba.The search was suspended at 11 a.m., Saturday, after Coast Guard crews covered 1,378 square nautical miles looking for Kaylyn Rose Sommer, a 24-year-old mother and Charleston resident.“Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones affected by this terrible tragedy,” said Capt. Todd Coggeshall, Incident Management Chief at the Coast Guard's Seventh District.... [Read More]
November 14, 2015
Correction: the previous news release stated that the mariner was transferred at approximately 4 a.m., Saturday, but the actual time was approximately 11 p.m., Friday.
ORIENT, N.Y. – A Station New London rescue boatcrew rescued a mariner from a distressed sailing vessel approximately three miles north of Orient, New York, Friday.... [Read More]
November 14, 2015
For video of the rescue, click the above image.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a woman from a cruise ship after she began to display severe chronic abdominal pain approximately 90 nautical miles east of Daytona Beach, early Saturday morning.... [Read More]
November 13, 2015
NEW YORK – A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook boarding team assisted in the apprehension of a man wanted on two outstanding warrants of unlawful sexual contact at the Atlantic Highland Marina in Atlantic Highland, New Jersey, Friday.
At approximately 12 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York in Staten Island, New York, received report of an unmanned sailing vessel in the vicinity of Belford Harbor, New Jersey.
Sector New York watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook 47-foot Motor Life Boat rescue crew to the scene.... [Read More]
November 13, 2015
Snow falls onto vessels moored in downtown Juneau Harbor near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge, Dec. 16, 2009. The Coast Guard encourages owners and operators who have vessels moored to piers throughout Southeast Alaska to conduct preventative maintenance prior to winter weather conditions. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard encourages harbor users to be aware of the dangers of snow loads on their vessels this winter in Alaskan ports. ... [Read More]
November 13, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard rescued two people Friday from a sinking vessel in Great Egg Harbor east of Somers Point, New Jersey.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received a call from 911 dispatchers at approximately 11:30 a.m. that a 16-foot recreational boat was taking on water with two people aboard.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, was diverted from a training flight and arrived on scene approximately 20 minutes after the 911 call.... [Read More]
November 13, 2015
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November 13, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard partnered with a good Samaritan Friday to help 24 people aboard a 56-foot disabled passenger ferry east of Littlejohn Island, Maine.
A crewmember aboard the ferry Pied Piper notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England in Portland, Maine, at about 10:30 a.m. reporting they were disabled, unable to hold anchor, and drifting toward shore.... [Read More]
November 13, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Frosty Fuel LLC stood down a unified command response to a diesel spill in Cold Bay, Tuesday.
The unified command was established Friday in response to a diesel spill at the Frosty Fuel Facility.
Frosty Fuel personnel reported a diesel spill from a transfer line and the source of the discharge was secured following the report of the incident.
Frosty Fuel has contracted the Alaska Chadux Corporation to assist in containing and cleaning up the fuel.... [Read More]
November 12, 2015
Vice Adm. William Lee, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and Vice Adm. Charles Ray, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, stand with food service specialists attending Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma after a cook off competition, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. The cooking competition raised awareness of the training and importance of Coast Guard food service specialists. (Coast Guard photo by Lt. Erin Chlum)
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