Coast Guard News
November 2, 2015
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Debrum, a marine science technician and member of the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Incident Management Division, inspects the scene of a fire with a member of the Seattle Fire Department, at a marina on Lake Union near Seattle, Nov. 2, 2015.
Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound personnel opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and contracted National Response Corporation to clean up any spilled product.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Donald Warden.
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November 2, 2015
MIAMI — The crews of the Coast Guard Cutters Kathleen Moore and Marlin repatriated 85 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Sunday.
These repatriations are a result of seven separate interdictions at sea in the south Florida Straits. These events consisted of Cubans attempting to illegally enter the United States on unseaworthy vessels commonly referred to as "rustics" or "chugs." In these instances, the Coast Guard not only helped secure the U.S. border, but they also prevented these perilous sea voyages from ending in tragedy.... [Read More]
November 1, 2015
The crew of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter safely hoists a 43-year-old Filipinoman with a serious eye injury from the 615-foot Norwegian-flagged liquified petroleum gas tanker BW Helios 100 miles off Oahu's north shore Oct. 31, 2015.
The man was safely transferred at 4:30 p.m. to awaiting EMS at Air Station Barbers Point for further transport to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Also available in high definition.
(U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Douglas MacDonald, CG 1707/Released)
See the initial release here.
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November 1, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the search Saturday for 59-year-old Alec "Ace” Cooke near Waimea Bay, Oahu. ... [Read More]
November 1, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the search Saturday for 59-year-old Alec "Ace” Cooke near Waimea Bay, Oahu. ... [Read More]
November 1, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured 43-year-old crewmember from a vessel approximately 100 miles off Oahu, Saturday.
The man is receiving treatment at Queens Medical Center following transport by a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point.... [Read More]
November 1, 2015
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured 43-year-old crewmember from a vessel approximately 100 miles off Oahu, Saturday.
The man is receiving treatment at Queens Medical Center following transport by a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point.... [Read More]
November 1, 2015
The sailboat Money Maker sits disabled in the Gulf of Mexico with two men aboard about 110 miles east of Port Aransas Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Manowar and crew arrived on scene at 8:28 p.m. Saturday to begin towing a disabled sailboat, with two men aboard, to safety after their sail was torn by weather in the Gulf of Mexico.... [Read More]
November 1, 2015
The sailboat Money Maker sits disabled in the Gulf of Mexico with two men aboard about 110 miles east of Port Aransas Friday. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Manowar and crew arrived on scene at 8:28 p.m. Saturday to begin towing a disabled sailboat, with two men aboard, to safety after their sail was torn by weather in the Gulf of Mexico.... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard Station Venice boatcrew is towing a disabled sailing vessel with three people aboard to Venice after they began taking on water in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification at approximately 11:46 a.m., that the 37-foot sailing vessel Lunar Eclipse was taking on water. The watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a 45-foot Response Boat—Medium crew from Station Venice to assist.... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard Station Venice boatcrew is towing a disabled sailing vessel with three people aboard to Venice after they began taking on water in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification at approximately 11:46 a.m., that the 37-foot sailing vessel Lunar Eclipse was taking on water. The watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a 45-foot Response Boat—Medium crew from Station Venice to assist.... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
HONOLULU —The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the owner of a red kayak off Maui, Saturday.
The recovered kayak showed moderate marine growth and damage possibly indicating it has been adrift for some time. No correlating reports of missing or overdue people have been filed in with the police or Coast Guard. ... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
HONOLULU —The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the owner of a red kayak off Maui, Saturday.
The recovered kayak showed moderate marine growth and damage possibly indicating it has been adrift for some time. No correlating reports of missing or overdue people have been filed in with the police or Coast Guard. ... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued a 59-year-old man Saturday from a yacht taking on water in Masonboro Inlet.
A 29-foot Response Boat-Small (RBS) crew from Station Wrightsville Beach received a mayday call at 9:37 a.m. while on patrol. The 60-foot yacht Somewhere in Time was taking on water with one man aboard after the yacht stuck a rock jetty.
The RBS crew arrived on scene at 9:40 a.m. The crew transferred the man and returned to the station with no reported injuries.
The Somewhere in Time sank and TowBoat U.S. has been notified.... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued a 59-year-old man Saturday from a yacht taking on water in Masonboro Inlet.
A 29-foot Response Boat-Small (RBS) crew from Station Wrightsville Beach received a mayday call at 9:37 a.m. while on patrol. The 60-foot yacht Somewhere in Time was taking on water with one man aboard after the yacht stuck a rock jetty.
The RBS crew arrived on scene at 9:40 a.m. The crew transferred the man and returned to the station with no reported injuries.
The Somewhere in Time sank and TowBoat U.S. has been notified.... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water in the Savannah River, near the Fort Pulaski Bridge, Saturday.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center were notified of the situation at approximately 9:15 a.m. A good Samaritan reported the incident to a member from Coast Guard Station Tybee Island, Georgia. The initial report stated a boater was ejected from a 17-foot jon boat after an allision between his boat and the bridge.... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water in the Savannah River, near the Fort Pulaski Bridge, Saturday.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center were notified of the situation at approximately 9:15 a.m. A good Samaritan reported the incident to a member from Coast Guard Station Tybee Island, Georgia. The initial report stated a boater was ejected from a 17-foot jon boat after an allision between his boat and the bridge.... [Read More]
October 31, 2015
EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued a man Saturday from an capsized boat near Emerald Isle.
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