Coast Guard News
April 30, 2015
MOBILE – Two bodies were recovered in the vicinity of Dauphin Island found to be connected to the Dauphin Island Regatta, Thursday.
The Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency have confirmed those recovered to be Adam Clark, a 17-year-old Mobile, Alabama resident, and Robert Thomas, a 50-year-old Pickens, Mississippi resident.
The Coast Guard and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency continue to search for the one remaining missing person.... [Read More]
April 30, 2015
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MIAMI — The captain of a 95-foot yacht was rescued by a Coast Guard aircrew after he reportedly fell overboard from his vessel 10 miles northeast of Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday night.... [Read More]
April 30, 2015
MOBILE – The Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are conducting a joint investigation into the circumstances surrounding the events in Mobile Bay on Saturday during the Dauphin Island Regatta.... [Read More]
April 30, 2015
Editors Note: Media interested in attending the formal change of command ceremony are requested to RSVP to the public affairs staff by 3 p.m. Thursday and arrive at Coast Guard Air Station Miami (14750 NW 44th Ct.) no later than 9:30 a.m. Friday. For additional information regarding interviews with the outgoing or incoming admiral, please contact the public affairs office at 305-415-6683.... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
MIAMI — The captain of a 95-foot yacht was rescued by a Coast Guard aircrew after he reportedly fell overboard from his vessel 10 miles northeast of Nassau, Bahamas.
While returning to Miami from a deployment, the crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter, forward deployed to Great Inagua, Bahamas, overheard a mayday call from the vessel Contessa. ... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
SEATTLE — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion while on patrol in the Strait of Juan De Fuca east of Port Angeles, terminated the voyage of a fishing vessel for safety gear concerns found during an at-sea boarding Wednesday.The three member crew, harvesting geoducks, aboard the 28-foot vessel Enforcer was safely escorted to Port Angeles, where the vessel was ordered to remain until the crew fixed the especially hazardous safety condition of lacking any personal floatation devices.“I can’t stress enough the importance of carrying enough life jackets with you for ever... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay crew members tow a 14-foot vessel near Doran Beach in Bodega Bay, California, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 after it was disabled along the South Jetty off Bodega Head. Station Bodega Bay personnel received report of vessel that lost power and launched a rescue boatcrew to safely tow the distressed crew and vessel to Duran Beach Boat Ramp. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James Walker)
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April 29, 2015
MOBILE – The multi-agency search for three missing boaters in the Mobile Bay area will continue through Wednesday evening into Thursday.
Since the search began, rescue crews have searched 6,595 square miles and 75 miles of shoreline in Mobile Bay and surrounding areas.
Today’s response consisted of:... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — The Coast Guard is investigating to determine a possible connection between the death of a Mexican national and a Coast Guard patrol craft operating in the vicinity of the Brownsville Ship Channel after Brownsville law enforcement discovered the body of a female Friday morning.... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced a fisherman Wednesday approximately 37 miles east of Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey.
Crew members from the 45-foot fishing boat Vengeance notified watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay on VHF marine radio channel 16 at 9:27 a.m., stating one of their crew members was experiencing seizure-like symptoms.
A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City arrived on scene at 10:10 a.m. and hoisted the 21-year-old man.... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. — The crew of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light hosted a remembrance ceremony and wreath laying on Long Beach Island Tuesday to honor those who fought in The Battle of Exercise Tiger April 28, 1944.
The annual ceremony pays tribute to the 749 sailors and soldiers who lost their lives April 28, 1944, during The Battle of Exercise Tiger, which began as a top secret naval operation designed to prepare troops for the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion. ... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
MOBILE – Coast Guard and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency representatives are releasing the name of the deceased man located yesterday morning.William Glenn Massey, a 67-year old Daphne, Alabama resident was recovered in the vicinity of an offshore gas platform in Mobile Bay, Tuesday.A Good Samaritan discovered the body while fishing in the area, and alerted first responders who recovered the individual. The body was brought to Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island.The Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency have confirmed this person is one of the in... [Read More]
April 29, 2015
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard rescued two people after their 38-foot sailboat ran aground and capsized west of Egmont Key, Florida, Wednesday.
At 7:15 a.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg received a report of an aground sailboat taking water over the bow with two people aboard.
At 7:17 a.m. a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from the station was launched. While en-route, watchstanders received a report from a good Samaritan that the sailboat had capsized and a person was in the water. ... [Read More]
April 28, 2015
MOBILE – The multi-agency search for three missing boaters in the Mobile Bay area will continue through Tuesday night.
The number of missing people was reduced to three when a body was recovered in the vicinity of an offshore gas platform in Mobile Bay earlier today.
A Good Samaritan discovered the body while fishing in the area, and alerted first responders who recovered the individual.... [Read More]
April 28, 2015
MOBILE – A body was recovered in the vicinity of an offshore gas platform in Mobile Bay, earlier today.A Good Samaritan discovered the body while fishing in the area, and alerted first responders who recovered the individual.The body was brought to Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island.The Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency have confirmed this person is one of the individuals missing from the regatta.
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April 28, 2015
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is seeking public comment on a request for proposed work to the Steamboat Slough Bridge near Everett, Wash.... [Read More]
April 28, 2015
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended the search Monday for a missing mariner after the fishing vessel he was aboard capsized approximately one mile west of Lanai.“Following extensive efforts by sea, air, and land we have decided to suspend the search.” said Capt. Shannon Gilreath, Sector Commander, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu.... [Read More]
April 27, 2015
MOBILE – The Coast Guard, Alabama Marine Resources, Alabama Marine Patrol and Mobile County Sheriff’s Department will continue the search for at least four mariners Monday.Crews searched throughout the night and morning, but due to adverse weather affecting the Mobile Bay area, rescue crews temporarily suspended their search at approximately 1:30 p.m. The search resumed shortly after 4 p.m."In a combined effort, our multi-agency responders have been searching within the entirety of Mobile Bay and its approaches,” said Capt.... [Read More]
April 27, 2015
Multimedia Release: Coast Guard hosts WWII veteran awarded Bronze Star 69 years after Battle of Guam
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard met with a WWII veteran Monday in Chincoteague who was awarded a U.S. Coast Guard Bronze Star 69 years after his honorable actions during the Battle of Guam in 1944.
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April 27, 2015
Fort Myers Beach, Fla— The Coast Guard rescued four people from the water after their 22-foot boat capsized two miles west of Sanibel Island, Florida, Monday.
Rescued were Gregorio Chic Chonchavac, 25, Ariel Gonzalez, 25, Peter Hernandez, 37, and Romex Perdison, 31, from Lehigh Acres, Florida.... [Read More]