Toulouse, 30 November 2022 – Airbus used the occasion of its annual Summit to unveil its DisruptiveLab, a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions. The DisruptiveLab will evaluate a new aerodynamic architecture intended to reduce fuel consumption, as well as pursuing the implementation of Leer másAirbus unveils its DisruptiveLab helicopter[…]
PONCE, Puerto Rico — CBP-AMO (US Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) agents seized Monday 1,987pounds (901.2 kilos) of cocaine from a vessel attempting to reach the coast of Guayama, Puerto Rico. The estimated street value of the contraband is $20.7 million. “Even as we mourn our fallen colleague, our determination remains steadfast Leer másCBP-AMO seizes 20 million of cocaine from a vessel near Guayama[…]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard medevac a 65-year-old fisherman from a commercial fishing vessel 40 nautical miles northwest of Johns Pass, Florida, Monday. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to conducts the medevac (medical evacuation). Once on the scene, the MH-60T MRR helicopter crew deployed Leer másCoast Guard medevac fisherman offshore Johns Pass[…]
HONOLULU — The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii’s Big Island, is erupting for the first time since 1984. The eruption began in Moku’āweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, on Sunday at approximately 11:30 p.m. HST, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory; though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, there Leer másCoast Guard aircrews conduct fly-over Hawaii volcano Mauna Loa[…]
San Pedro, Calif. – The Coast Guard conducted a helicopter rescue from the sailing vessel LULA that ran aground near Santa Cruz Island. At 10 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center received a notification that a Digital Selective Calling distress signal was activated in the vicinity of Santa Leer másCoast Guard rescue sailors near Santa Cruz Island[…]
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard crews rescue a passenger from cruise ship Carnival Valor approximately 20 nautical miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Thursday evening. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the Carnival Valor at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday, reporting a passenger aboard the cruise ship was missing. Watchstanders Leer másCoast Guard rescue a Carnival Valor cruise ship passenger near Southwest Pass, La[…]
The Eurorsa Rescue Swimmer Meeting 2022 (RSM22) ended on November 18th after four days of presentations, training exercises and exhibitions of Search And Rescue systems The meeting was take place in the town of Cascais, on the Portuguese Atlantic coastline, where in conjunction with the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aerea Portuguesa), they have set up Leer másEurorsa Rescue Swimmer Meeting 2022, Cascais, Portugal[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard, St. Croix Rescue, Virgin Islands Department of Natural Resources and Virgin Islands Fire Emergency Service units rescue a 65-year-old man from the Annaly Bay Carambola tide pools on the north side of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector San Juan watch standers received a call Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T rescue man from the Annaly Bay tide pools[…]
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Nov. 22, 2022 – Northrop Grumman to enhance the Sikorsky UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter capabilities under a $156.7 million contract. Northrop Grumman Corporation will provide engineering services for the KBR-led $156.7 million, five-year Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract (MAC) vehicle. IAC MAC task orders are awarded Leer másNorthrop Grumman to enhance UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter capabilities[…]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevac a 45-year-old crewmember from an oil tanker 11 nautical miles offshore Port Aransas, Texas, Saturday. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a call at 4:23 p.m. from the crew of the Crudesun, an 820-foot oil tanker, stating a crew member Leer másCoast Guard medevac crewmember 11 nm offshore Port Aransas[…]
