ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard rescued a man Thursday after his boat capsized approximately 20 miles west of Spring Hill. Rescued was Walker Wesley, 59, from Spring Hill, Florida. The man was transported to Hernando Beach boat ramp where local EMS met him and was released in good condition. Coast Guard Leer másCoast Guard rescues man after boat capsizes 20 miles west of Spring Hill[…]
OREGON INLET, N.C. — The USCG assisted the crew of a disabled sailing vessel east of Oregon Inlet Wednesday evening. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a distress call via VHF-FM radio at approximately 6 p.m. from the crew of the Puffin reporting that their 70-foot sailing vessel had become disabled in heavy seas 30 miles east of Leer másCoast Guard assists four boaters aboard disabled vessel near Oregon Inlet, North Carolina[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews, forward deployed to Cordova, hoisted two passengers from two separate cruise ships during Labor Day weekend. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews safely hoisted and transported both passengers to commercial services for further high medical care. On Thursday, at 11:26 a.m., Sector Anchorage Command Center personnel received a medevac request Leer másCoast Guard aircrews medevac cruise ship passengers during two separate cases near Cordova, Alaska, this weekend[…]
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued a 12-year-old boy Monday afternoon stranded on the rocks at Salt Creek Recreation Area in Port Angeles. A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoisted the boy from the rocks and transported him to safety. At 12:53 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Port Angeles Leer másCoast Guard rescues boy stranded at Salt Creek Recreational Area[…]