MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) offloads approximately 5,363 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $101 million in Port Everglades, Friday, along with 11 suspected smugglers who were apprehended to face prosecution in federal court by the Department of Justice. The drugs were interdicted, during five separate cases, in the Leer másCoast Guard offloads more than $101 million in cocaine[…]
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescue eight boaters from a vessel taking on water approximately 19 nautical miles south of Fort Morgan, Alabama, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a mayday call over VHF channel 16 at 9 p.m. from a boater aboard a 58-foot recreational vessel taking on water with three adults Leer másCoast Guard rescue 8 boaters 19 nm of Fort Morgan, Alabama[…]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard crews rescue two kayakers who were reported overdue offshore Corpus Christi, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a report at 11:15 a.m. from Padre Island National Seashore park rangers stating two adult members of a camping group went kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico near Mile Markers Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 overdue kayakers near Corpus Christi, Texas[…]
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescue two boaters Tuesday, approximately 63 nautical miles from Dauphin Island, Alabama. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call over VHF channel 16 at 11:57 a.m. from commercial tug Linda Moran reporting that they rescued two boaters from a raft. Watchstanders coordinated the launch Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 overdue boaters offshore Dauphin Island[…]
KEY WEST, Fla. – The USCGC Thetis crew (WMEC 910) returned to homeport in Key West on Wednesday after a 68-day counter-narcotics deployment and escorting the Coast Guard Cutters Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) and Glen Harris (WPC 1144) across the North Atlantic en route to their new homeport in Manama, Bahrain. Thetis’ crew worked alongside NATO Leer másUSCGC Thetis returns home from 68-day counter-narcotics deployment[…]
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue a stranded 86-year-old kayaker Saturday evening on the Pearl River, near Slidell, Louisiana. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call around 4:30 p.m. from St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office personnel requesting assistance for a kayaker stranded due to the weather on the Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 Dolphin crew rescue kayaker on the Pearl River[…]
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue three boaters that ran aground Sunday evening near Hopedale, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification of an 18-foot flat bottom boat that ran aground due to sudden changes in water depth with three people aboard. Coast Guard Sector Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Crew rescue 3 boaters near Hopedale, La[…]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard crews rescue a sailor in distress from a kayak after he abandoned his 40-foot Catamaran 4 miles east of Pinellas Point, Sunday. Rescued was: Daniel Roe, 65 A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew safely embarked the boater in distress and transported him to Bayfront Health Hospital Leer másCoast Guard crews rescue sailor near Pinellas Point[…]
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard crews responded to a commercial helicopter crash, from Rotorcraft Leasing Co, Friday near Galliano, Louisiana. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification around 10 a.m. from a good Samaritan of a helicopter reportedly going down in the marsh. Rotocraft Leasing Co personnel notified Sector New Orleans that their Leer másCoast Guard responds to helicopter crash near Galliano, Louisiana[…]
HONOLULU — A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew medevac a 56-year-old man, a contractor, from Wake Island to Hawaii, yesterday Monday. The contractor was suffering from symptoms of a bacterial infection and was transported to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) on Oahu. He was reported to be in critical condition. At Leer másCoast Guard HC-130 Hercules medevac man from Wake Island[…]
