PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan vessel rescue two sailors approximately 1,726 nautical miles east of Bermuda. Monday, March 4, 2024. Watchstanders with the Coast Guard 5th District command center received an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert from the 19-foot sailing vessel Lhor One at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday. Leer másCoast Guard conducts long-range rescue of 2 sailors off Bermuda[…]
ALAMEDA, California — The Coast Guard coordinated efforts to medevac an injured mariner from Costa Rica. Air National Guard Pararescuemen from 129th Rescue Wing and the Costa Rican Coast Guard performed the medical evacuation approximately 1200 nautical miles west of Costa Rica. Tuesday evening. At approximately 9:10 a.m., Friday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard 11th District Leer másCoast Guard coordinates medevac of mariner from Costa Rica[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard one sailing vessel and two commercial vessels rescue 4 sailors (2 adults and 2 children) from the sailboat Le Chercheur approximately 1105 nm north-east of Bermuda. Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The Coast Guard 5th District Command Center received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) and Leer másCoast Guard rescue 4 sailors (2 children) 1105 nm from Bermuda[…]
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard HC-144 aircrew and the cruise ship Carnival Valor rescue three boaters aboard a vessel taking on water 386 nautical miles offshore Alabama, Sunday. Coast Guard 8th District watchstanders received an emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert at 7:22 a.m. from the 44-foot recreational vessel Snail Mail. Watchstanders contacted the owner of the Leer másCoast Guard HC-144 and the cruise ship Carnival Valor rescue 3 boaters 386 nm offshore Alabama[…]
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard brought Kevin Hyde and Joe Ditomasso, from the rescue of sailboat Atrevida II, ashore from the Hong Kong-flagged tanker vessel Silver Muna earlier this night following their at-sea rescue after several days adrift. The sailing vessel Atrevida II, crewed by Hyde and Ditomasso, departed Cape May, New Jersey on Nov. Leer másCoast Guard: the rescue of sailboat Atrevida II[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aicrew and AMVER vessel crew rescue two German sailors off Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac the German couple, Monday, from the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System 967-foot Malta-flagged tanker ship, BW Lilac, approximately 110 nautical miles north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Leer másCoast Guard, AMVER vessel rescue 2 German sailors off Puerto Rico[…]
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Over the course of two days -from Wednesday to Thursday- Coast Guard crews, partner agencies and volunteers responding to three maritime emergencies rescue a total of 17 mariners in dire straits off the Alaska, California and Micronesia coasts. All three cases highlight the importance of mariners properly equipping and training for survival Leer másCoast Guard and partners rescue 17 mariners in 2 days[…]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of seven people after their 85-foot commercial fishing boat caught fire Wednesday morning, approximately 350 nautical miles west of Monterey. Eleventh Coast Guard District command center watchstanders received multiple emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) and personal locator beacon (PLB) alerts belonging to the fishing boat Blue Leer másCoast Guard coordinates rescue of 7 people 350 nm west of Monterey[…]
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue a man northeast off Turks and Caicos Thursday, after his vessel became disabled 155 nautical miles offshore. District Seven watchstanders received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) alert from the vessel Erin Kjrra’s owner Wednesday, alerting them of his distress at approximately Leer másCoast Guard rescue man 155 nm off Turks and Caicos[…]
BOSTON — AMVER vessel, Mare Picenum, crew rescue an 81-year-old sailor from their disabled sailing vessel approximately 400 nm SE of Long Island, New York. Coast Guard 1st District Command Center watchstanders received a report at approximately 4:52 a.m., Tuesday, that the 36-foot, German-flagged sailing vessel, Katharina, was disabled due to a broken mast. A Leer másAMVER vessel, Mare Picenum, rescue sailor 400 nm SE of Long Island, NY[…]
