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Coast Guard MH-65 medevac injured crewman 16 nm of Galveston

HOUSTON​ —​ A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew medevac an​ injured​ crewman from a bulk carrier vessel 16 nautical miles south of Galveston, Texas, Monday. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medical evacuation (medevac) request at 7:02​ p.m. from the captain of the 643-foot bulk carrier Tai Star stating a 20-year-old crewman had injured his Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 medevac injured crewman 16 nm of Galveston[…]

Coast Guard​ prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna along Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The​ Coast Guard is preparing for​ the arrival of Tropical Storm Hanna by forward deploying assets and broadcasting the weather to mariners along the Texas coast Friday. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus​ Christi deployed a​ HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew to broadcast the weather over VHF radio channels 16 and 22A to mariners and Leer másCoast Guard​ prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna along Texas coast[…]

Coast Guard assists 13 boaters in two separate cases near Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted 13 boaters from sailing vessels in two separate cases near Freeport, Texas, Friday. In the first case, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of a 46-foot sailing vessel, with a family of six along with a dog and cat aboard, taking on water approximately five miles south Leer másCoast Guard assists 13 boaters in two separate cases near Freeport, Texas[…]

Coast Guard rescues two fishermen near Matagorda, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen who became stranded after their vessel drifted away while they were wade fishing approximately a quarter-mile from shore in East Matagorda Bay, Texas, Thursday morning. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at approximately 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening from the crews of two passing tug boats who Leer másCoast Guard rescues two fishermen near Matagorda, Texas[…]

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