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[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue a man and his two dogs after his fishing vessel sank in Freshwater Bay, southeast of Hoonah, Alaska, on Wednesday. The MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew retrieved the individual and the two dogs from Freshwater Bay shore and safely transported them to Leer másCoast Guard rescue man and his dogs in Freshwater Bay, Alaska[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Sunday afternoon, the Coast Guard rescue crews suspended the search for additional survivors from capsized vessel in Punta Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Coast Guard, Ramey Sector Border Patrol and Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action responding units rescued nine undocumented persons in distress. The nine survivors rescued Leer másCoast Guard ends search for survivors in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico[…]
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[…]
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard crews rescue three overdue boaters approximately 25 nautical miles offshore from Empire, Louisiana, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report of overdue boaters from a concerned family member after the boaters did not return from a fishing trip Saturday evening. Watchstanders coordinated the launch of several Leer másCoast Guard rescue 3 boaters offshore Empire, Louisiana[…]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescue two people in stormy weather Saturday after their boat ran onto rocks in Pavlof Harbor, southwest of Juneau. A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Air Station Sitka located and hoisted the man and woman, who were stranded on a beach in low-visibility conditions. Both Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T rescue 2 in Pavlof Harbor, Alaska[…]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard 7th District crews are prepared to support the State of Florida’s rescue, response and recovery needs due Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian is projected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 155 miles per hour, 2 mph away from Category 5. Additional severe weather risks Leer másUS Coast Guard crews ready for Hurricane Ian[…]
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew located a 66-year-old diver the past Tuesday that was reported missing from a dive boat near the Channel Islands. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center watchstanders received a call from the fishing vessel, Otravez, reporting a man had gone missing from the Leer másCoast Guard aircrew located a missing diver near Channel Islands[…]
Video by Cmdr. Ace Castle Interview and edition by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Stanton In this documentary series the Coast Guard spoke with the Cmdr. (Ret) Patrick Merrigan who was the Mission Commander for the first HITRON (Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron). Merrigan retired as a USCG Commander with 30 years of military service. He Leer másMission Commander (Ret) for the first HITRON Patrick Merrigan[…]
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard aerial and maritime crews responds to a report of an airplane crashed Sunday afternoon in Mutiny Bay west of Whidbey Island. Wacthstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Command Center received a report at 3:11 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) that an airplane (seaplane) crashed in Mutiny Bay with Leer másCoast Guard responds to crashed airplane in Mutiny Bay[…]
