NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescue five sailors from a disabled sailing vessel Friday 195 nautical miles southeast of Mobile, Alabama. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a distress call at 1 p.m. from the 36-foot recreational sailing vessel Madam X with a broken mast and five people aboard. Watchstanders coordinated the launch of Leer másCoast Guard rescue 5 sailors 195 nm of Mobile, Alabama[…]
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue three boaters from a disabled recreational vessel Saturday near Delacroix, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a distress call at 11:40 a.m. from a disabled 19-foot recreational fishing vessel with three people aboard who were unable to verify their position. Watchstanders derived Leer másCoast Guard rescue 3 boaters from disabled vessel near Delacroix, La.[…]
HATTERAS, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescue three mariners who activated their emergency beacons when their 27-foot sailing vessel lost propulsion 35 nautical miles east of Pamlico Sound Tuesday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District command center received a report shortly after 7 a.m. from the International Emergency Rescue Control Center that a Leer másCoast Guard rescue 3 mariners east of Pamlico Sound[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard called off its search of a British rower Monday morning, after confirming the accidental activation of the rower’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), approximately 360 nautical miles east northeast of Puerto Rico. Not in distress is Jack Jarvis, 28, from Hampshire, United Kingdom, who was rowing Leer másCoast Guard ends search for British rower after EPIRB accidental activation[…]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue 4 survivors from a life raft Monday after their fishing vessel “Right Stuff” sank 69 nautical miles west of St. Petersburg. Rescued were: Matt W., 42, Heather W., 40, Nicole M., 22, and Mickey M., 26. The Coast Guard aircrew Leer másCoast Guard rescue 4 from life raft off St. Petersburg[…]
MIAMI — Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and Miami crews rescue two sailors from their disabled sailboat approximately 200 nautical miles off Cape Canaveral, Saturday. The operator of the sailing vessel, Critical Window, activated their emergency position indicating locator beacon at approximately 2:30 p.m. alerting Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders to their distress. An Air Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 sailors 200 nm off Cape Canaveral[…]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue two people, Sunday, after their vessel caught fire approximately 28 nautical miles south of Fort Myers Beach. The MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew transported the men to Fort Myers Beach High School where local emergency medical services (EMS) personnel Leer másUSCG aircrew rescue 2 from vessel on fire off Fort Myers Beach[…]
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue two men from the water in Sapelo Sound after their vessel capsized, Friday. A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer and hoisted the two men from the water and transported them to Hunter Army Airfield with no Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 from water in Sapelo Sound[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescue five people from a life raft late Monday after a fishing boat sank approximately 20 nautical miles offshore from the mouth of the Umpqua River. The captain aboard the 67-foot fishing vessel Desire, homeported in Neah Bay, Washington, used a VHF-FM marine-band radio to hail Coast Guard Sector Leer másCoast Guard rescue five people 20 nm of Umpqua River[…]
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[…]
