HONOLULU — The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii’s Big Island, is erupting for the first time since 1984. The eruption began in Moku’āweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, on Sunday at approximately 11:30 p.m. HST, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory; though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, there Leer másCoast Guard aircrews conduct fly-over Hawaii volcano Mauna Loa[…]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Anchorage members returned home Monday after response efforts in 32 Arctic and Western Alaska communities following the impacts of Typhoon Merbok. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage used the expeditionary operations deployment model to rapidly send emergency response teams into 32 remote villages to conduct damage assessments to bulk fuel Leer másCoast Guard crews returns from Typhoon Merbok response[…]
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[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin aircrew medevac an injured 60-year-old man Sunday from a vessel nearly 104 nautical miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a notification from the 31-foot pleasure craft, Reely, stating a 60-year-old man fell aboard the vessel and reportedly injured Leer másCoast Guard helicopter crew medevac man 104 nm of Atlantic City[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescue three boaters approximately 395 nautical miles southeast of Virginia Beach due Tropical Storm Alex, Monday night. Coast Guard 5th District Command Center watchstanders received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) alert from the sailing vessel Faule Haut. The location of the signal indicated the Leer másCoast Guard rescue boaters stranded in Tropical Storm Alex[…]
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce rescue crew assisted a man, Thursday, after his 27-foot vessel was disabled near Vero Beach. The rescue crew towed the disabled vessel and brought the man to the Smithsonian public docks. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircrew spotted the disabled vessel about 5 miles Leer másCoast Guard assists man from disabled boat near Vero Beach[…]
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Navy, Hawaii Fire Department, Hawaii Police Department, Ocean Safety and other responders successfully concluded two SAR exercises (SAREX) on the Island of Hawaii, May 20. 2022. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu personnel hold SAREXs annually throughout the Hawaiian Islands which are designed to evaluate notification and response procedures and identify shortfalls Leer másCoast Guard and partners hold SAR exercise in Hawaii[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew medevac two people from Dry Bay Airstrip, Alaska, after plane crash occurred approximately 30 miles Southeast of Yakutat, Tuesday. The Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and transported two people with critical back injuries to Leer másCoast Guard assists plane crash victims at Dry Bay Airstrip, Alaska[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard and partner agency air and surface assets rescue and continue searching Friday for possible survivors of a capsized vessel in the Mona Passage, approximately 10 nautical miles north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. Rescued are 38 survivors, 36 Haitian and two Dominican Republic nationals, of which eight remain Leer másCoast Guard rescue survivors from capsized vessel in Mona Passage[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Coast Guard and partner agencies have rescue six mariners (five adults and one child) aboard a missing vessel near Etal Atoll in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, Tuesday. At 6:00 a.m., Saturday, Coast Guard Forces Micronesia | Sector Guam watchstanders received a report of an overdue 19-foot vessel with six Leer másCoast Guard, partners rescue missing mariners near Chuuk State[…]
