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Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue man in water near Fort Sumter

CHARLESTON, S.C.. — The Coast Guard along with partner agencies rescued a 30-year-old man from the water near Fort Sumter, Sunday. A Charleston County Fire Department marine crew recovered the individual 1 mile northwest of Fort Sumter. A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew located the 30-year-old man in the water with their searchlight and vectored in Leer másCoast Guard, partner agencies rescue man in water near Fort Sumter[…]

Coast Guard aircrew rescue stranded kayaker at base of Humbug Mountain, OR

NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew diverted from a transit flight Sunday to rescue a 58-year-old kayaker who became stranded on the rocky shore after his kayak capsized at the base of Humbug Mountain. A good Samaritan witnessed the incident​ from shore and called 911 to report the distress.​ A 911 dispatcher Leer másCoast Guard aircrew rescue stranded kayaker at base of Humbug Mountain, OR[…]

Coast Guard medevac injured fisherman 100 miles off Coos Bay, Oregon

NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevac a 26-year-old man Saturday morning off the fishing vessel McKenzie Rose 100 miles west of Coos Bay. The fishing vessel’s captain used a marine radio to hail watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend at approximately 5:30 a.m. to report a member of Leer másCoast Guard medevac injured fisherman 100 miles off Coos Bay, Oregon[…]

Coast Guard aircrew medevac injured hiker from Mount Angeles in Olympic National Park, Washington

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medically​ evacuated (medevac) an injured 62-year-old woman from Khlahane Ridge on Mount​ Angeles in Olympic National Park Friday after she injured her ankle​ and was unable to safely descend from a 5,000-foot elevation. Due to the treacherous terrain of the woman’s location, Olympic Park​ Rangers were unable to Leer másCoast Guard aircrew medevac injured hiker from Mount Angeles in Olympic National Park, Washington[…]

Coast Guard responds to swimmer in distress near Dauphin Island, Alabama

NEW ORLEANS — A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue a swimmer who was in distress near Dauphin Island, Alabama, Tuesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 3 p.m. that a female swimmer was in distress after reportedly being pulled out by the rip tide off Dauphin Island’s Leer másCoast Guard responds to swimmer in distress near Dauphin Island, Alabama[…]

Coast Guard 11th National Security Cutter (NSC) named for Elizebeth Smith Friedman

WASHINGTON —​ The U.S. Coast Guard is naming the 11th Legend-Class National Security Cutter (NSC) in honor of the cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman. Friedman was a pioneering code-breaker for the Coast Guard during the Prohibition Era and World War II, serving within the Coast Guard Cryptanalytic Unit-387. She has been dubbed «America’s first female cryptanalyst» and Leer másCoast Guard 11th National Security Cutter (NSC) named for Elizebeth Smith Friedman[…]

Coast Guard, partner agencies, good Samaritan rescue 3 near Treasure Island

SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard, partner agencies, and a Good Samaritan rescued three people after their boat capsized near Treasure Island, Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a distress call from a good Samaritan on their vessel Sun Dance after they came across a capsized boat and three people in the water at Leer másCoast Guard, partner agencies, good Samaritan rescue 3 near Treasure Island[…]

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