SANTA RITA, Guam — A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) conducted a successful medevac of a 37-year-old fisherman from the 95-foot Chinese Taipei-flagged fishing vessel Jin Hsiang Fa, approximately 138 nautical miles northwest of Saipan on Sept. 21, 2024, with coordination from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Leer másCoast Guard and Navy MH-60S medevac fisherman off Saipan[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Three missing mariners are safe on April 9, 2024, thanks to the coordination of Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam and the U.S. Navy, after being stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), for more than a week. Responders successfully located the three mariners on Pikelot Leer másCoast Guard and Navy rescue three missing mariners in Micronesia[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — In 2023, in a relentless pursuit of excellence in maritime safety, the JRSC Guam (Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam) team once again showcased its commitment to complex and agile search and rescue (SAR) operations across the vast Western Pacific. This commitment is epitomized through their recent collaborative exercises with international SAR entities, Leer másJRSC Guam efforts in Search and Rescue uniting across seas[…]
Story by Josiah Moss, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia SANTA RITA, Guam — On March 6, 2024, a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) medevac a USCG member from the Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), 100 nautical miles south of Guam. The medical evacuation was performed in a joint operation Leer másA Navy HSC-25 aircrew medevac a USCG member near Guam[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — In a display of interagency cooperation, the Coast Guard and a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew medevac a commercial mariner 100 nautical miles offshore Guam on March 2, 2024. «Our collective efforts today, closely following another recent rescue, underscore our enduring commitment to mariner safety. The partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard, Leer másCoast Guard and Navy MH-60S medevac mariner off Guam[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — A Coast Guard and Navy sucessfully completed a search mission with the rescue of three missing divers offshore Guam. A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrew located and rescued the three missing divers near Santa Rosa Banks, approximately 25 nautical miles off the coast of Agat, Guam. Saturday, October 28, 2023. Leer másCoast Guard and Navy rescue 3 missing divers offshore Guam[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Guam Fire Department and Coast Guard members conducted SAR training at Sella Bay Overlook in Guam on March 8, 2023. «We appreciate the ongoing strong relationship with Guam Fire and are eager to bring any capability to bear that benefits the people of Guam and our partners,» said Capt. Nick Simmons, commander Leer másCoast Guard and Guam Fire conducts SAR training[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — USCG, Navy, multiple local, federal, and maritime partners responded to a false activation of an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) in Saipan, on Sept. 6, 2022. An EPIRB is a vital search and rescue distress tool, and it transmits a signal picked up by a satellite which then informs the team Leer másUSCG and Navy responds to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan[…]
HONOLULU — Coast Guard, Air Force, and Federated States of Micronesia responders rescue five mariners in the vicinity of Houk Island, Chuuk, (Friday). The crew of the merchant vessel Hoegh Brasilia rescued the mariners, missing since Tuesday, and transported them to the vicinity of Houk Island where the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard escorted them back to Leer másCoast Guard, partners rescue 5 mariners in the Federated States of Micronesia[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard medevac a 51-year-old crewmember from the 211-foot Japanese-flagged fishing vessel Shoyo Maru 1,501 nautical miles east of Guam on Wake Island, Tuesday. An Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew successfully transported the man from Wake Island to awaiting emergency medical personnel (EMS) on Guam. He Leer másCoast Guard medevac mariner 1,501 miles east of Guam[…]
