MIAMI — Coast Guard air crews continue to provide critical medical support (medical evacuation and emergency medical services) after Haiti earthquake, for the Haitian citizens and the government. «The lives we saved would have been lost if rescue action wasn’t taken,» said Cmdr. David Sheppard, air operations commander deployed to Haiti. «We are doing our Leer másCoast Guard continues support in Haiti following 7.2 earthquake[…]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew hoisted a surfer in distress and assisted three others Saturday afternoon from rocks at Cape Falcon near Manzanita, Oregon. At 5:15 p.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Command Center received a request for assistance from Tillamook County dispatch reporting a male surfer who Leer másCoast Guard rescues surfer and assists 3 others from Cape Falcon, Oregon[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard and good Samaritans assisted a man whose fishing vessel was taking on water in the vicinity of Hole in the Wall, approximately five miles southeast of Port Protection, Alaska, Tuesday. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui monitored a towing evolution involving the fishing vessel Clara, a 29-foot Leer másCoast Guard and good Samaritans assist a fishing vessel near Port Protection, Alaska[…]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew medevac a pregnant crewmember from a fishing vessel 200 miles northwest of St. Paul, Alaska, Saturday. The MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew safely hoisted and transported the passenger to commercial services in Cold Bay for further medical care. Saturday morning, District 17 Command Center Leer másCoast Guard aircrew medevac pregnant crewmember from fishing vessel near St. Paul, Alaska[…]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue two female teenagers Wednesday afternoon near Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond, Oregon. At 5 p.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Command Center received a request for assistance from Astoria dispatch reporting a 14-year-old and 18-year-old female stranded on rocks in a lagoon. They Leer másCoast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crew rescue two teens near Fort Stevens, Oregon[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescue two people and your two dogs the Sunday in Kah Sheets Bay approximately 18 miles from Petersburg, Alaska. An Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted two people from their 20-foot skiff and were transported to Petersburg. There were no reported injuries or medical concerns. Watchstanders at Leer másCoast Guard rescue two people and two dogs in Kah Sheets Bay[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan assisted a man in a grounded vessel Saturday in Hood Bay, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene and landed nearby the beached vessel, transferred a pump to keep up with the flooding, and assisted the owner secure Leer másCoast Guard, good Samaritan assist grounded vessel in Hood Bay, Alaska[…]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– The Coast Guard rescue a man, Thursday, after his 36-foot commercial fishing vessel capsized 18 miles west of St. Petersburg. Rescued was Robert Heart, 48. Coast Guard Seventh District watchstanders received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert at 8:56 a.m., for the commercial fishing vessel, Jenny Lynn, homeported in Fort Myers. Leer másCoast Guard rescue man from capsized commercial fishing vessel near St. Petersburg[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac an injured fisherman north of Kodiak Island, Alaska, Monday. The man was transported via small boat to shore from the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Rubicon. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew further transported the man safely to awaiting emergency medical services in Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Kodiak crew medevac injured fisherman, Kupreonof Strait[…]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard crews rescued two Sailors aboard a 30-foot vessel taking on water 19 miles east of Port Canaveral, Saturday. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jawhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene first and assisted a Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew locate the vessel. The Station boat crew used a Leer másCoast Guard assists 2 in vessel taking on water 19 miles east of Port Canaveral[…]
