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USCG and Navy responds to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan

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[…]

USCG, Navy and Japan Coast Guard rescue mariner 725 miles off Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — Members of the US Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard, and US Navy rescue a mariner aboard a fishing vessel 725 nautical miles south of Guam.​ On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam’s Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) received a report of a 55-year old male experiencing severe abdominal Leer másUSCG, Navy and Japan Coast Guard rescue mariner 725 miles off Guam[…]

USCG and Navy medevac crewmember from fishing vessel Sheng off Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard and Navy medevaced a 61-year-old crewmember from the 252-foot Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel Sheng Hong 149 miles south of Guam, Friday. A Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 MH-60 Seahawk helicopter aircrew successfully hoisted the man and brought him to U.S. Naval Hospital Guam in stable condition. Emergency medical Leer másUSCG and Navy medevac crewmember from fishing vessel Sheng off Guam[…]

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