HONOLULU – The Coast Guard and the Molokai Fire Department rescue five mariners aboard the grounded vessel Mega off of ‘Ilio Point, Molokai. Tuesday, October 2, 2023. The Mega began taking on water after running aground before a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Honolulu successfully rescued and transported the mariners back to Leer másCoast Guard and Molokai FD rescue mariners off Molokai[…]
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue a sailor after his sailboat the “Agua Star” was beset by weather approximately 80 nautical miles west of Eureka. Saturday, September 30, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received multiple radio transmissions around 11:40 a.m. Saturday from the Captain of the Agua Star, stating Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 rescue sailor offshore Eureka[…]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The USCGC Confidence (WMEC 619) and a HITRON detachment returned home following a 62-day anti-drug patrol to the Caribbean Sea. September 20, 2023. The Cutter Confidence has its homeport in Cape Canaveral and the MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) in Jacksonville. From their homeport in eastern Florida, Leer másUSCGC Confidence and HITRON crew returns after anti-drug patrol[…]
MT. CLEMENS, Mich. Sept. 29, 2023 — Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that support Coast Guard missions throughout the Great Lakes region. Tuesday, September 26, 2023. The MH-65 avionics upgrade to the “E” (Echo) configuration provides enhanced search and rescue capabilities including Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Detroit receives upgraded MH-65E Dolphin[…]
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a SAREX (search and rescue exercise) off Oahu, Sept. 27, 2023. “The exercise improved interagency cohesion between organizations and first responders with one goal in common, saving lives. Continuing Leer másCoast Guard and partners conducted a SAREX off Oahu[…]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65E Dolphin aircrew rescue two fishermen after their 34-foot fishing vessel sank 50 nautical miles offshore Savannah, Georgia. Thursday, September 28, 2023. Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received a report from Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders of an emergency position indicating radio beacon activation from the fishing vessel Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E rescue 2 fishermen 50 nm offshore Savannah[…]
KEY WEST, Florida – The USCGC Thetis crew (WMEC 910) and a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from the HITRON seized 70 million dollar in narcotics during a counter-drug patrol. The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returned homeport to Key West following a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday, September 15, Leer másUSCGC Thetis and HITRON seized 70 million dollar in narcotics[…]
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescue three stranded boaters near Freeport, Texas. Monday, September 18, 2023. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at 12:23 p.m. of three men aboard a 15-foot jon boat that was disabled and anchored between the Brazos and San Bernard Rivers. Coast Guard watchstanders issued a marine assistance request broadcast, but received no Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 rescue 3 stranded boaters near Freeport, Tx[…]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin crew medevac one ailing crewman from a tanker vessel approximately 50 nautical miles southeast of Corpus Christi. Friday, September 15, 2023, Coast Guard 8th District command center watchstanders received a call at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday from the crew of the crude oil tanker vessel Gem No. Leer másCoast Guard medevac man from tanker 50 nm off Corpus Christi[…]
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue three boaters stranded on a jetty near Galveston, Texas. Thursday, September 14, 2023, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston Command Center watchstanders received a phone call at 8:24 a.m. from a concerned family member that two men and one woman were stranded on Bolivar Peninsula after their 20-foot pleasure Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E crew rescue 3 boaters near Galveston, Tx[…]
