KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew, forward-deployed to Cold Bay, medevac a mariner from the NOAA research vessel Oscar Dyson, Tuesday, near Chignik Bay, Alaska. A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew, deployed in Cold Bay, was launched to perform the Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T medevac NOAA mariner near Chignik Bay[…]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard 7th District crews are prepared to support the State of Florida’s rescue, response and recovery needs due Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian is projected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 155 miles per hour, 2 mph away from Category 5. Additional severe weather risks Leer másUS Coast Guard crews ready for Hurricane Ian[…]
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[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescue three boaters approximately 395 nautical miles southeast of Virginia Beach due Tropical Storm Alex, Monday night. Coast Guard 5th District Command Center watchstanders received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) alert from the sailing vessel Faule Haut. The location of the signal indicated the Leer másCoast Guard rescue boaters stranded in Tropical Storm Alex[…]
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce rescue crew assisted a man, Thursday, after his 27-foot vessel was disabled near Vero Beach. The rescue crew towed the disabled vessel and brought the man to the Smithsonian public docks. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircrew spotted the disabled vessel about 5 miles Leer másCoast Guard assists man from disabled boat near Vero Beach[…]
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Navy, Hawaii Fire Department, Hawaii Police Department, Ocean Safety and other responders successfully concluded two SAR exercises (SAREX) on the Island of Hawaii, May 20. 2022. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu personnel hold SAREXs annually throughout the Hawaiian Islands which are designed to evaluate notification and response procedures and identify shortfalls Leer másCoast Guard and partners hold SAR exercise in Hawaii[…]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) crew and a HITRON aircrew returned to their homeport in Charleston following a 61-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Joint Interagency Task Force South, and the U.S. Coast Guard Eleventh Leer másUSCGC Stone and HITRON crews returns after 61-day patrol[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 57-year-old man reportedly suffering from symptoms of a heart attack from fishing vessel approximately 18 nautical miles northeast of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Wednesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia received the initial report at approximately 2 p.m. from the captain of the Leer másCoast Guard medevac man suffering from heart attack symptoms[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard will conclude its annual operations in the Arctic Shield 2021 on Sunday with the seasonal closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska. Air Station Kodiak aircrews and two MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters were forward deployed to Kotzebue to provide coverage and reduced response times to remote regions of Alaska during increased Leer másCoast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2021[…]
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is pre-staging the response of their assets on Saturday and established an Area Command in preparation for Hurricane Ida. Coast Guard assets across the region were repositioned and pre-staged to preserve readiness and to provide support for areas expected to be impacted by the impending hurricane. Hurricane Ida is expected Leer másCoast Guard Area Command prepares their assets for Hurricane Ida[…]
