SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews rescue five stranded kayakers in the U.S. Virgin Islands and a distressed snorkeler in Isabela, Puerto Rico, Saturday. “Both these cases highlight how even a beautiful day can turn into a bad situation,” said Lt. William T. Cox, Coast Guard Air Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 helicopter aircrews rescue 5 kayakers and a snorkeler[…]
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew rescue three people Sunday after their fishing boat lost propulsion approximately a quarter mile from Big Lagoon. The captain of the fishing boat “Jeannie II” notified to Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders via VHF channel 16 at approximately 2:40 p.m. stating their vessel Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 aircrew rescue 3 from fishing boat near Big Lagoon[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of two people from a sailboat disabled by weather approximately 345 miles east of Hatteras Inlet, N.C., Saturday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District Command Center received notification from the International Emergency Rescue Coordination Center at approximately 9:30 a.m. that a GPS alert had Leer másCoast Guard coordinates rescue of 2 from sailboat disabled in rough weather[…]