SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue two people who were unable to maneuver their rowboat due to weather conditions in the Hood Canal. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Watchstanders at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a report at 6:18 p.m. of two people aboard a rowboat in Hood Canal who were struggling to maneuver Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 crew rescue 2 from rowboat in Hood Canal[…]
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan vessel crew rescue three people aboard a 48-foot fishing vessel taking on water Friday one mile north of Tatoosh Island near Cape Flattery. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound command center received a report at 1:15 a.m. Friday that the 48-foot commercial fishing vessel Garda Leer másCoast Guard and good Samaritan rescue 3 near Cape Flattery, WA[…]
SEATTLE — A Port Angeles-area man pleaded guilty Monday at the U.S. District Court in Tacoma for aiming a laser pointer at a Coast Guard Air Station / SFO Port Angeles MH-65D Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew in 2016. Randall Muck, 35, pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of assault on a federal officer under Title Leer másSuspect pleads guilty to 2016 laser strike on Coast Guard aircrew[…]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevac a woman from a ship off Washington coast near Neah Bay Saturday afternoon, the patient experiencing breathing difficulty and temporary unconsciousness. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound command center received a call at 11:30 a.m. from the ship’s health insurance provider stating a 65-year-old woman aboard the vessel needed medical attention. Leer másCoast Guard medevac woman from container ship off Washington coast[…]
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medically evacuated (medevac) an injured 62-year-old woman from Khlahane Ridge on Mount Angeles in Olympic National Park Friday after she injured her ankle and was unable to safely descend from a 5,000-foot elevation. Due to the treacherous terrain of the woman’s location, Olympic Park Rangers were unable to Leer másCoast Guard aircrew medevac injured hiker from Mount Angeles in Olympic National Park, Washington[…]
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Cmdr. Joan Snaith relieved Cmdr. Michael S. Jackson as the new commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles Friday during a change of command ceremony. Snaith is the unit’s 43rd commanding officer and will be responsible for overseeing operational responsibilities of the Air Station including; Search and Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Port Angeles transfers command[…]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew hoisted three adults and one child to safety late Tuesday night from a cliff side near Cape Flattery. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound command center received a distress call on VHF-channel 16 at 10 p..m. from the captain of a disabled 28-foot vessel stating they were beginning to drift near the cliffs Leer másA Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue 4 people off Cape Flattery[…]