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[…]
KEY WEST, Fla. – The USCGC Thetis crew (WMEC 910) returned to homeport in Key West on Wednesday after a 68-day counter-narcotics deployment and escorting the Coast Guard Cutters Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) and Glen Harris (WPC 1144) across the North Atlantic en route to their new homeport in Manama, Bahrain. Thetis’ crew worked alongside NATO Leer másUSCGC Thetis returns home from 68-day counter-narcotics deployment[…]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescue 19 Cuban citizens approximately 33 nautical miles southeast of Alligator Reef Lighthouse near Islamorada, Florida, yesterday Friday. All 19 people were rescued by the motor tanker Methoni crew. One person required a higher level of medical care and an Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Leer másCoast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 19 from water off Islamorada[…]
MIAMI — El sábado, a las 8 p.m. (GMT-10), el Coast Guard suspendió la búsqueda de los 10 náufragos desaparecidos el miércoles a 16 millas al sur de Cayo Hueso. El jueves, durante una patrulla rutinaria, la tripulación del USCGC Resolute vio a varias personas flotando en el agua aproximadamente a la 1 p.m. Inmediatamente Leer másEl Coast Guard suspende la búsqueda de los 10 desaparecidos en Cayo Hueso[…]
MIAMI — El U.S. Coast Guard continúa buscando a 10 desaparecidos en el mar tras rescatar a ocho personas y recuperar dos cuerpos a 16 millas náuticas al Sur de Cayo Hueso. La tripulación del USCGC Resolute rescató a ocho personas, y la tripulación de un bote de respuesta rápida de la Estación Key West Leer másEl Coast Guard busca a 10 desaparecidos en el mar cerca de Cayo Hueso[…]
KEY WEST, Fla. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue one person from the water near Key Largo after his kayak capsized Tuesday. Rescued was: C.H., male, 34-years-old. Sector Key West Command Center watchstanders received a phone call stating a kayaker in the vicinity of Key Largo was in distress after his kayak Leer másA Coast Guard AirSta Miami MH-65 aircrew rescue kayaker near Key Largo[…]
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard is currently overseeing diesel spill clean-up operations after the 100-foot vessel, La Dolce Vita, caught fire Tuesday near Marquesas. The vessel captain radioed Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders reporting the fire on Ch. 16. All six people aboard safely evacuated using the vessel’s small boat and were Leer másCoast Guard oversees diesel spill clean-up near Marquesas after vessel fire[…]
MIAMI — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted the 40-foot fishing vessel Santa Maria, Thursday, after the crew launched two flares signaling their distress approximately 80 miles southwest of Key West. A nearby good Samaritan saw the flares and reported to Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders the Santa Maria crew’s distress. The good Samaritan stayed Leer másCoast Guard rescue crews assists fishing vessel 80 miles off Key West[…]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard realized a medically assistance a 56-year-old man from the 67-foot shrimp boat, Lexi Joe, Monday, approximately 47 nautic miles northwest of Key West. A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery (SRR) helicopter aircrew lowered the rescue swimmer to the Lexi Joe who medically assisted the man Leer másCoast Guard medically assists injured shrimper 47 nm northwest of Key West[…]
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews rescue two people from their sailing vessel, Preston Point, Sunday, after they were in distress about 14 miles west of Ponce de Leon Bay off Key West, Florida, during Tropical Storm Sally. The sailing vessel Preston Point owners called Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders at approximately 6:30 p.m, Saturday, Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 from sailing vessel off Key West, Florida during Tropical Storm Sally[…]
