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Coast Guard rescue 1 and transfer 7 from vessel collision, Sarasota

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescue one male and transferred seven persons to safety after vessel collision 30 nautical miles west of Sarasota, Florida. Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Coast Guard St. Petersburg watchstanders deployed a MH-60T Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew to assist. The Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew Leer másCoast Guard rescue 1 and transfer 7 from vessel collision, Sarasota[…]

Coast Guard continues support in Haiti following 7.2 earthquake

MIAMI — Coast Guard air crews continue to provide​ critical medical support (medical evacuation and emergency medical services) after Haiti earthquake, for the Haitian citizens​ and the government. «The lives we saved would have been lost if​ rescue action wasn’t taken,» said Cmdr. David Sheppard, air operations commander deployed to Haiti. «We are doing our Leer másCoast Guard continues support in Haiti following 7.2 earthquake[…]

Coast Guard deploys crews from Air Station Clearwater for Hurricane Dorian

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard is deploying members and assets from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater in preparation for Hurricane Dorian response in the Bahamas.  Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters and crews along with health service technicians are being staged on Andros Island to be able to have a rapid post-storm response.  As Hurricane Dorian approaches the Florida coast, the Coast Leer másCoast Guard deploys crews from Air Station Clearwater for Hurricane Dorian[…]

Coast Guard medevacs unconscious diver

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— A Coast Guard crew medevaced a 23-year-old male Saturday afternoon from Thompson Reef. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg command center watchstanders were notified at 12:30 p.m. that a free diver was found by a friend to be unconscious and was conducting CPR. Coast Guard watchstanders launched an Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a Station Leer másCoast Guard medevacs unconscious diver[…]

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