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[…]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescue six boaters after their boat began taking on water approximately 34 miles east of Atlantic City, Thursday. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Command Center in Philadelphia received an alert that a 28-foot pleasure craft with six people aboard was taking Leer másCoast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 6 from a vessel near Atlantic City, New Jersey[…]
JAPAN — The USCG concluded a joint law-enforcement exercise Sunday with the Japan Coast Guard in the Philippine Sea, furthering interoperability in performing law-enforcement missions. This weekend, ships from the U.S. Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard conducted exercises near the Ogasawara Islands of Japan. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball and Japan Coast Guard Leer másUSCG and Japan Coast Guard strengthen capabilities with a joint exercise[…]
NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard located missing diver, who was last seen approximately 10 miles southeast of Destin, Florida, has been located in stable condition, Friday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 6 p.m. that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission located the diver swimming to shore in stable condition. Leer másCoast Guard located missing diver in stable condition near Destin, Florida[…]
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. for a man who reportedly entered the water after falling off his boat near Heckscher State Park, New York. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received an initial report Monday at approximately 11 p.m. from Suffolk County Fire Leer másCoast Guard suspends search for missing man in Great South Bay[…]
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Coast Guard and salvage crews extracted the remaining four Golden Ray crewmembers Monday in St. Simons Sound near Brunswick, Georgia. The crewmembers were transported by a Coast Guard Station Brunswick 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew to Glenn County EMS for further medical evaluation. Salvage crews were transported by Coast Guard to the Leer másCoast Guard, salvage crews rescue remaining Golden Ray crew members in St. Simon Sound[…]
