ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard is continuing to search this evening for a crewmember from the fishing vessel Mary James, off the coast of New Jersey, after one crewmember was found deceased.
The Coast Guard is withholding the names of the two crewmembers pending notification of their next of kin.
Continuing to search this evening [...]
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Coast Guard continues to search for crew of fishing vessel Mary James
Coast Guard rescues 7 people, tows boat
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued seven people, including a child, after their 32-foot boat started sinking 15 miles off Galveston, Texas.
A crewmember onboard Platform GA 209 notified the Coast Guard after they spotted a flare and saw a boat that appeared to be sinking. The crewmember also reported that someone onboard the boat [...]
Coast Guard and NOAA Team Up to Save Entangled Sea Turtle
BARBERS POINT- The Coast Guard teamed with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Sunday to save a sea turtle trapped in an abandoned fishing net. The 60-pound, Olive Ridley Turtle was pulled from the waters off Barbers Point and brought back to Honolulu.
The NMFS team brought the turtle to their veterinarian, who treated it for [...]
Coast Guard Repatriates 83 Dominicans, Detains 5
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo repatriated 85 Dominican migrants today to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by the Coast Guard and Puerto Rico law enforcement authorities yesterday.
Nine migrants were identified through the use of biometrics (digital fingerprints and photographs) as having a history [...]
Solemn start to national safe boating week
SEATTLE – National Safe Boating Week began Saturday with a solemn start in the Northwest.
One man died after his boat capsized in the current of the Columbia River, two vessels sank off shore and two vessels reported taking on water during the start of the annual National Safe Boating Week. This week highlights boating safety [...]
Coast Guard Charges 3 in McTeer Bridge Collision
BEAUFORT, S.C. – The Coast Guard issued complaints Saturday to three of the mariners involved in the April 26 striking of the McTeer Bridge in Beaufort.
Charged are Wright Gres, William Van Puffelen, and John O’linger of Savannah Marine Services Inc. Gres and Pufflen are each charged with one count of negligence and two counts of [...]
Coast Guard searches for source of ‘Mayday’ call; search crews find body
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard is utilizing multiple search assets this morning in an attempt to find the fishing vessel Mary James, believed to be the source of a mayday call that was received Sunday evening. Since the search began, the Coast Guard has found one body, a life raft and a [...]