NEW YORK–The U.S. Coast Guard is launching an investigation into a reported collision between a 24-foot pleasure boat and a tug/barge near Execution Rocks off King’s Point, N.Y. that left one boater on life support and two others injured shortly after 2 p.m. today.
The two injured boaters were reportedly in stable condition. The Coast Guard [...]
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Coast Guard Investigating Vessel Collision Near Kings Point, NY
Coast Guard Rescues 2 After Their Boat Capsizes
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men, today, after their boat capsized 200 feet off shore of Lackawanna, N.Y., at approximately 3:30 p.m.
A Coast Guard Station Buffalo 47-foot motor-life-boat was returning to base when they spotted two red flares. Coast Guardsmen responded to the location and saw a 17-foot boat capsized and [...]
Coast Guard Rescures 7 After Intoxicated Operator Hits Break-wall
CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor rescued seven people after their boat crashed into the break-wall north of the Edgewater Marina, here, Saturday at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Four people were injured when the 37-foot power-boat hit the break-wall at about 25 knots.
Station Cleveland Harbor responded with a 41-foot utility boat. The passengers were [...]
11 Migrants Land at Sanibel Island, Coast Guard Detains Two Suspected Smugglers
SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. – Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Ft. Myers Beach, in Ft. Myers Beach, Fla., detained two suspected human smugglers at about 12:15 p.m today, after locating them about one mile south of Napps Point, in Sanibel Island, Fla.
Coast Guard Station Ft. Myers Beach received a call from the Lee County Sheriff’s Department [...]
Coast Guard Saves 2 Fisherman After Their Boat Sinks
BOSTON – Two Massachusetts fisherman were rescued tonight after their boat sank near Provincetown, Mass.
The fishing vessel Sea Princess‘ crew, 43-year-old William L. Picken of North Chelmsford and 42-year-old Robert F. Wilson of Brant Point, made a distress call to Coast Guard Station Provincetown on channel 16 VHF-FM at 5:46 p.m. They said the [...]