One of the Coast Guard rescuers who has been busy saving people in Ohio describes what it is like to pull someone from their roof and fly them to safety.
First Person: Rescuer says no thanks needed
Posts on ‘August 22nd, 2007’
Video: Coast Guard Saves Ohio Flood Victims
A helicopter crew from Air Station Detroit saves two flood victims in Ohio.
First Lucien M. Clemens Boat Crewman Award Presented
TOLEDO – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit Commander, Capt. Patrick Brennan, presented the first semiannual Lucien M. Clemons Boat Crewman Award to Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Troy Sulfridge at Coast Guard Station Toledo during a ceremony this morning.
This award is named in memory of Lucien M. Clemons, the first recipient of the first Gold Lifesaving [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Cocaine Smugglers After Semi-Submersible Sinks
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Four suspected drug smugglers were rescued and detained approximately 300 miles southwest of the Mexico-Guatemala border Monday by a combined U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy crew, and several bales of cocaine were seized following the sinking of a semi-submersible craft. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance aircraft spotted the low-profile [...]
Coast Guard Assists Mexican Fishing Fleet
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – The Coast Guard and Customs and Border Patrol are providing a safe haven and security today for more than 120 Mexican fishing vessels due to the expected impact of Hurricane Dean on the Mexican coastline.
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team Galveston, [...]
Coast Guard prepares for response to flooding in Ohio
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coast Guard smallboat crews from Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley are en route today to assist local fire departments with rescue operations in the flooded areas of Findlay and Ottawa, Ohio.
The Coast Guard has deployed four Disaster Area Response Teams, along with three18-foot flat-bottom boats designed for still-water evacuation operations in [...]
Coast Guard Intercepts,Repatriates 22 Cubans
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Edisto repatriated 22 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, Wednesday.
The repatriated migrants were interdicted when the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne located and proceeded to intercept a go-fast vessel 38 miles south of Marquesas, Fla., traveling at a high-rate of speed toward [...]