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Posts on ‘September 1st, 2007’

Coast Guard searches for missing jet skier near Plum Island

BOSTON – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing jet skier off of Plum Island, near the Merrimack River tonight.
The missing jet skier is Noel Castilloveitia a 34-year old male from North Andover, Mass. Castilloveitia was last seen on a black and white jet ski near Plum Island.
Searching are: A 47-foot boat crew from [...]

Coast Guard Responds to Boat Fire near Babylon

NEW YORK– Babylon Bay Constables rescued two boaters whose pleasure boat was engulfed in flames near Babylon, N.Y., about 1:30 p.m. today.
The boaters are reportedly in good condition.
Coast Guard Station Fire Island received a call from West Islip Fire Department at 1:30 p.m. and dispatched two 25-foot rescue boat crews who arrived on scene in [...]

Coast Guard searching for scuba diver

BOSTON – The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue scuba diver south of Scituate, Mass., today.
The Scituate Harbormaster reported the overdue 29-year-old scuba diver to the Coast Guard about 1/4 mile south of New Inlet, Mass., around 3 p.m.
The diver had three safety spotters in a 28-foot recreational vessel track his bubbles from the [...]

Coast Guard Responds to Oil Spill in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard pollution response crews established a Unified Command Thursday with fellow federal and local agencies after a series of mysterious oil bands were located in the water, approximately one nautical mile from the coastline of Punta Ventana, Guanica to Guayanilla Bay in the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
Pollution [...]

Coast Guard Searching for 31 People Near Aquadilla Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard and Forces United Rapid Action (FURA) crews are searching for 31 people, after reporting their vessel was taking on water Wednesday, in the Aguadilla area.
Search and rescue coordinators from the Sector San Juan Command Center, through a 911 emergency dispatcher, received a call from a person on board [...]