SEATTLE – The Coast Guard is investigating the sinking of the fishing vessel Papa George, homeported in Seattle, that went down 12 miles from the shore of Long Beach, Wa., Sunday.
Two of the five crewmembers aboard the Papa George perished when the vessel began taking on water and capsized Sunday afternoon. The crew was [...]
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Coast Guard investigates Papa George sinking
Puerto Rican Oil Spill Cleanup Continues
GUANICA, Puerto Rico – The Unified Command announced Monday the continued efforts in the ongoing recovery of oil products, and protecting the sensitive areas in the southwest coast of Puerto Rico from Guayanilla Bay to La Parguera.
The crew of an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico, along with a marine [...]
Coast Guard Stays Busy During Holiday Weekend
MIAMI – Coast Guard units throughout the Seventh Coast Guard District have since Saturday responded to more than 47 search and rescue cases as of 10:15 a.m. Monday.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., units handled 18 search and rescue cases; Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, had 4; Sectors Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., had [...]
Coast Guardsman Notches First Rescue
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher EvansonELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – “I knew from day one that I was going to be in aviation,” says Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Humpal, an avionics electrical technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City.
On Sunday, Humpal notched the first rescue of his Coast Guard career [...]
Coast Guard searches for person in water
BOSTON – The Coast Guard is searching for a person who fell overboard from a passenger vessel around 9 p.m. in the Fore River in Portland, Maine, last night.Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received a phone call around 9:07 p.m. reporting that a passenger wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt aboard the Casablanca, homeported [...]
Missing scuba diver near Eastham, Mass., found alive
BOSTON – A missing Wellfleet, Mass., scuba diver was rescued on Nauset Beach near Eastham, Mass., after a two-hour search tonight.
John Gauthier, was reported missing Sunday evening, one mile off Nauset Light at 6:15 p.m. He was located by Eastham Police on the beach around 8:22 p.m. and was escorted to Eastham EMS. Gauthier was [...]