LOS ANGELES - Searchers have found two kayaks drifting 35 miles south-east of San Nicolas Island off the coast of Southern California. The kayaks, found around 6 p.m., were tied together and matched the description of the ones that two missing Navy personnel were in when they were last seen yesterday.
The Navy’s USS Momsen has recovered the Kayaks and, together with [...]
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Searchers locate kayaks belonging to missing sailors
Cruiseship Passenger Medevaced by Station San Diego
SAN DIEGO – A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station San Diego transported a passenger from the cruise ship Paradise at 10:00 a.m. today.
At 8:35 this morning, the Coast Guard Sector San Diego command center received a report from the Paradise about a 61-year-old male suffering from cardiac symptoms. A Coast Guard flight surgeon [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 2 Divers, 3rd Still Missing
McKinleyville, Calif.- The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two divers in the vicinity of Kibesillah Rock, six miles north of Fort Bragg, last night.
Around 6:45 P.M., two divers were reported to be stranded on top of a rock protruding from the surf, and another diver was reported missing. The Coast Guard immediately launched two Motor [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Connecticut Boater
NEW YORK–The U.S. Coast Guard suspended an extensive multi-agency search at 1:30 p.m. today for Arthur Turner. He and Irina Sheyner were initially reported overdue from a fishing trip early Wednesday morning. A Coast Guard rescue crew from Station New Haven found Mr. Turner’s overturned boat at approximately 5:15 am. The Coast Guard coordinated the [...]
Coast Guard reminds mariners of PFD Maintenance
CHICAGO – U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago reminds all mariners, recreational and commercial, to conduct proper maintenance on their personal floatation devices, also know as life jackets.
The reminder is the direct result of an August 2007 incident where a deckhand, working on a commercial water taxi, fell overboard and her Stearns Model 1343 [...]
Coast Guard Unit Receives Sumner I. Kimball Award
Belle Chasse, La. – Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST), New Orleans was presented the Coast Guard’s prestigious Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award during an official military ceremony presided over by Rear Admiral Thomas Atkin last Wednesday, October 10th. MSST New Orleans is one of 12 elite Coast Guard teams dedicated to combating maritime [...]
Coast Guard Searching for Two Fisherman Near Aguadilla
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police rescue crews are searching for two fishermen Thursday who are overdue from a fishing trip Tuesday in waters west of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Omar Alan Collazo, 20, and Christian Alvarez Vazquez are missing after they were expected to return from their fishing trip at 5 [...]