HOUSTON – The Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man from a tanker approximately 15 miles south of Galveston, Texas, today.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at 10:45 a.m. from the captain of the tanker Intrepid Reliance, reporting that a crewmember needed immediate medical attention. The crewmember had fallen from the [...]
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Coast Guard medevacs man south of Galveston
Coast Guard Searches for Man Off Santa Barbara
Summerland, Calif – The U.S. Coast Guard, Carpinteria Fire Department and Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol began searching for a man last night near Loon Point in Summerland, California. The man was last seen at approximately 6:50 p.m. swimming to his boat which was drifting 200 yards off Loon Point.
A Coast Guard helicopter and rescue boats [...]
Coast Guard Investigating Vessel Collisin in New York Harbor
New York – The Coast Guard is investigating a collision between a 623-foot tanker and a 216-foot dredge in the upper bay of New York Harbor about one mile north of Staten Island, N.Y., around 9 a.m. today.
The tanker Osprey I, carrying scrap metal, collided with the dredge Delaware Bay, contracted out by the Army [...]
Dauntless returns from winter patrol
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) is scheduled to return to Galveston, Texas, Saturday morning after conducting a 41-day patrol of the Caribbean.
Dauntless set sail in early February on a multi-mission patrol. While working under the control of Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Florida, Dauntless patrolled to deter [...]