SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, state and local authorities have offloaded the passengers and non-essential personnel from the Majestic Cruise Line passenger vessel, Queen of The West, after it suffered an engine fire earlier this morning.
The Queen of The West was beached in a controlled manner in the vicinity of Maryhill State Park, where the [...]
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Coast Guard Evacuates Cruise Ship After Engine Room Fire
Coast Guard Rescues Five From Damaged Sailboat
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk Rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., rescued five people from the German flagged 43-foot sailboat Born, approximately 170-miles east of Elizabeth City.
The Coast Guard was initially notified at 6:40 a.m. today by a 406 MHz distress signal from the sailboat. The distress signal was [...]
Coast Guard responding to cruise ship engine room fire
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard is responding in coordination with state and local agencies to a 220-foot cruise ship that reported an engine room fire on the Columbia River, Ore. Coast Guard Sector Portland received a call from the US Army Corps of Engineers operator at John Day Dam at 12:31 a.m. reporting that the [...]
Coast Guard Continues to Search for Missing Louisiana Teen
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew from Air Station New Orleans and a 25-foot response boat crew from Marine Safety Unit Morgan City continue searching for a missing teenager on the Intracoastal Waterway near the Highway 24 bridge in Houma, La., today.
The Coast Guard was notified by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office [...]
Coast Guard Responding to Vessel 170 Miles Out
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard C-130, and an HH-60 Jayhawk Rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., are responding to a 406 MHz distress signal from a sailboat approximately 170-miles east of Elizabeth City.
The vessel is a German flagged 43-foot sailboat with five people onboard. The distress signal was generated by an [...]