MIAMI — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Capt. Karl L. Schultz, has placed new restrictions on vessel traffic due to the partially submerged barge in the Miami River, Monday.
No vessels longer than 45 feet or exceeding 16 feet in width may transit the Miami River where the barge sank. These restrictions are [...]
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New Miami River Restrictitons Due to Partially Submerged Barge
Coast Guard Medevacs Woman from Serenade of the Seas Cruise Ship
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medically evacuated a woman from cruise ship Serenade of the Seas at 6 a.m. Monday, approximately 20 nautical miles southwest of Mona Island, Puerto Rico.
Eloisa Jacinto, 87, resident of San Francisco, Calif., and cancer patient, was suffering from internal bleeding aboard the Serenade of the [...]
Seach Suspended for Missing Fisherman Off Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews suspended their search Sunday afternoon for a fisherman who went missing Tuesday while transiting from Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands to Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Phillip Fredericks, 45, is still missing after he was expected to arrive to Vieques, Puerto Rico Tuesday night after departing from Saint John [...]
Coast Guard Searching for Possible Missing Boaters
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Coast Guard is searching an area between Big Marco Pass, Fla., and Cape Romano, Fla., for possible missing boaters after an unmanned vessel was found on Marco Island Beach, Fla., at about 9:15 a.m. Monday.
Rescue coordinators at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call from the Marco [...]
Coast Guard, Smyrna Fire Dept. rescue 4
POMONA, N.J. – The Coast Guard and Smyrna, Del., Fire Dept. rescued four boaters today who were aboard a 14-foot skiff that broke down near Smyrna.
Family members contacted the Coast Guard at about 10:52 p.m. Sunday when the four individuals failed to return home from a boating trip.
A rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air [...]