HOUSTON – A Good Samaritan assisted the Coast Guard today rescuing three adults when their vessel they were aboard reportedly capsized in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately four miles off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas.
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Port Aransas received a call at 8:30 a.m. from a crewmember aboard the [...]
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Good Samaritan assists Coast Guard with rescue
Coast Guard Investigating Pollution on the Missouri River
ST CHARLES, Mo. – The Coast Guard in cooperation with several other federal, state, and local agencies as well as the vessel owner continue to respond to the partial sinking of the towing vessel OMAHA on the Missouri River near West Alton, Mo.
At approximately 11 a.m. today, divers contracted by the owners of the OMAHA [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 6 People From Sinking Sailboat
New York – Six people were rescued after their 44 -foot sail boat began taking on water 20 miles south of Shinnecock, N.Y., at 2 p.m. today.
The crew of Making Waves contacted Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound via marine band radio and activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) at approximately 12:20 p.m. [...]
Missing Port St. Lucie Diver Found By Coast Guard Helicopter Crew
MIAMI – A Coast Guard HH-65 helicopter crew from Air Station Miami rescued a diver, missing for nearly 24 hours, approximately one-mile east of Hutchinson Island, Fla., Saturday morning.
Patrick Scartozzi, 46, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., was recreational diving off a 25-foot boat when he failed to surface Friday. His friend, still aboard the vessel, [...]