PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Robert Brakes, a 60-year-old Morehead City, N.C., resident, is safe today after being rescued from a life raft off the North Carolina coast by the Coast Guard today.
Brakes reported that his ordeal began after his sailboat began taking on water and capsized Wednesday evening.
“He reported that he attempted to contact help with [...]
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North Carolina man safe this evening after drifting two days in a life raft
Two People Saved After Boat Sinks Off Long Island
NEW YORK-Two people were rescued from a life raft after their sportfishing vessel sank approximately nine miles off the coast of Moriches, N.Y., at about 5:45 p.m., today.
Greg Mastonardi, owner of the 33-foot Topaz sportfishing boat First Light, was transiting between Egg Harbor Inlet N.J., to Shinnecock Inlet, N.Y., with passenger Mark Edwards, when he [...]
Coast Guard Offers Safety Exams in Yakutat, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska – A team of Coast Guard examiners from Coast Guard Sector Juneau will visit Yakutat next week to conduct voluntary safety exams on commercial fishing vessels and uninspected passenger vessels. Commercial fishermen and uninspected passenger vessel operators whose boats pass the exams will be less likely to face a Coast Guard boarding [...]
Fishing Boat Owner Fined $8,000 for Falsely Activating Distress Signal
HONOLULU – The owner of a Honolulu-based fishing vessel was fined May 29 for falsely activating a distress signal approximately 150 nautical miles northeast of Oahu.
The fishing vessel Princess K, owned by the Princess K Fishing Corporation, was fined $8,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for “falsely activating an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), [...]
Coast Guard stresses fishing safety
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard is urging boaters to use safe practices and a common sense approach while fishing in the Pacific Northwest.
Use a know-before-you-go attitude before and during commercial and recreational fishing. Life jackets, radios, navigation equipment and weather forecasts are necessary preparations whenever you venture out to sea or in the rivers.
Have your [...]
Coast Guard Restricts Traffic on the Ohio River
CLIFTON, W. Va. – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, in coordination with involved industry, has opened the Ohio River to one way traffic pushing dry cargo during daylight hours only.
The Coast Guard is continuing to work with involved industry to quickly and safely remove the barge from the Ohio River. The Coast [...]
Coast Guard, FEMA open Western Louisiana marine debris removal project command post
MANDEVILLE, La. – The U.S. Coast Guard Salvage, Wreck and Debris Removal Group and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have opened a Western Louisiana command post in Lafayette, La., to support the ongoing salvage, wreck and debris removal operations in existence since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast in 2005.
U.S. Coast Guard [...]