LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Coast Guard assisted eight boaters, including four children, who were in need today when their vessel ran out of gas and required help back to the dock.
Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a phone call around 3:00 p.m. from vessel assist stating a 24- foot pleasure boat had run out of [...]
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Coast Guard Assists 4 Adults and 4 Children
Coast Guard Responds to Downed Aircraft off Oceanside
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard received a report at 5:11 p.m. this afternoon of a downed aircraft carrying three people a mile and a half off of Oceanside.
Despite thick fog causing low visibility, one survivor was recovered by a Good Samaritan and transferred to Oceanside Harbor Police. The Coast Guard continues to search [...]
Coast Guard Searching for Mother and Son Lost At Sea
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Puerto Rico Police rescue crews continue searching Sunday for a mother and son who are overdue since Thursday from a recreational boating trip in waters west of Puerto Rico.
Jo Ann Anderson, 65, and Brent Folgner, 39, U.S. natives residing in Rincon, Puerto Rico are [...]
Coast Guard to Assist Ventana Wildlife Society in Rescue of Condors
SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was scheduled to assist the Ventana Wildlife Society in rescuing eight condors from a holding pen at Anderson Ridge south of Big Sur this afternoon.
The California Governor’s Office and State Office of Emergency Services contacted the Coast Guard earlier today to request air support in moving [...]
Passenger vessel runs aground in Maine
BOSTON- Charter vessel Argo ran aground near Boothbay Harbor, Maine, today around 12 p.m., with 3 crewmembers and 136 passengers aboard.
No injuries or pollution were reported.
Around 12:07 p.m., Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor received a radio call from the 65-foot vessel reporting they had run aground near Spruce Point.
The Coast Guard launched a 25-foot and [...]
Louisville Oil Spill Recovery Efforts Completed
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Coast Guard along with crewmembers from the motor vessel Caleb Lay and the motor vessel Harry Brock have successfully completed oil recovery efforts at mile marker 610 on the Ohio River today.
At approximately 9:30 this morning the motor vessel Harry Brock and the motor vessel Caleb Lay were working together to [...]
Freighter Safely Removed from Marina Breakwall
MIAMI – The motor vessel, Rio Haina, was safely removed from the breakwall at Miami Beach Marina in Miami Beach, Fla., at approximately 1 p.m. Sunday.
During high tide, the Rio Haina was refloated and towed by tugs to the Bernuth Terminal across from the Port of Miami. The exact cause of the incident is under [...]