NEW YORK-A drifting jet ski near Jones Beach has prompted a search for a possible person in the water by the U.S. Coast Guard around 9:15 a.m. this morning.
A life jacket was found floating near the jet ski.
The Coast Guard launched a 25-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Jones Beach to conduct the [...]
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Coast Guard Searching for Possible Missing Jet Skier
Coast Guard aircrew rescues scuba diver off Barnegat, N.J.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 32-year-old woman today approximately 34 miles off Barnegat, N.J., after she lost consciousness while scuba diving.
Rescued was Francine Sinotski.
The Coast Guard received a call at approximately 12:55 p.m. today from a crewmember aboard the Gypsy Blood stating a diver aboard their boat had surfaced and was unconscious.
A [...]
Coast Guard Sector N.C. sets heavy weather bill for Tropical Storm Cristobal
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard personnel in Sector North Carolina have set the heavy weather bill in preparation for Tropical Storm Cristobal today.
Coast Guard personnel prepared for Cristobal by securing all loose items at the stations and units, doubling all mooring lines, removing skiffs and small craft from the water, and at stations with no [...]
Search Suspended for Missing Teen at Rockaway Beach
NEW YORK-The search has been suspended for a 16-year-old female swimmer at Rockaway Beach around 8 p.m. today.
“The Coast Guard and various agencies diligently searched for the girl, but were unable to locate her,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Brian McClung, a Coast Guard Sector New York watchstander. “We searched for approximately 15 hours and [...]