SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 52-year-old male from the Motor Vessel Algo Rail at approximately 8:20 p.m. near Detour Pass today.
A Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie 30-foot small boat was launched to assist the ailing man because he was suffering from chest pains.
The man was taken to awaiting [...]
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Coast Guard Medevacs 52 Year Old Man With Chest Pains
Multiple Agencies Search for Missing Swimmer Near Long Beach NY
NEW YORK-Multiple agencies are searching for an 18 to 20-year-old male swimmer near Riverside Blvd. in Long Beach, N.Y., today.
Rescue crews are searching an area along the shore about two miles long, starting where the swimmer was reported missing. The search extends about one-and-a-half miles offshore.
A nearby lifeguard spotted two swimmers in distress who were [...]
Coast Guard crew suspends search for missing Rhode Island fisherman
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard ended its search today for Philip Ruhle, 58, a fisherman who went missing when his 80-foot fishing boat capsized and sank 45-miles east of Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday.
The search was suspended at sunset today.
Coast Guard crews conducted eight sorties, searching for approximately 32.7 hours, totaling 3,173 overlapping square [...]
USS Slater to Celebrate Coast Guard Day
Albany, NY (USS Slater) – The United States Coast Guard, one of the country’s five armed services, is a unique agency of the federal government. The service was founded on August 4, 1790 when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling. Known variously as [...]
Coast Guard Medevacs 51 Year Old Man
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla. aircrew medically evacuated a 51-year-old man from a fishing vessel 40 miles west of New Port Richie, Fla., at about 10 a.m. Friday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call from the 36-foot fishing vessel, Scoby Two, homeported in New [...]
Air Station Clearwater to Hold Flood Relief Awards Ceremony
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater is scheduled to hold an award ceremony Monday at 2 p.m., in honor of the crewmembers who served in the Dominican Republic in support of flood relief following Tropical Storm Noel.
During the ceremony, Rear Adm. Steve Branham, Coast Guard Seventh District Commander, will present four Air Medals, [...]
Sector St. Petersburg to Hold Change of Command
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A change of command ceremony is scheduled for the Commander, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, at 10 a.m. Monday at the Mahaffey Theater, located at 400 1st St South, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Coast Guard Capt. Joseph A. Servidio, Sector St. Petersburg commanding officer, will relinquish command to Capt. Timothy M. Close [...]