Portsmouth, Va. – An overdue kite-surfer that the Coast Guard was searching for this evening near Cape Lookout, N.C., returned to Harkers Island, N.C., under his own power.
Frank Mueller, a 31-year-old male, became separated from a companion today while kite-surfing between Harkers Island and Cape Lookout. The friend reported Mueller overdue when he did not [...]
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Overdue kite-surfer returns safe near Harkers Island, N.C.
Coast Guard sets port condition Whiskey for the Port of Key West
KEY WEST, Fla.- Effective 6 p.m. Friday, Hurricane Condition WHISKEY (potential for gale force winds from a hurricane force storm are predicted within 72 hours) was set for the Port of Key West, Fla.
All mariners are reminded that there are no safe havens in the Captain of the Port Key West area. The port [...]
Coast Guard searching for overdue kite-surfer near Cape Lookout, N.C.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is searching this evening for a kite-surfer who failed to return from a trip near Cape Lookout, N.C.
Missing is Frank Mueller, 31, who is approximately 6 feet tall and is wearing a black wetsuit. His board and sail are orange and black.
Mueller and a friend departed Harker Island, N.C. [...]
Coast Guard sets Port Condition Yankee for Port of Hampton Roads
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Hampton Roads has set Port Condition Yankee in preparation for Tropical Storm Hanna.
This encompasses the Ports of Hampton Roads and Richmond, Va., the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and all navigable inlets and waterways.
As Tropical Storm Hanna approaches, the Coast Guard urges people to follow these [...]
Coast Guard Searching For Missing Sailor near Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Coast Guard, along local agencies, has been searching for a missing 60-year-old sailor in the vicinity of Fort Myers, Fla., since about 10 a.m. Friday.
The Coast Guard received a call from the Cape Coral Police Department at about 10 a.m. Friday reporting that one of their marine units had [...]