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Posts on ‘September 5th, 2008’

Overdue kite-surfer returns safe near Harkers Island, N.C.

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 [...]

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. [...]

Commandants Statement Concerning Downed Coast Guard Helicopter

The following All Hands Message from Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard was issued today.
To the Men and Women of the Coast Guard:
It is with great regret that I inform you of a tragic loss of three of our shipmates. Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Andrew Wischmeier, Aviation Survival Technician First Class (AST1) David Skimin [...]

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 Identifies Air Crew of Downed HH-65 Rescue Helicopter

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard has identified three air crew members who lost their lives on a Thursday-evening training flight five miles south of Honolulu International Airport. The Coast Guard is continuing a search for the fourth crewmember.
Co-pilot Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Wischmeier, rescue swimmer Petty Officer 1st Class David Skimin and flight mechanic Petty [...]

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 [...]