JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 “Jayhawk” rescue helicopter crew was launched Saturday evening to conduct a medical evacuation of a 29-year-old male who was injured in an ATV accident on False Island, which is on the north end of Chichagof Island in Peril Strait 30 miles north of Sitka.
The 29-year-old [...]
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Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Man and Woman From False Island
East River Closures for the UN 63rd Anniversay and General Assembly
NEW YORK – Security zones will be established on the East River restricting vessel traffic through the upper harbor near the United Nations Headquarters by the Captain of the Port from Sept. 22 to Sept. 29, 2008.
The East River closure has been requested by the U.S. Secret Service and is necessary to protect visiting dignitaries [...]
Coast Guard rescues two people from disabled vessel
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a 26-foot cabin cruiser near Lake St. Catherine, near Slidell Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans recieved a call for assistance at 9 p.m. from Coast Guard Sector New Orleans reporting one adult male and one adult female were needing assistance [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 2 people and 1 dog in the Elk River
BALTIMORE -The Coast Guard rescued 2 people and 1 dog Sunday in the Elk River near the mouth of the Bohemia River after both people fell off their raft.
Rescued were Cynthia Davis, 54, and Earl Jones, 59, both from Arbutus, Md.
The Duty, a commercial tug, notified Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders via VHF radio reporting [...]