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Update on searches for possible survivors of downed aircraft

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Rescuers located the body of one male Monday from the Cessna 206 single-engine aircraft that went down approximately a half mile off the coast of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, Sunday.

Video – Coast Guard medically evacuates 60-year-old man

CLEARWATER, Fla. – A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla. aircrew medically evacuated a 60-year-old man from the 590-foot motor vessel, Resolve, 170 miles southwest of St. Petersburg, Fla., at about 3:30 p.m. Monday.

Coast Guard icebreakers not a factor in creating Saturday’s ice floe

CLEVELAND – In the wake of Saturday’s successful mass rescue of 134 ice fisherman near Oak Harbor, Ohio, media reports have quoted individuals who have suggested that a Coast Guard icebreaker may have contributed to the ice floe breaking free. The Coast Guard has reviewed its icebreaker movements and determined that Coast Guard vessel movements [...]

Coast Guard overflight of Navy ship grounding site reveals no pollution threat

HONOLULU — U.S. Coast Guard Pollution investigators determined this morning there is no threat of marine pollution after a U.S. Navy ship was freed from a grounding site off Honolulu International Airport’s reef runway.

Coast Guard assisting EPA to secure 65,000 gallon oil spill

CHICAGO – The U.S. Coast Guard continues to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to contain a 65,000 gallon oil spill in Rockdale, Ill., today.

Coast Guard searching for survivors of downed aircraft

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard, Puerto Rico Police and Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency rescue crews are searching for possible survivors of a Cessna 206 single-engine aircraft that went down Sunday afternoon in waters approximately half a mile off the coast of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico.

Coast Guard presents award to fishing boat crew

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – The Coast Guard is scheduled to present the Coast Guard Public Service Commendation Award to the crew of the fishing boat Tranquila during a ceremony at Coast Guard Station Indian River, Del., Friday, Feb. 20.