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Posts on ‘March 28th, 2009’

Four passengers rescued from plane crash near San Carlos airport: Includes Video

SAN FRANCISCO – Four people were rescued earlier today after their plane crashed into Steinberger Slough near the San Carlos Airport.

Coast Guard crew recovers body of missing boater near Barnegat, N.J.

BARNEGAT, N.J. – The Coast Guard recovered the body of a 52-year-old man Saturday near Oyster Creek in Barnegat Bay in Barnegat, N.J.

Largest U.S. icebreaker to arrive in Dutch Harbor

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska – The United States’ largest icebreaker, Coast Guard Cutter Healy, will arrive in Dutch Harbor on March 31. Healy will be making a logistics stop after completing the first phase of the Bering Ecosystem Study BEST to take on new supplies and personnel for the second phase of BEST. For phase [...]

Coast Guard investigates tug allision on Columbia River, Ore.

SEATTLE – Coast Guard Sector Portland, Ore., is investigating a bridge allision involving the Tidewater Tug Defiance and the Hood River Bridge on the Columbia River in Ore., Saturday.

Coast Guard safely medevacs man in Unimak Pass

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard safely medevaced a man aboard the 58-foot fishing vessel Saint Paul in Unimak Pass and transported him to Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Saturday around 3:25 a.m. after the master of the vessel reported he was possibly dehydrated and suffering from possible seizures.

Coast Guard Evacuates Man Suffering from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. – This evening rescuers from Coast Guard Station Channel Islands and Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles performed a joint rescue of a 45 year old male reported to be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.