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Posts on ‘April 12th, 2009’

Coast Guard assists disabled vessel off Oregon coast

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard has responded to the distressed fishing vessel Master Chris after reports that it is taking on water off the Coast of Yaquina Bay, Ore., Sunday.

Coast Guard assists in the rescue of an injured hiker

ALAMEDA, Calif. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew assisted the San Luis Obispo Fire Department in the rescue of an injured hiker, about 25 miles south of Big Sur, Calif., around 9:45 p.m., Saturday.

Coast Guard rescues four people from grounded fishing vessel

HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued four people from the grounded fishing vessel Lucky Peter, off the South Jetty in Galveston, Sunday.

Coast Guard assists disabled boaters off Vero Beach, Hillsboro Inlet

MIAMI – The Coast Guard assisted five boaters whose vessels became disabled about 37-miles east of Vero Beach, Fla., and 26 miles east of Hillsboro Inlet, Fla., late Saturday.

Don’t be fooled by warmer weather, the water is still cold

As air temperatures around the country get warmer more and more recreational boaters are taking to the water. The Coast Guard Auxiliary cautions boaters not to be fooled by the warmer air temperatures, the water is still cold.

Joint Homeland Security Agency boarding touted as a success

SEATTLE – Coast Guard Sector Seattle members in conjunction with agents from the U.S. Border Patrol, Blaine Sector, conducted a joint agency boarding of a vessel in Bellingham, Wash. The joint effort resulted in the extradition of one crewman to Redmond, Wash., for arrest warrants and two crew members being detained, transported and investigated for [...]

Coast Guard crew medevacs 1 near Cape May, N.J.

CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 46-year-old man Saturday 55 miles east of Cape May, N.J.
Rescued was Fon Chau.