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Posts on ‘April 26th, 2009’

Coast Guard Removes Crew of Sinking Sailboat North of Morro Bay

MORRO BAY, Calif. — One of the 47-foot motor life boats that responded to the distress call from the sailing vessel Ingomar, 13 miles north of Morro Bay, Calif., has taken the crew off the vessel and has returned to Morro Bay.

Coast Guard searches for missing child in Potomac River

BALTIMORE- The Coast Guard is searching for a missing 11-year-old child in the Potomac River Sunday.

Coast Guard responds to boat fire on Columbia River, Oregon

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard responded to a boat fire near Jim Crow Point, Wash., on the Columbia River, Ore., Sunday.

Coast Guard Responds To Distressed Sailing Vessel North of Morro Bay

MORRO BAY, Calif. — The Coast Guard is on scene with the sailing vessel, Ingomar, that reported that it was taking on water about 13 miles north of Morro Bay, Calif.

EPIRB helps Coast Guard locate 2 after boat capsizes

MIAMI- The crew of a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Clearwater, deployed to Andros Island, Bahamas in support of Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, located two men Sunday morning following the activation of their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPRIB) when their vessel capsized near Foxtown, Bahamas.

Coast Guard responds to aircraft emergency

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The Coast Guard received notification that an aircraft had made an emergency landing near the Ben Foyer Bridge Saturday.
The Coast Guard launched a rescue helicopter and crew from Air Facility Charleston, S.C. Prior to Coast Guard personnel arriving on scene, local officials had recovered both persons aboard the aircraft in [...]

Coast Guard assists person in the water near Lorain

LORAIN, Ohio — The Coast Guard assisted a man found clinging to his 18-foot sailboat here, Sunday at approximately 1 p.m., near the break-wall.