BUCKS HARBOR, Maine – The Coast Guard ended the voyage of a Bucks Harbor, Maine-based fishing vessel a half mile east of here Saturday, when a boarding team discovered the boat had no fire-fighting equipment.
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Coast Guard responds to sinking boat northwest of Provincetown
The Coast Guard responded to a boat taking on water six miles northwest of Provincetown, Mass., Saturday at 8:25 a.m.
The three-person crew of the Five for Fighting notified Coast Guard Sector Boston on channel 16 VHF/FM that they were taking on water and needed help.
Coast Guard rescues swimmer off Redington beach
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., – The Coast Guard rescued a 32-year-old man Saturday around 8:30 a.m. after he went for a swim around 3:30 a.m., and spent almost five hours treading water near Redington Beach, Fla.
Coast Guard rescues 8 boaters in the water near Mona Island, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin rescue crews rescued eight male boaters in the water Friday afternoon, who were forced to abandon their vessel after it began to take on water and started sinking in the vicinity of Mona Island, Puerto Rico.
Coast Guard medevacs man from sailboat in Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE – A Coast Guard crew medevaced a man from a sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay Saturday who was reportedly suffering from diabetic shock.
Rescued was Nicholas A. Miele, 61, from Clearfield, Pa.