ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of a 32-year-old man approximately 90 miles west of the mouth of the Columbia River Friday.
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer near Ocean City, N.J.
OCEAN CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard suspended its search at approximately 9:33 p.m., for a 19-year-old male who went missing in the vicinity of the Longport Bridge near Ocean City, N.J., Friday.
Coast Guard responding to downed helicopter
DUNDEDIN, Fla. – The Coast Guard is responding to a helicopter that landed in the Gulf of Mexico 100 yards west of Caladesi Island, in Dunedin at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Coast Guard medevacs 57-year-old skin diver
TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 57-year-old male from a recreational vessel about 30-miles west of Tampa Bay, at approximately 5:45 p.m. Friday.
Helping homeless vets get a leg up
SAN DIEGO — For days makeshift shelters and sleeping bags had been appearing against the chain link fence of San Diego High School’s baseball diamond as homeless people congregated, waiting to get in. By the time the gates were opened in the early morning hours on July 17, 2009 hundreds of homeless men and women [...]
Coast Guard assists three after boat hits break wall and sinks
BOSTON – The Coast Guard assisted three people after their boat dragged anchor and crashed into the Easter Point break wall in Gloucester, Mass., Friday at 11:30 a.m.
Overdue Boat Contacts Coast Guard in Astoria
ASTORIA, Ore. — The crew of the 39-foot fishing vessel Kay Ann contacted the Coast Guard at approximately 1:30 p.m. Friday.
The crew of the Kay Ann were two hours from Astoria when they called to inform officials they were fine.