BEAUFORT INLET, N.C. – The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland near Beaufort Inlet Thursday afternoon after he suffered chest pains.
Coast Guard searching for person in the water near Pacifica
SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Pacifica Beach Pier.
Coast Guard launches massive search for missing Nantucket man
Boston, MA – Four Coast Guard boats, two cutters and a helicopter are searching the waters between Hyannis, Mass., and Nantucket for a 36-year-old man who was last seen at the helm of his boat around 9:15 p.m., Wednesday.
Coast Guard conducts first 2010 Arctic Domain Awareness Flight and Coast Guard Academy Cadets visit Barrow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The crew of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak flew the first 2010 Arctic Domain Awareness flight over Alaska’s northern coastline to assess the winter ice buildup in the region Wednesday.
Coast Guard rescues three from canoe taking on water in the Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. – A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Miami hoisted and rescued three adult men off their canoe Thursday morning near Mud Keys, Fla., after their canoe started taking on water due to high winds and rough seas caused by a band of storms moving through the area.
Labeled lifejacket saves Coast Guard hours of searching
Point Judith, RI – Personnel at Coast Guard Station Point Judith, R.I., were able to avoid needlessly searching for a person in the water Wednesday morning because a kayak owner had labeled his lifejacket with contact information.
Across frozen Alaska
by PA1 David Mosley
Late in the year of 1897, an urgent letter was dispatched to Capt. Francis Tuttle, commander of the Revenue Cutter Bear. Tuttle and his crew had just returned to Seattle following a long summer spent operating in Alaskan waters, when the letter was received informing Tuttle that eight whaling vessels and [...]