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Coast Guard rescues overdue kayaker on Shell Island, Fla.
SHELL ISLAND, Fla. — A 49-year-old male kayaker was rescued by the Coast Guard after he became stranded on Shell Island, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call from a man stating he had been kayaking with his brother-in-law near Pass-A-Grille Beach, Fla., but was separated and all phone calls were going straight to voicemail. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg launched a 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew as well as an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard, good Samaritans medevac 4 near Southport, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans medevaced four people after their 20-foot pleasure craft reportedly allided with a platform near Deep Point Marina in Southport, N.C., Saturday. The operator of the vessel contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders via VHF-FM channel 16 at approximately 9 p.m., reporting that they allided with a platform and were in need of assistance. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders dispatched a crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard rescues boater in Tangier Sound near Crisfield, MD
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued a 50-year-old man after the 20-foot sailboat he was aboard capsized in Tangier Sound near Crisfield Saturday The man’s wife contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore at approximately 8:23 p.m. reporting her husband’s sailboat had capsized in Tangier Sound, and he was sitting on top of the overturned boat and required assistance. A crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat – Small from Coast Guard Station Crisfield arrived on scene and … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard rescues man with neck injury following dive off boat
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued a 40-year-old man who was injured after he dove off his boat into a sand bar at Presque Isle Bay North of the Erie Yacht Club Saturday afternoon. A watchstander at Coast Guard Station Erie, Pa., was notified at 1:35 p.m. from a local 911 emergency dispatcher of a 40-year-old man who dove off his boat into 5 feet of water, hit a sand bar, and reportedly could no longer … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard medevacs burn victim from cargo ship
SAN DIEGO – A helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated a burn victim from aboard a container ship 30 miles west of San Diego Saturday afternoon. The aircrew hoisted the 55-year-old man to the helicopter and transported him to Sector San Diego, where he was turned over to emergency medical personnel for further treatment. At 1 p.m., the Coast Guard was notified by the crew of the Motor Vessel Jupiter that a … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard rescue crews respond to charter vessel explosion off Portland, Maine
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews responded to a distress call from the charter vessel Dawg Daze, homeported in Harpswell, Maine, after a butane stove exploded approximately 28 miles off the coast of Portland, Maine, at Jeffries Ledge Aug. 4. Once passenger was injured. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received notification via VHF channel 16 at approximately 9:52 a.m., stating that a passenger, a 35-year-old man, had sustained burns from the … Read entire article »
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