Posts Tagged ‘Air Station Miami’
Video - Coast Guard Rescues Four from Tug
NAPLES, Fla.- Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Miami hoist four crewmembers from a tug-and-barge that was taking on water Nov. 22, about 30 miles west of Naples. Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island, a 110-foot cutter homeported in Key West, Fla., and Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., also assisted.
Coast Guard rescues 4 aboard sinking tug boat
MIAMI - The Coast Guard rescued four men Saturday aboard a sinking tug boat 26 miles west of the Shark River, inside Everglades National Park, Fla.
Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received a radio distress call from a member aboard the Saint Johns, a 58-foot tugboat, reporting they were taking on water and sinking.
Air Station Miami launched two HH-65C rescue helicopter crews to assist. The crews arrived on scene and safely hoisted all four men. Two of the men were transported to Naples, Fla., and the remaining men were transported to Opa Locka, Fla.,
The Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island, a 110-foot cutter, and an HC-130 Hercules air crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., assisted in the rescue efforts.
“This successful case highlights the importance of having a working VHF-FM radio onboard, being prepared and having the proper safety equipment,” said Lt. Brent Kenny, a search and rescue controller at Sector Key West.
No injuries were reported.
Coast Guard suspends search for more than 90 Dominicans
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard rescue crews suspended their search at 7 p.m. Wednesday for a missing yola (boat) with more than 90 Dominican migrants aboard, that reportedly went missing while traveling illegally to Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic.
Coast Guard searching for more than 40 Dominicans aboard missing yola
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard rescue crews continue searching Monday for a missing yola (boat) with more than 40 Dominican migrants aboard, that reportedly went missing while traveling illegally to Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic.
Coast Guard suspends search for possible missing migrants near Miami
MIAMI - Coast Guard Sector Miami suspended its search for any possible migrants still missing at sea from a vessel aground near Fisher Island, Fla., after sunset Friday.
Coast Guard Rescues 3 Migrants off Miami beach, Searching for more
MIAMI - Coast Guard crews rescued three people from the water Friday morning and are searching for an unknown number of people who may have jumped off their 30-foot vessel near Fisher Island, Fla.
Coast Guard rescues 2 men missing since Saturday
MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued two men Wednesday off Andros Island, Bahamas, from a fishing vessel that had been disabled and drifting since Saturday.
Coast Guard Auxiliary rescues 2 from Biscayne Bay
MIAMI - The Coast Guard Auxiliary rescued two men from the water near their partially-submerged vessel Sunday at approximately 7:15 p.m. two miles east of Black Point Marina in Key Biscayne, Fla.