CHARLESTON, S.C. – A 41-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Charleston rescued 4 boaters shortly after 5 p.m., Sunday, approximately 15-miles east of Charleston Harbor.
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Coast Guard crews searching for 3 near Cape May
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard is searching for three people after the 44-foot fishing boat they were aboard sank 20 miles east of Cape May Wednesday.
Coast Guard, multiple agencies partner to promote a safe spiny lobster fishing season
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard, in partnership with state and municipal agencies, is seeking to ensure a safe start to this year’s commercial and recreational spiny lobster fishing season.
EPIRB signal assists in rescue of mariners in distress
PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard urges mariners to insure their Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon is properly registered and functioning before heading out on the water.
The Coast Guard recently saved three boaters because they had a properly functioning and registered EPIRB aboard their boat.
Shrimp Boat and Catamaran Collide near Hatteras, N.C.
HATTERAS, N.C. – The shrimping boat Tina Rae and the catamaran Locura collided about 3 a.m. Tuesday morning approximately 12 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras causing the Tina Rae to sink.
Coordinated international effort leads to rescue of two men off Costa Rica
By: Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read
Every story has a beginning, middle and end. The story of a Coast Guard search and rescue operation is no different. Often times though, when a search and rescue operation is recounted, you hear how it began and how it ended, but more often than not the middle section [...]