Posts Tagged ‘Station Point Judith’
Fishermen safe after boat capsizes east of Block Island
BOSTON - Three fishermen are safe after their boat capsized two miles east of Block Island, R.I., today forcing them into 55-degree water.
Coast Guard ends search for missing person near Narragansett
BOSTON - Coast Guard crews ended their search today for a person who went missing on Sunday near Narragansett, R.I.
A Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., the 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Tybee from Woods Hole, Mass., and boat crews from Coast Guard Station Castle Hill, Station Point Judith and the Department of Environmental Management searched for about 24 hours and covered a more than 200-square-mile area near Black Point but did not find Michael Oliveria.
Personnel from Station Point Judith and DEM also searched along the shore.
A Jayhawk helicopter crew recovered the body of Oliveria’s wife, Tammie Oliveria, around 7 p.m., Sunday.
“The decision to end a search is one of the most difficult decisions to make,” said Capt. Raymond Perry, the commander of Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Michael and Tammie Oliveria’s family and friends.”
Coast Guard rescues jet skier after he gets ejected from his ride
BOSTON - A Coast Guard crew rescued a man today who was ejected from his jet ski approximately 500 yards off Point Judith, R.I.
Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, in Woods Hole, Mass., received a call around 1:30 p.m., from a 911 operator reporting the 42 year-old man had been thrown from his jet ski and into the water.
A 25-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Point Judith arrived on scene around 1:40 p.m., and pulled the man from the water.
“Luckily he was wearing a life jacket,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Pierre Spence, the rescue boat operator.
He was not injured.
The boat crew put the jet ski in tow and took it and the man to a Point Judith marina.
Coast Guard crew medevacs sick sailor
BOSTON- A Coast Guard boat crew helped a 50-year-old woman who fell ill aboard a 170-foot schooner today at 3:08 p.m., near Point Judith, R.I.
Coast Guard Station Point Judith received a radio call from the sailing vessel Mystic, homeported in Mystic, Conn., reporting that one of the 15 crew aboard was sick and needed medical attention.
The station launched a 47-foot rescue boat with two area paramedics aboard and met the vessel inside Point Judith Harbor of Refuge at 3:41 p.m.
The patient was transported back to the Coast Guard station and the paramedics took her to a local hospital.
At the scene winds were around 15 miles per hour with five-foot seas.
“The Coast Guard urges boaters to contact us as soon as there is a medical concern at sea,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Kieran Goin, the officer on duty at Station Point Judith. “Knowing how to respond to an emergency can really make a difference.”
Coast Guard station conducts back-to-back rescues
BOSTON (D1 Public Affairs) - Coast Guard crewmembers conducted back-to-back rescues around Point Judith, R.I., today.
Coast Guard Station Point Judith in Narragansett, R.I., first responded to a call from the Narragansett police department around 10 a.m., reporting a person had fallen overboard near the Point Judith Breachway Jetty.
The station dispatched a 27-foot boat crew while the officer in charge, executive petty officer and engineering petty officer of the station drove to Salty Brine Beach to assist.
When the trio arrived, the Narragansett police and fire departments were already on scene and had located the Warwick, R.I., man who was injured after slipping on the rocks.
With the help of the Narragansett fire and police departments, the executive petty officer, Chief Petty Officer Patrick Foley, and the engineering petty officer, Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Glod, carried the man off the jetty to a nearby ambulance.
He was transported to a local hospital. His condition is unknown.
The station received another call around noon from the 42-foot sailboat Jacobs Ladder requesting assistance for an injured passenger.
The Cheshire, Conn., based sailboat was approximately three miles off Black Point, R.I., and headed back to its homeport when one of its passengers fell and sustained a head injury.
The station dispatched a 47-foot boat crew with a first responder aboard around 12:20. A 27-foot boat crew was launched around 1 p.m. to assist with the rescue.
The 27-foot crew transported the woman back to the station where they were met by the Narragansett fire department’s emergency services.
She was transported to a local hospital. Her condition is unknown.
Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay Collides with Ferry
BOSTON - The Coast Guard is responding after a Coast Guard cutter and ferry carrying 257 passengers and eight crew collided approximately three miles north of Block Island, R.I., around 12:15 p.m., today.
No injuries have been reported at this time.
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a call from the Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay, a 140-foot buoy tender homeported in New London, CT, reporting they and the Block Island Ferry collided.
Neither vessel is taking on water. The ferry has a dent about five feet above the water line. The Morro Bay has minimal damage and is fully operational.
Coast Guard Station Point Judith, R.I., dispatched a 47-foot boat crew to assist and the Coast Guard Cutter Tiger Shark, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Newport, R.I., has also been diverted.
There are 18 crewmembers aboard the Morro Bay.
Visibility at the time of the collision was reported to be about 200 yards.
The ferry was in route to Block Island and the Morro Bay was in route to New London.
The cause of the collision is under investigation.
Coast Guard dedicates memorial to fallen shipmate
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. - The family of Cranston, R.I. native Ronald A. Gill joined Coast Guardsmen from around the country today at Coast Guard Station Point Judith to dedicate a memorial to the fallen sailor who died in the line of duty during a security patrol in Puget Sound in March 2007.
Gill’s widow Ambur, his daughter Gracie, and parents Ronald and Rosemary unveiled a granite bench, inscribed with the words, “Think not upon my passing, but remember the glory of my spirit,” as other family members and friends looked on.
The bench, funded solely through donations, is located on the station’s expansive lawn and faces out to sea.
“We are honored to have such a beautiful memorial to Petty Officer Gill on the grounds of our station” said Senior Chief Petty Officer Chad Curth, officer in charge of the station. “Although it won’t bring Petty Officer Gill back to his family, we hope the memorial offers them a small measure of comfort with the knowledge he died protecting his country.”
Gill, 26, was a port security specialist assigned to Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91111 in Anchorage, Alaska.