Missing Tow Boat U.S. captain rescued one-mile off St. Augustine, Fla., following joint interagency search

USCG file photoJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A missing operator of a Tow Boat U.S. vessel was rescued Monday approximately one-mile east of St. Augustine, Fla., near Anastasia State Park following a joint search and rescue by the Coast Guard, St. John’s Fire and Rescue, St. John’s Sherriff’s Office and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. Rescued is Norm Mann, of Palm Coast, Fla. A...

Coast Guard searching for missing mariners in Republic of the Marshall Islands

USCG File Photo - Air Station Barbers PointHONOLULU —The Coast Guard is assisting in the search for four mariners in a 15-foot boat reported missing near Majuro, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Saturday. The U.S. Embassy in Majuro contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center at 3 p.m. Friday for assistance in creating search patterns using the drift search...

Coast Guard medically evacuates 2nd person from Beaver Island on the same day

USCG file photoCLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated an 82-year-old man, a resident of Beaver Island, Mich., at about 8 p.m., Nov. 28, 2010. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., launched a rescue crew after Beaver Island Emergency Medical Services contacted the Ninth District Command Center at about 6:45 p.m. and requested assistance. The man was reportedly exhibiting...

Coast Guard medically evacuates woman from Beaver Island

USCG file photoCLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated an 89-year-old woman, a resident of Beaver Island, Mich., at about 1:45 a.m., Nov. 28, 2010. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., launched a rescue crew after Beaver Island Emergency Medical Services contacted the Ninth District Command Center at about 12:50 a.m. and requested assistance. A nurse practitioner accompanied...

Coast Guard rescues injured hunter on Prince of Wales Island

USCG file photoKODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka based MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew rescued an injured 56-year-old hunter on Prince of Wales Island Saturday morning after friends reported him overdue to the Alaska State Troopers yesterday evening. Arthur David, residence unknown, was hunting with his friends on the northeast side of the island in Coffman Cove and didn’t...

Coast Guard medically evacuates woman from Cruise ship 95-miles off Florida coast

USCG file photoMIAMI — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 69 year-old woman from the cruise ship Carnival Pride Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville search-and-rescue coordinators received a call from Carnival Pride crewmembers at 10:14 p.m. Friday requesting a 69 year-old woman be medevaced. The Carnival Pride was approximately 95-miles east of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla. The Coast Guard...

Coast Guard searches for overdue kayaker off of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands

USCG file photoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews are searching Saturday for an overdue kayaker in waters off of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Overdue is David Sullivan, 43, a resident of Saint John, who departed Hansen Bay in Saint John at 10 a.m. Friday and failed to return four hours later when he was expected to arrive. Sullivan reportedly is a strong swimmer, he was not wearing...

Coast Guard rescues two off North Carolina coast

uscg file photoELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two people Friday after their sailboat began taking on water 90 nautical miles east of Currituck Sound, N.C. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a radio message at approximately 6:52 a.m. from crewmembers of the 45-foot sailboat Celedon saying that the vessel was flooding. An MH-60 Jayhawk rescue...

Coast Guard medically evacuates woman from Put-in-Bay, Ohio

USCG file photoCLEVELAND – A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit medically evacuated an 84-year-old woman, who was reportedly experiencing shortness of breath, from Put-in-Bay, Ohio, Thursday evening. The Coast Guard was notified by Put-in-Bay Emergency Medical Services as to the woman’s condition. Coast Guard Station Marblehead was unable to launch because of weather limitations,...