Coast Guard rescues two watercraft riders off the Cabo Rojo lighthouse 200-foot cliff, Puerto Rico
The 200-foot cliff at Cabo Rojo lighthouse where 2 people were rescued Sunday afternoon.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of a Coast Guard helicopter rescued two watercraft riders Sunday afternoon from the bottom of the Cabo Rojo lighthouse 200-foot shoreline cliff on the southwestern end of Puerto Rico.
The man and woman fell into the water while operating a personal watercraft Sunday afternoon,...
Coast Guard units searching for missing swimmer near La Jolla
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Coast Guard crews are searching for an overdue swimmer near La Jolla, Calif., who has been missing since Saturday evening.
The Coast Guard received the report at approximately 6 p.m., Saturday, that Jim Repetto, a 53-year-old Massachusetts man, was swimming from Scripps Pier to the La Jolla shores lifeguard tower and was more than an hour overdue.
The Coast Guard launched an MH-60...
Coast Guard repatriates 5 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated five Cuban migrants Sunday to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba.
An HU-25 Falcon jet crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami spotted the four adult males and one adult female aboard a rustic vessel about 65 miles south of Key West, Fla., Wednesday at 8:42 a.m.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Okracoke arrived on scene and safely embarked...
AMVER vessel rescues distressed French sailors
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The four sailors aboard the distressed sailing vessel Recidive have been safely rescued by the merchant vessel Delta Kanaris Sunday.
At 12:05 a.m., the crew of the Delta Kanaris reported they had safely recovered all four passengers from the French flagged Recidive and were departing the scene en route to Philadelphia.
Coast Guard watchstanders had received notification of a broadcast...
Coast Guard and other agencies respond to Sodium Hydroxide leak on beach in University Place, Wash.
SEATTLE - Rail cars lay on a beach in University Place, Wash., after a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company train derailed Feb. 26, 2011. An estimated 50 gallons of sodium hydroxide was leaked as a result of the accident. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Mallick.SEATTLE – The Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a Sodium Hydroxide leak on a beach in University...
Coast Guard searching for French sailing vessel
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching the Atlantic Ocean 1,582 miles east of San Juan, Puerto Rico for four people aboard the French flagged sailing vessel Recidive.
Coast Guard watchstanders received notification of a broadcast from a personal locator beacon assigned to the vessel at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
Using AMVER, the automated mutual assistance vessel rescue system, the Coast Guard has...
Coast Guard assists disabled ocean freighter off Cape Cod
USCG C-130 File PhotoBOSTON – The Coast Guard is assisting a disabled and adrift 432-foot ocean freighter with nine people on board 70 miles southeast of Cape Cod, Mass today, Feb. 26, 2011.
The motor vessel Dintelborg, enroute from the Netherlands to Willington, Va., lost propulsion when a small fire broke out on the bridge. The fire has been extinguished, and there are no reports of any injuries,...
Coast Guard responds to 477-foot cargo ship disabled and adrift near Florida Keys
.The salvage vessel Resolve Pioneer tows the 477-foot bulk cargo ship Ainu Princess away from the Dry Tortugas. U.S. Coast Guard photo.KEY WEST, Fla. – Key West-based Coast Guard units responded to a 477-foot bulk cargo ship Friday that lost propulsion about 42 miles southwest of the Dry Tortugas, Fla., and was drifting with the possibility of running aground.
At approximately 10:45 p.m. Thursday,...
Coast Guard medevacs 18-month-old boy from Ocracoke
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew transported a 17-month-old boy and his mother from Ocracoke Island, N.C. to Norfolk, Va., Friday.
The boy was suffering from a high fever and respiratory distress.
Coast Guard watchstanders received a call from Ocracoke Emergency Medical Services requesting the immediate transfer of the boy to the Children’s Hospital of The King’s...
