Coast Guard ends search for missing person in the water near Fort Pirerce, Fla.
MIAMI — The Coast Guard has ended its search for a missing 26-year-old swimmer at approximately 7:30 a.m., Monday after his body was found on the beach at Avalon State Park in Fort Pierce, Fla.
A body matching the description of Surendra Sri Thakur, 26, was found by St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 7:00 a.m., and was identified by next-of-kin.
Sri Thakur and his cousin, Patrick...
Coast Guard searching for person in the water near Fort Pirerce, Fla
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews are searching for a person in the water in the vicinity of Fort Pierce, Fla., Sunday.
Surendra Sri Thakur, 26, and his cousin, Patrick were swimming in the vicinity of Avalon State Parkin Fort Pierce when a rough surf and current caused the two males to drift apart. A good Samaritan on a surf board rescued Patrick from the water and brought him ashore with no medical...
Coast Guard rescues 28 people in McCovey Cove
SAN FRANCISCO – A Coast Guard 41-foot Utility Boat crew from Station San Francisco rescued 28 people from a duck boat that had caught fire in McCovey Cove Saturday.
Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Francisco received a call over VHF-FM channel 16 at 4:06 p.m. that there was an engine fire onboard the duck boat.
The Coast Guard crew arrived on scene at 4:18 p.m. and removed the 28 people from...
Coast Guard rescues two people from a vessel taking on water
Key West, Fla. – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a vessel taking on water in the vicinity of Sand Key Light Saturday.
Search and Rescue controllers at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., were notified at approximately 3:15 p.m., Saturday that a 20-foot, white, center console vessel with two people aboard, taking on water and partially submerged. The cause of the initial flooding was...
Coast Guard rescues, repatriates 112 Haitian migrants
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute repatriated 112 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Friday, after they were located at sea on a grossly overloaded vessel Wednesday.
While conducting a routine patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the crew of the Resolute discovered a Haitian sail freighter west of Great Inagua, Bahamas. Resolute crewmembers distributed life jackets to the migrants...
Coast Guard to enforce Kailua Bay security zone
HONOLULU — Coast Guard law enforcement officers will enforce a temporary security zone in the waters of Kailua Bay beginning as early as December 23, 2011. The temporary security zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the President of the United States and his official party..
The security zone will be in effect from 2:00 p.m., December 23, 2011 to 8:00 p.m. Jan. 7, 2012, unless canceled earlier...
Coast Guard releases Top 10 videos of 2011, announces Video of the Year contest
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday the release of its Top 10 video compilation for 2011, highlighting the year’s most compelling cases from the work done every day by America’s Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard also announced its 2011 Video of the Year contest in which the public is invited to vote for their favorite video. The contest began Thursday, with voting open through...
