Fairport, Ohio Coast Guard crew rescues man, daughter after vessel catches fire, begins flooding
CLEVELAND — A U.S. Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Fairport, Ohio, rescued a Mentor-On-The-Lake, Ohio, man and his daughter after the vessel they were aboard caught fire and began taking on water in Lake Erie near Eastlake, Ohio, Tuesday evening.
The man used the vessel’s VHF-FM marine radio to call for help at 6:08 p.m., stating he was transporting the 33-foot cabin cruiser from Eastlake to...
Public invited to tour Coast Guard Cutter Waesche during Honolulu visit
HONOLULU – One of the Coast Guard’s newest cutters will be making a stop in Honolulu and is scheduled to be open for public tours Saturday.
The ship will be open to the public Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Coast Guard Base Sand Island, 400 Sand Island Access Rd.
The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu Harbor Friday. The Waesche, named for Adm. Russell R. Waesche, is...
Coast Guard rescues 3 children missing since August, father accused of kidnapping apprehended
MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued three children missing since August aboard their father’s sailing vessel approximately 30 miles east of Pompano Beach, Fla., Tuesday afternoon.
The crew of the 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Okracoke, along with a boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale, Fla., intercepted the vessel, which was spotted by a Customs and Border Protection aircrew.
According...
U.S. and Canadian rescue crews respond to vessel fire in Lake Ontario
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Coast Guard marine inspectors are monitoring the U.S.-flagged, 105-foot tugboat Patrice McAllister, which caught fire with six people aboard in the Canadian waters of Lake Ontario about 2 a.m., Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo received an alert from an emergency position indicating radio beacon registered to the vessel, which provided them with an exact location...
Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returns home from successful counter narcotics patrol
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returned to homeport in Port Canaveral Sunday morning after a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
The crew of the cutter Confidence departed Port Canaveral Jan. 21 to conduct a homeland security, law enforcement, and counter narcotics patrol.
While underway, Confidence crewmembers were involved in two high speed chases of go-fast vessels suspected...
Tug Invader refloated in Everett, Washington
EVERETT, Wash, — Salvage operations, Monday, successfully refloated the tug Invader, which had been submerged in a sunken drydock in Everett since Sunday, March 18, 2012.
The day-long effort to right the tug by Global Diving & Salvage on behalf of Vigor Marine was supervised by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Washington Dept. of Ecology.
The estimated 60,000 gallons of diesel fuel, remaining sealed...
Coast Guard presents Public Service Commendation Awards
PITTSBURGH — The Coast Guard presented the Public Service Commendation Award to two members of Shelly & Sands Inc., during an official ceremony, Thursday.
Rear Adm. Roy A. Nash, commander of the 8th Coast Guard District, presented the awards to Frank Simon and Mark Haverty for their heroic actions while operating a vessel near the Pike Island Lock and Dam. Simon and Haverty assisted a 46-year-old...
Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship off Virginia coast
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 49-year-old woman off a cruise ship approximately nine miles east of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Monday.
A crewmember from the cruise ship Carnival Pride called watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads at approximately 6:40 a.m. requesting a medevac for a female passenger who was in need of assistance.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from...
Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a cruise ship 132 miles southeast of South Pass in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.
Watchstanders of the 8th Coast Guard District command center received a report at 11:20 a.m., from the 7th Coast Guard District command center that a man aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Voyager of the Seas, was reportedly suffering stroke-like symptoms.
Coast...
