Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City aircrew saves 3, assesses hurricane damage
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard rescued three people from their homes in New York Boroughs due to being trapped from the extreme high tides caused by Hurricane Sandy, today.
Coast Guard MH-65T Dolphine helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City responded to multiple requests to rescue people who were trapped in their homes that were surrounded by flood waters.
The aircrew also assisted...
Coast Guard reopens the Port of Long Island Sound
NEW HAVEN, Conn., – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has authorized the Port of Long Island Sound to resume operations at 4 p.m., today.
The COTP is working closely with the port industry, NOAA, Army Corps of Engineers, and Connecticut and New York state agencies to minimize risk as the port returns to normalcy.
Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution when transiting throughout the...
Coast Guard, state and local agencies combine to apprehend three suspected smugglers
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, and several other government agencies worked together to apprehend three people suspected of attempting to smuggle contraband into California, Oct. 30, 2012.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station San Diego and Customs & Border Protection aircraft tracked a small...
Cape and southern MA ports reopen after Hurricane Sandy
BOSTON — Subsequent to the passing of Hurricane Sandy, all waterways within Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, with the exception of Pt. Judith and Block Island, have been opened by the Captain of the Port.
The ports of Pt. Judith and Block Island, R.I., remain closed to vessel traffic until the Coast Guard completes surveys and assessments of those waterways. Changes to the status of...
Coast Guard conducts medical evacuation flight to aid young girl
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation flight for an eight year-old girl suffering from seizures on Catalina Island, Calif., Oct. 30.
Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles launched a HH-65 Dolphin helicopter about 10:25 a.m., with a flight surgeon onboard to pick up the girl and her father from the island. The helicopter crew picked up the pair and safely flew them to Long...
Coast Guard urging people to remain away from Lake Michigan shoreline
CHICAGO — The Coast Guard is reminding residents to exercise caution and remain away from the shoreline of Lake Michigan for the next several days as remnants of Hurricane Sandy create high winds, dangerous surf conditions and rip currents throughout the Great Lakes.
Residents and curiosity seekers are urged to stay off of rocky terrain, beaches, piers and jetties, which all may appear safe; however,...
Coast Guard Training Center Cape May remains closed, prepares for operational units
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., remains closed following the landfall of Hurricane Sandy Tuesday 10 a.m.
Coast Guard crews assessing the training center to ensure the base is ready to support operational units that are returning for post-storm rescue and recovery operations. Coast Guard officials are also making preparations to resume basic training...
Coast Guardsmen from Michigan, Ohio units depart to assist response to Hurricane Sandy
CLEVELAND — The 9th Coast Guard District has dispatched four Coast Guard airboats and crews Tuesday to assist people on the East Coast who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.
More than a dozen Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard stations in Marblehead, Ohio, St. Clair Shores, Mich., Saginaw River, in Essexville, Mich., and Belle Isle in Detroit deployed Tuesday morning, heading toward Delaware Bay.
The...
Coast Guard rescues 4 men from overdue freighter in the Caribbean Sea
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive and the aircrew of a Customs and Border Protection aircraft combined efforts to locate and rescue a four-man crew from the overdue coastal freighter Two Brothers Saturday, in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 75 nautical miles south of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
The four survivors from the the 87-foot coastal freighter were adrift for...
