Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, NC, holds change of command
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Capt. R. Scott Craig assumed command of Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City during a change of command ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City at 10:30 a.m.
The official party salutes during a change-of-command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, June 26, 2014. Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist Charles McLeod
Capt. Craig relieved...
Coast Guard tows vessel with family of 4 aboard to safety near Buffalo Harbor
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued a family of four, Thursday night, after the family’s boat became disabled and nearly drifted into the breakwall near the Buffalo Harbor in Buffalo, New York.
At about 8 p.m., a watchstander at Coast Guard Station Buffalo answered a phone call from boaters who were in distress in the Buffalo Harbor. After receiving the distress call, the watchstander immediately...
Coast Guard rescue crews assist fishing vessel in distress 95 miles east of Chatam
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted a fishing vessel in distress by air-dropping de-watering pumps after the 53-foot Canadian flagged vessel Island Cruiser collided with the 120-foot converted ferry vessel Esperanza June 26, 2014.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received notification that the Island Cruiser was being towed by the Esperanza and the tow broke causing...
Northeastern Ohio Coast Guard unit cites boaters for boating under the influence
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and the Mentor–on-the-Lake, Ohio, police cited a boater for operating a boat under the influence of alcohol and cited another passenger on the boat for simple possession, Thursday afternoon, in the vicinity of Mentor Harbor.
At about 2 p.m., while conducting a recreational safety boarding, a boarding team member from Coast Guard Station Fairport, Ohio, noticed empty...
Coast Guard units kickoff Operation Dry Water
NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard units, parish marine units and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be increasing their presence on Louisiana waterways in support of Operation Dry Water, June 27-29.
Operation Dry Water is an annual nationwide campaign during which federal, state and local maritime agencies take to the water to educate boaters and raise awareness that it is unsafe, as...
Coast Guard medevacs ailing man near Sitka, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an ailing 50-year-old man from a skiff on a beach 27 miles northwest of Sitka, Thursday.
The Jayhawk crew landed on the beach where they met the man who was being transported by a skiff deployed off the 83-foot Canadian flagged passenger ship Nautilus Swell, anchored in a nearby cove. He was safely transported...
Coast Guard searches for man in Lake Pontchartrain
NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard rescue crews are searching for one male in Lake Pontchatrain near South Shore Harbor Marina.
Missing is Clyde Naquim.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a mayday call on VHF-FM Ch. 16 from Naquim, stating that his 30-ft. white cabin cruiser was taking on water. Naquim stated that he was putting on his lifejacket and never returned to the radio.
Sector...
Coast Guard MEDEVACS boater from sailing vessel near St. Inigoes, Md
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued a boater Thursday from a sailing vessel east of St. Inigoes.
A crewmember on the sailboat contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore Command Center watchstanders at approximately 2 p.m. stating a 15-year-old male had fallen and injured his head.
Sector watchstanders dispatched a 29-foot Response Boat – Small II from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes to assist.
The...
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans transfers command
NEW ORLEANS — Cmdr. David Cooper relieved Cmdr. Michael Brandhuber as commander of Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans in an official change-of-command ceremony, Thursday
Cmdr. Michael Brandhuber assumed command of Air Station New Orleans in June 2012, and will be attending the Eisenhower School of National Security at the National Defense University in Washington D.C.
As the commanding officer...
