Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Santa Barbara
LOS ANGELES — At 7:45 a.m., the Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boater near Santa Barbara.
The Coast Guard launched several assets to assist with the search of a missing boater after his vessel was reported to have sank Friday, February 26, 2016. Assets included Coast Guard Cutters Blacksfin and Aspen, a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles...
Coast Guard searching for individual reported overboard from sunken vessel near Santa Barbara
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard is searching for one individual after a vessel reportedly sank approximately 17 miles South of Santa Barbara Harbor.
Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency distress signal from the commercial fishing vessel, MISS JACINDA, at 4 p.m, Friday.
Coast Guard watchstanders immediately launched an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles,...
Coast Guard urges caution for hazardous coastal conditions
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard urges boaters and beachgoers to exercise caution in and around the coastal waters of the San Francisco Bay area due to high surf conditions this weekend.
A high surf warning is now in effect until Saturday afternoon along the coastline of Sonoma County through Monterey County. Westerly swells around 11-14 feet with swell periods of up to 19 seconds are expected...
Legacy of Light: World’s largest lens shines Aloha light
Makapu’u Lighthouse stands atop the southeastern most point of Oahu, Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Story by Walter Ham
HONOLULU – From the Makapu’u Light on Oahu’s southeastern most point, the world’s largest lighthouse lens reflects a beam that can be seen from 19 nautical miles away.
The 12-foot-tall and 8-foot-wide Hyper-radiant Fresnel lens takes up more than a quarter of the space...
Coast Guard warns sightseers of high waves, strong wind after man is swept into Lake Michigan
Large waves crash along the breakwall at Diversey Harbor in Chicago after a winter storm brought gale force winds and waves as high as 10 feet to the area Feb. 25, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Justin Zita)
MILWAUKEE — After ending its search for a man who was swept into Lake Michigan Thursday, the Coast Guard is reminding those who wish to observe the lake’s stormy, sea-like conditions...
Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters from sinking sailing vessel in the Silver Banks
Four rescued boaters with the crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 helicopter that rescued them from a sinking catamaran in the Silver Banks Feb. 25, 201.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter rescue crew hoisted four boaters to safety Thursday afternoon, after their 47-foot sailing catamaran started to sink in the Silver Banks fishing area, approximately 80 nautical...
Houston Ship Channel closed briefly due to boat fire at LyondellBasell facility
Houston Marine Fire Department boat on scene of a tug boat fire around 2 a.m., Feb. 26, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Joseph Mccune)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port closed the Houston Ship Channel with a safety zone near Interstate 610 from 12:15 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, as their crews and local fire departments responded to a tugboat engulfed in flames, moored at...
Good Samaritans rescue distressed boaters in San Pablo Bay
SAN FRANCISCO — Good Samaritan mariners rescued two distressed boaters in San Pablo Bay, Marin County, at approximately 5 p.m., Thursday.
At approximately 4:42 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a report from a good Samaritan boating in San Pablo Bay, of a large debris field. The debris reported indicated that a recreational boater may be in distress and included: life...
Coast Guard rescues two from vessel taking on water
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a boat taking on water near Lafitte, Louisiana, Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans were notified by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office of a boat taking on water at 6:30 p.m. Watchstanders directed an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to the location of the vessel in distress.
The rescue...
