Coast Guard issues $100,000 civil penalty for Washington State Ferry laser strike
SEATTLE — The Captain of the Port, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, issued a $100,000 civil penalty Tuesday to a Washington resident who intentionally struck the Washington State Ferry Tokiate with a high-powered blue laser October 22, 2015.
Coast Guard investigating officers determined that Mark Raden of Freeland, was aboard Washington State Ferry Kitsap transiting between Mukilteo and Clinton...
Coast Guard searching for missing boater near Jug Creek, Fla
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard and partner agencies are looking for a missing man, near Jug Creek, Florida, Friday, after he didn’t return home from a fishing trip, Thursday evening.
Missing is Jim Winkler 62, from North Port, Florida.
At 12:15 a.m. Friday, watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a 911 transfer call from Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office from...
Coast Guard, partner agencies find missing jet skier near Dunedin (Fla.) Causway
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.− The Coast Guard and partner agencies, with the help of Good Samaritans, found a missing jet skier in the vicinity of the Dunedin (Florida) Causeway, Thursday.
Rescued was Wallistein Hopkins, 48, Clearwater.
At 9:03 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a 911 transfer call from Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office reporting a woman wearing a life...
Body of fourth missing boater found in Brunswick River
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The body of the final missing man from a capsized boat was located by a Georgia Department of Natural Resources search crew at approximately 10:53 a.m., Thursday near the Sidney Lanier Bridge.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center were initially notified of a capsized boat in the Brunswick River at approximately 7:15 p.m., Wednesday. The initial report,...
Coast Guard rescues 3 people after boat takes on water
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Three people were rescued by the Coast Guard after their boat started taking on water 35 miles west of Anclote, Florida, Wednesday.
At 10:44 a.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a mayday call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 reporting three people aboard a 22-foot unable to keep up with flooding.
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew...
Coast Guard rescues 3 following collision off Cape May, NJ
Crewmembers from Last Stand are transferred from their life raft onto a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Cape May, New Jerse. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Ruffenach
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard rescued three men Thursday from their life raft approximately six miles east of Cape May, New Jersey.
The Coast Guard received a request for assistance...
Coast Guard rescues man aboard grounded sailboat 12 miles northeast of Yorktown, VA
MILFORD HAVEN, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued a man aboard a sailboat Thursday 12 miles northeast of Yorktown.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Milford Haven received a report at 9:36 p.m. Wednesday that a man aboard a 33-foot sailboat ran aground near New Point Comfort lighthouse and was unable to refloat his vessel.
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Milford Haven launched at...
Coast Guard tows disabled fishing boat 90 miles to Portland, Maine
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Moray towed the 60-foot fishing boat Paulo Marc after it became disabled Wednesday about 90 miles east of Portland, Maine.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England’s command center received notification at approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday that the Paulo Marc, homeported in Gloucester, was disabled with four people aboard.
The Moray crew launched...
Coast Guard locates 2 missing boaters alive
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Weaver and survivor Michael Watkins speak as survivor Raymond Jacik is wheeled away by EMS after having been missing for more than two days in Galveston Bay, April 27, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin R. Williams
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two missing men on platforms in Galveston Bay Wednesday.
“We never gave up on...
