Coast Guard rescues 56-year-old kayaker in distress near Monterey Bay Aquarium

Coast Guard rescues 56-year-old kayaker in distress near Monterey Bay Aquarium
Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot motor lifeboat file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued a kayaker in distress near the Monterey Bay Aquarium Friday afternoon. Coast Guard Station Monterey received a report at approximately 2:30 p.m., that a 56-year-old woman was in distress after she fell in the water and became separated...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters 1 mile northeast of Tybee Island

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters 1 mile northeast of Tybee Island
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard suspended their search at approximately 8:20 p.m. Friday for three missing boaters one mile northeast of Tybee Island. “Suspending a case is never an easy decision, nor is it a decision that is hastily made,” said Captain Gary Tomasulo, Commander, Coast Guard Sector Charleston. “We remain ready to reinstitute a search if new information becomes available.” The...

Coast Guard medevacs man from sailing vessel

Coast Guard medevacs man from sailing vessel
USCG File Photo NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a sailing vessel near Dauphin Island, Alabama, Friday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 12:28 p.m. of a crewmember experiencing heart attack symptoms aboard a sailing vessel approximately two nautical miles outside of Bon Secour Bay. Watchstanders directed the launch of a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium...

Coast Guard responds to capsized vessel on Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska

Coast Guard responds to capsized vessel on Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska
VALDEZ, Alaska – The Coast Guard responded to a 24-foot fishing vessel capsized on the Copper River Delta, near Cordova, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage received a report at approximately noon that the bow picker Bad Boy capsized with one person on board while engaged in fishing activities. The individual was safely rescued by a nearby good Samaritan, aboard the fishing vessel Crown Royal....

Training Center Cape May members to take part in multiple Memorial Day events

Training Center Cape May members to take part in multiple Memorial Day events
Coast Guard recruits at the Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro Memorial. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by CWO2 Veronica Colbath) CAPE MAY, N.J. – Coast Guardsmen will participate in numerous Memorial Day events to help Cape May County honor the service of America’s military members who have died in service to our country, Monday. The Coast Guard Training Center Cape May’s ceremonial staff will provide...

Coast Guard Headquarters holds Memorial Day ceremony

Coast Guard Headquarters holds Memorial Day ceremony
Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Paul Zukunft and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Steven Cantrell lay a wreath during the Memorial Day ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters. USCG photo by Telfair H. Brown WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard held a Memorial Day observance at Coast Guard Headquarters Friday, commemorating the loss of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and its crew in World War...

Coast Guard hoists boaters from yacht fire near Fisherman’s Island, VA

Coast Guard hoists boaters from yacht fire near Fisherman's Island, VA
The Delgatie is anchored at Station Cape Charles Friday, May 26, 2017.  (Photo courtesy of Station Cape Charles) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City hoisted two boaters from a yacht that was on fire near Fisherman’s Island Friday. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders were notified by the boaters through VHF channel 16 radio that the 50-foot yacht Delgatie was...

Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads hosts Australian master’s students

Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads hosts Australian master’s students
William Burket, director of emergency operations at the Virginia Port Authority in Norfolk, Virginia, explains the capabilities of the Port Authority Command 1 (PAC-1)  during a tour of Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth, Virginia, May 25, 2017.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads personnel hosted students...

Coast Guard, Alabama Department of Marine Resources rescue 3

Coast Guard, Alabama Department of Marine Resources rescue 3
45-foot Response Boat – Medium (U.S. Coast Guard File photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew S. Masaschi) NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and Alabama Department of Marine Resources rescued three people in the water 12 miles south of Dauphin Island, Alabama, Friday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 7:27 a.m. of a collision between a catamaran with four people aboard...