ESF-10 Unified Command oversees removal of displaced vessel at Rachel Carson Reserve

ESF-10 Unified Command oversees removal of displaced vessel at Rachel Carson Reserve
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Grayson, a marine science technician assigned to Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., and Paula Gillikin, a natural resources manager with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, document the transfer of a houseboat that was displaced onto land at the Rachel Carson Reserve, a dedicated nature preserve, back into shallow water for future removal, ...

Coast Guard repatriates 84 Haitian migrants

Coast Guard repatriates 84 Haitian migrants
Eighty-four Haitian migrants on a 42-foot vessel approximately 30 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos Islands, Oct. 28, 2018.  (Coast Guard Photo) MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) crew repatriated 84 Haitian migrants Tuesday to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. While on routine patrol the cutter Thetis crew located an overloaded 42-foot migrant vessel dead in the water Sunday approximately...

Coast Guard cutter returns to homeport after Hurricane Michael relief mission

Coast Guard cutter returns to homeport after Hurricane Michael relief mission
Coast Guard crew members from Station Panama City and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vice, a 75-foot Class Inland Construction Tender assist Panama City residents after the wake of Hurricane Michael, Tuesday Oct. 23, 2018.During relief efforts, Coast Guard crews collected data on damages, assisted community members and addressed concerns with aids to navigation caused by Hurricane Michael along...

Coast Guard aircrew helps rescue 4 from capsized boat off Costa Rica

Coast Guard aircrew helps rescue 4 from capsized boat off Costa Rica
A Grady White type boat with four people aboard waves frantically at a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane off the coast of Costa Rica, Oct. 11, 2018.U.S. Coast Guard photo. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard aircrew based out of North Carolina responded to boaters in distress Oct. 11, 2018, while supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South operations near Central America. The Coast Guard Air...

Coast Guard medevacs man 22 miles east of Charleston

Coast Guard medevacs man 22 miles east of Charleston
Coast Guard Station Charleston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 65-year old man Monday 22 miles east of Charleston. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders received a call at 2:37 p.m. from the 45-foot recreational vessel Sea Change stating a passenger suffered a head injury and was in need of medical attention. A Coast Guard...

Coast Guard responds to sinking vessel off Eva Beach, Oahu

Coast Guard responds to sinking vessel off Eva Beach, Oahu
A Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat Medium crew responds to a sinking charter boat off Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Candice Coolberth) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard responded to a report of a sinking charter-fishing vessel off Ewa Beach, Sunday. A Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew was able to evacuate the three...

Coast Guard halts 2 illegal charter operations in Miami over weekend

Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft—Law Enforcement file photo. MIAMI — The Coast Guard terminated the voyages of a 32-foot pleasure craft with 11 people aboard near Haulover Inlet and the 34-foot pleasure craft Sunset Stripp with 12 people aboard near Beer Can Island, Saturday after discovering several safety issues. Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement...

Coast Guard rescues man from water near Fisher Island

Coast Guard rescues man from water near Fisher Island
Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement file photo. MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued a 59-year-old man from the water near Fisher Island, Sunday. Rescued was Lindsey Schult, 59. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a report via VHF-FM radio channel 16 from a woman stating that her husband had fallen off his vessel and started drifting south at approximately 2:50 p.m. Watchstanders...

Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard near Ambrose Channel, N.Y.

Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard near Ambrose Channel, N.Y.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Shrike file photo by Chief Warrant Officer Allyson E.T. Conroy NEW YORK – The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday at 12:15 p.m., for a man who fell overboard from a container ship near Ambrose Channel, New York, Saturday morning. Coast Guard crews searched for over 24 hours and covered more than 460 square miles Saturday and into Sunday for the missing 35-year-old man...