Coast Guard ends search for person in water near West Ship Island, Mississippi

Coast Guard ends search for person in water near West Ship Island, Mississippi
USCG MH-65 File Photo NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard ended its search for a person who jumped off a boat near West Ship Island, Mississippi, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 10:30 a.m. from Mississippi Department of Marine Resources that a body had been recovered matching the description of the missing person. The Coast Guard searched approximately...

Coast Guard, local partners searching for 2 men near Stoney Creek, Md.

Coast Guard, local partners searching for 2 men near Stoney Creek, Md.
Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and Maryland Natural Resources Police are searching for two men who went missing while crabbing in the vicinity of Stoney Creek Saturday evening. A good Samaritan notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region’s command center at about 5 p.m. Saturday that they found...

Coast Guard assists 3 aboard vessel taking on water off Ocean City, Md.

Coast Guard assists 3 aboard vessel taking on water off Ocean City, Md.
24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water file photo BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard assisted three people aboard a vessel taking on water in Ocean City Inlet Saturday afternoon. A good Samaritan called watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region via VHF-FM marine radio channel 16 at 2:10 p.m. to notify them that a nearby 24-foot vessel had hit the rocks and was taking on water. An...

Coast Guard repatriates 44 migrants to the Dominican Republic

Coast Guard repatriates 44 migrants to the Dominican Republic
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley File Photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) repatriated 44 Dominican migrants and transferred them to Dominican Naval authorities Friday morning in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of two illegal migrant voyages Tuesday and Wednesday in the Mona Passage. Six other migrants interdicted...

Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Resources Commission crews medevac ailing man near Jamesville, Va.

Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Resources Commission crews medevac ailing man near Jamesville, Va.
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard crews partnered with a Virginia Marine Resources Commission boat crew to medevac an ailing 44-year-old man aboard a sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay Saturday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads command center in Portsmouth received a phone call around 8 a.m. from a man aboard the 30-foot sailing...

Coast Guard searching for missing boat mechanic near Curtis Creek, Md.

Coast Guard searching for missing boat mechanic near Curtis Creek, Md.
Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo. BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man who was last seen working on a vessel at a boat shop in Curtis Bay Saturday morning. Maryland Natural Resources Police personnel called Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region command center watchstanders around 10:15 a.m. to notify them...

Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco welcomes new commanding officer

Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco welcomes new commanding officer
Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, Coast Guard 11th District commander, poses for a photo with Capt. Kent Everingham and Capt. Thomas Cooper during a change-of-command ceremony in San Francisco, June 28, 2019.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Ryan Estrada) SAN FRANCISCO — Capt. Thomas Cooper replaced Capt. Kent Everingham as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco during a change-of-command...

Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago holds Change-of-Command ceremony

Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago holds Change-of-Command ceremony
Cmdr. Randy Preston (left) acknowledges Capt. Thomas Stuhlreyer, commander, Sector Lake Michigan, at a Change of Command ceremony  during which time Preston assumed command of Marine Safety Unit Chicago, June 28, 2019.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Master Chief Alan Haraf) CHICAGO — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago held a change-of-command ceremony during which time leadership and command of...

Coast Guard Air Station Houston holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Air Station Houston holds change of command ceremony
Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, presides over the ceremony as Cmdr. Marcus Canady relieves Capt. Jim Spitler of command at Air Station Houston in Houston, Texas, on June 28, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Johanna Strickland. HOUSTON — Coast Guard Air Station Houston held a change-of-command ceremony in Houston, Texas, Friday. Rear Adm....