Coast Guard aircrews medevac cruise ship passengers during two separate cases
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew transport a cruise ship passenger from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to an awaiting Airlift Northwest commercial medevac crew in Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Seth Craven.
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews, forward deployed to Cordova, hoisted two passengers from two separate cruise ships during Labor...
Coast Guard sets port condition Yankee for Port Canaveral
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Effective 5 p.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) set port condition Yankee for Port Canaveral terminals and facilities due to the expectation of sustained gale force winds of generated by Hurricane Dorian that may arrive within 24 hours.
These ports and facilities are currently closed to all commercial traffic and all transfer operations while Yankee remains...
Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters after flare sighting near Freeport, Texas
Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Cleberg
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters from their disabled vessel near the jetties in Freeport, Texas, late Friday evening.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of two flares sighted near the Freeport jetties just before midnight.
A Coast Guard Air Station...
Coast Guard sets port condition X-ray in Savannah, Brunswick
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Effective 8 a.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) set port condition X-ray for the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick and all other terminals and facilities due to the expectation of sustained gale force winds generated by Hurricane Dorian that may arrive within 48 hours.
These ports and facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic and all transfer operations...
Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water in Gulf of Mexico
A 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Panama City assists a vessel taking on water 13 miles offshore Panama City, Florida, Aug. 30, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo/Released)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans assisted a vessel taking on water 13 miles offshore Panama City, Florida, Friday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received...
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton departs India after engagement with Indian coast guard
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton sales alongside the Indian coast guard ships Abheed and Shaurya (16) Aug. 23, 2019, while transiting in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Chennai, India. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Esterly)
CHENNAI, India – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Tuesday from Chennai after a multi-day engagement with the Indian coast...
Coast Guard rescues 4 people from disabled vessel
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo.
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued four people from a disabled vessel approximately 5 miles south of Cat Island, Mississippi, Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 2:45 p.m. Thursday of a disabled vessel with 4 people aboard offshore Cat Island.
Sector watchstanders directed the launch...
Coast Guard urges hurricane preparedness over Labor Day Weekend in South Florida
MIAMI — The Coast Guard urges boaters throughout Southern Florida and the rest of the Coast Guard 7th District to avoid the water this Labor Day weekend and to prepare for Hurricane Dorian.
Hurricane Dorian is anticipated to make landfall Labor Day weekend which generally has a high volume of boaters on the water. Hurricanes can be unpredictable and can cause gale-force winds sooner than anticipated.
The...
Coast Guard urges safe boating during holiday weekend
Coast Guard crewmembers from Station Seattle monitor boaters on Lake Washington to ensure their safety. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Valerie Higdon.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges boaters to use extra caution while on the water this Labor Day weekend.
Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the traditional boating season and is usually a very busy few days on the water.
Coast...
