The Creed
Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Preiser (surfman #535) operates a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat in the surf near Brookings, Oregon. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Bruce Beck Photography. Public Domain use approved by Mr. Bruce Beck)
Years ago a visitor from Central Oregon stood on the Depoe Bay Bridge, which runs along the Pacific Coast Highway, otherwise known as State Highway 101. She looked out to see...
Coast Guard rescues man from disabled, aground sailboat near Sapelo Sound
Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Coast Guard rescued a 56-year-old man after his sailboat became disabled and aground near Sapelo Sound, Sunday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the man and transported him to Hunter Army Airfield.
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Coast Guard, partners rescue 7 from cliffs near Yaquina Head
A Coast Guard Air Facility Newport MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescues 7 people trapped on a cliff.
AGATE BEACH, Ore. – The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued three adults and four children from the cliffs Friday south of Yaquina Head near Agate Beach.
The seven people were reportedly swept away by a rip current and became trapped on the cliffs.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend...
Coast Guard rescues 3 from vessel taking on water near Port Arthur, Texas
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued three mariners after their vessel ran aground and began taking on water near Port Arthur, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders were notified by a good Samaritan vessel of a 16-foot vessel that had run aground and begun taking on water with three mariners aboard on the southern side of the Sabine Pass Jetty. Watchstanders issued an urgent...
Coast Guard takes delivery of Fast Response Cutter Myrtle Hazard
Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard photo courtesy of Bollinger Shipyards.
LOCKPORT, La. – The Coast Guard took delivery of the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard from Bollinger Shipyards LLC in Key West, Florida on Thursday. This is the 162nd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 39th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program.
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Coast Guard rescues 2 from aground vessel 3 miles east of Edisto Island
A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescues two boaters after the sailing vessel they were on ran aground 3 miles east of Edisto Island, South Carolina, May 29, 2020. The Dolphin aircrew hoisted the boaters and transported them to Charleston Executive Airport where EMS was waiting. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Savannah)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast...
Coast Guard MFPU Bangor hold Change of Command
U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy personnel, along with family members, witness a change of command ceremony held at Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Washington, Friday, May 29, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Michael Jenkins)
SILVERDALE, Wash. — Cmdr. Matthew A. Michaelis relieved Cmdr. Thomas C. Evans as commanding officer of Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor...
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans holds change of command ceremony
Capt. Kristi Luttrell (left) transfers command of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans to Capt. Will Watson, with Rear Adm. John Nadeau, commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, presiding at a change of command ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, May 29, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli)
NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard Sector New Orleans held a change of command...
Coast Guard medevacs 40-year-old woman 2 miles west of Ocean Cay
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter File Photo
BAHAMAS — The Coast Guard medevaced a 40-year-old woman from the cruise ship, MSC Seaside, Monday approximately two miles west of Ocean Cay.
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the patient experiencing pregnancy complications and brought her to Broward Health Medical Center in Ft....
