Coast Guard medevacs man near Dutch Harbor, Alaska
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew prepares for an in-flight refueling at sea evolution during a search and rescue case near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Benjamin DeGroot)
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured fisherman Wednesday in the Bering Sea, about 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew based...
Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel near Bahamas
Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell file photo
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue vessel with approximately 20 people aboard, Wednesday, between the Bahamas and south Florida.
Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders received a report on Tuesday that a blue and white 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin vessel, last known to be departing Bimini, Bahamas, Monday, did not arrive as expected.
The...
Coast Guard, partners searching for missing freediver off Honolulu
Coast Guard Station Honolulu 29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Honolulu County Fire Department and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Rescue are searching for a 51-year-old freediver off the Reef Runway in Ke’ehi Lagoon, Tuesday.
The male diver is described as being 5 feet 2 inches tall, 220 pounds, and was last seen wearing dive gear. Anyone with information...
Coast Guard responds to major marine casualty near Puerto Rico
A sheen appears, Dec. 24, 2020, south of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard responded to a marine casualty Thursday south of Puerto Rico.
Sector San Juan watchstanders received a mayday call from the 112-foot tugboat Proassist III crew stating they were taking on water with three people aboard approximately two miles south of Yabucoa Harbor, Puerto...
Coast Guard suspends search for person in water after tractor trailer crash
Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter file photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended their search for a man who entered the water after his tractor trailer crashed off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Tuesday.
“We would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of this individual during this time of tragedy,” said Capt. Samson Stevens, commander of Coast...
Coast Guard stops illegal charter near Fort Lauderdale
A Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement team conducts a boarding of the 20-foot pontoon vessel in the Cox’s Landing 15th Street boat ramp, Fort Lauderdale, Dec. 28, 2020. The vessel had eight people aboard, seven were passengers for hire and one owner operating as an illegal small passenger vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — The Coast Guard terminated...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star reaches record-breaking winter Arctic latitude
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) is underway in the Chukchi Sea, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at about 10:30 a.m. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham.
CHUKCHI SEA — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), the nation’s sole heavy icebreaker, traversed a historic winter latitude Friday during a months-long Arctic deployment to protect...
Coast Guard searching following Chesapeake Bay Bridge crash
Coast Guard Station Cape Charles 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Resource Commission, local police, and fire departments are searching for a person in the water after their tractor trailer crashed off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia Command Center received a relayed 911 notification...
Coast Guard Cutter Stone underway for first patrol
Flight crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile maintain and inspect their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter on the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) off Florida on Dec. 27, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)
NORFOLK, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) departed from Pascagoula, Mississippi, Tuesday, just ahead of Christmas, for a...
