Coast Guard assists 3 taking on water off Egmont Key

Coast Guard assists 3 taking on water off Egmont Key
Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg 29-foot Response Boat — Small II boat crew assists three on a 21-foot vessel that was taking on water 18 miles off Egmont  Key, Florida, Feb.28, 2021. ( U.S. Coast Guard photo.) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard crews assisted three people on a 21-foot vessel that was taking on water 18 miles off Egmont Key Sunday. A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg 29-foot...

Coast Guard, partners rescue two pilots from downed aircraft off Lanai

Coast Guard, partners rescue two pilots from downed aircraft off Lanai
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo PA3 Luke Clayton HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Maui County Fire Department and Molokai Fire Department rescued two pilots from a downed DA40 Diamond Star aircraft eight miles off Lanai, Saturday. An Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescued the pilots and brought them to awaiting emergency services at...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs woman from vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt FredricksonKODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a woman from a fishing vessel approximately 101 miles northwest of Cold Bay, Alaska, Sunday. An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the woman at 10 p.m. and safely transported her to a LifeMed flight team in Cold Bay for further transport to Anchorage. Watchstanders...

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 2 men after their boat sank off Key West

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 2 men after their boat sank off Key West
Guard Station Key West 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nick Ameen. MIAMI — A Coast Guard rescue crew and a good Samaritan rescued two men after their boat sank, Saturday, near Key West. After the good Samaritan rescued the man in the water, the man stated his boat sank around sunrise this morning and there was one other person missing. A Coast Guard Station Key...

Coast Guard assists 2 adults, 4 children in vessel taking on water in St. Mary’s Inlet, GA

Coast Guard assists 2 adults, 4 children in vessel taking on water in St. Mary’s Inlet, GA
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dragon crewmembers assist a 17-foot vessel taking on water in St. Mary’s Inlet, Ga., Friday, February 26, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo)   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard assisted two adults and four children aboard a 17-foot vessel taking on water near the entrance of the St Mary’s River, Friday. A Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dragon (WPB-87367) crew launched...

Coast Guard promotes official boating safety app for mariners

Coast Guard promotes official boating safety app for mariners
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is promoting a mobile application to assist with maritime voyage planning, boating safety and maritime distress in the Pacific Northwest. On waterways throughout Washington and Oregon, the U.S. Coast Guard works diligently to provide safety information, conduct preventative inspections and assist mariners in distress. With the increased reliance of mobile phones, an...

Cutter Kimball conducts maritime presence patrol in Pacific

Cutter Kimball conducts maritime presence patrol in Pacific
While patrolling approximately 3,600 miles in the Philippine Sea, the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s law enforcement team conducted its first ever at-sea boarding, Feb. 10, 2021. (photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL-756) concluded a successful two week expeditionary patrol in support of counter-illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries...

Coast Guard issues public notice on Abernethy Bridge project

Coast Guard issues public notice on Abernethy Bridge project
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard has issued a public notice (PN 1-21) for an Oregon State Department of Transportation bridge modification for the I-205 Abernethy Bridge (Project). The Project is located in Clackamas County, near the cities of West Linn and Oregon City at river mile 25.5 of the Willamette River. (PN 1-21) is available for review at: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/D13BN. This public...

Coast Guard announces formal investigation into Coastal Reign capsizing

Coast Guard announces formal investigation into Coastal Reign capsizing
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard announced today a formal marine casualty investigation has been convened into the marine casualty of the commercial fishing vessel Coastal Reign which capsized February 20, 2021 resulting in the loss of two lives. Rear Adm. Anthony Vogt, Coast Guard Thirteenth District Commander, authorized the investigation pursuant to the authority contained in Title 46, United States...