Coast Guard assists disabled vessel 10 miles offshore Port Aransas

Coast Guard assists disabled vessel 10 miles offshore Port Aransas
Coast Guard Station Port Aransas 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted a 68-year-old man Wednesday after his vessel became disabled 10 miles offshore Port Aransas, Texas. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received notification at 3:02 p.m. of a 26-foot vessel disabled due to engine failure...

Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrives to new homeport in Pensacola

Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrives to new homeport in Pensacola
The Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrived at its new homeport in Pensacola, Fla., March 31, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.) PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrived at the cutter’s new homeport in Pensacola Wednesday after an extensive dry-dock period. The Walnut crew performed a major maintenance availability project to enable the 225-foot cutter to reach the...

Coast Guard condemns the Cayo Cardona lighthouse

Coast Guard condemns the Cayo Cardona lighthouse
Exterior cracks in the tower wall of the Cayo Cardona Lighthouse just off Ponce, Puerto Rico. As a matter of public safety, the Coast Guard revoked the certificate of occupancy and officially condemned the facility March 22, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard, as a public safety measure, is advising the public to stay away and not enter the Cayo Cardona lighthouse...

Coast Guard responds to boat fire, pollution on Vashon Island

Coast Guard responds to boat fire, pollution on Vashon Island
A photo taken by an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Port Angeles shows a sheen in and around the location of an extinguished boat fire on Vashon Island, WA, on Monday, March 29.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Port Angeles) SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a boat fire Monday morning at Quartermaster Harbor Yacht Club on Vashon Island this morning. At...

Coast Guard conducts medevac 60 miles south of Nantucket

Coast Guard conducts medevac 60 miles south of Nantucket
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File PhotoBOSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured fisherman 60 miles south of Nantucket, Sunday. At approximately 3:30 a.m., Coast Guard District One watchstanders received a notification from the crew of the commercial fishing vessel Furious, home-ported in Stonigton, Connecticut, reporting a 41-year-old crewmember who had received...

Coast Guard medevacs mariner off the coast of Oregon Inlet, N.C.

Coast Guard medevacs mariner off the coast of Oregon Inlet, N.C.
Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Keegan. OREGON INLET, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 28-year-old male mariner from a 57-foot fishing vessel approximately 17 miles off the coast of Oregon Inlet, N.C., Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center were notified via VHF Channel 16 by the operator of the fishing vessel...

Coast Guard, Marine crews collaborate in joint training exercise

Coast Guard, Marine crews collaborate in joint training exercise
A Marine Corps 1st Reconnaissance Battalion small boat crew navigates the waters of San Diego Bay during a joint hoist training exercise with Coast Guard Sector San Diego March 19. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Gray. SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard Sector San Diego crew members partnered with the Marine Corps 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during a hoist training exercise over...

Coast Guard, partners rescue overdue boater off Oahu

Coast Guard, partners rescue overdue boater off Oahu
File photo of an MH-60R Sea Hawk assigned to the Easyriders of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Morgan K. Nall) HONOLULU- Coast Guard and Navy crews rescued the “Size No Matter” overdue boater Friday 26-miles west of Ka’ena Point. A Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aircrew located the boater at 1:30 a.m. holding a bundle...

Coast Guard ends voyage of 2 vessels in SoCal for safety violations

Coast Guard ends voyage of 2 vessels in SoCal for safety violations
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard temporarily prevented two United States-flagged small passenger vessels from operating in commercial service after discovering substandard safety issues while conducting routine safety inspections aboard the vessels in San Diego and Los Angeles. When vessels that are not in substantial compliance with applicable laws or regulations are identified, the Coast Guard...