Coast Guard medevacs injured mariner off Hawaii Island

Coast Guard medevacs injured mariner off Hawaii Island
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by PA3 Luke Clayton HONOLULU — Coast Guard rescue crews medevaced a mariner from the commercial fishing vessel “Vicious Cycle,” 130-miles southwest of Kailua Kona, Tuesday. The mariner was hoisted from the vessel by an Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and brought to awaiting medical services at Queens...

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton enters Black Sea

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton enters Black Sea
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Seaman Cheyenne Solis Headlam looks out from the bridge wing of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton while the Turkish coast guard escorts Hamilton in the Mediterranean Sea, April 27, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sydney Phoenix) Story courtesy U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs BLACK SEA — The Legend-class national...

Coast Guard establishes Unified Command for SEACOR Power response

Coast Guard establishes Unified Command for SEACOR Power response
Coast Guard Marine Inspectors and a SEACOR Eagle crew member verify the battery in a life ring light during an inspection in Houma, Louisiana, April 23, 2021. The crew and vessel was inspected by Coast Guard marine inspectors for readiness and approval to be used as an asset for the SEACOR Power response. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Nicole J. Groll) HOUMA, La. — The Unified...

Coast Guard to conduct boat drills on Tennessee River in Alabama

Coast Guard to conduct boat drills on Tennessee River in Alabama
Coast Guard Station New Orleans 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard, state and local agencies are scheduled to conduct marine firefighting drills Thursday on the Tennessee River in Guntersville, Alabama. The drills include a wide-range of boat tactics and emergency response procedures. Drills will include multiple agency responder boats displaying flashing lights,...

Coast Guard crews respond to grounded vessel near Cape Charles

Coast Guard crews respond to grounded vessel near Cape Charles
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Members from Coast Guard Sector Virginia responded to and assessed the condition of a 760-foot vessel that ran aground and is now safely anchored in the Chesapeake Bay, Tuesday. The cause of the grounding is under investigation. No reports of pollution, injury or damage were reported. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia received...

Coast Guard delivers emergency supplies to Palau following Typhoon Surigae

Coast Guard delivers emergency supplies to Palau following Typhoon Surigae
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) deliver emergency supplies to the island of Kayangel, Palau, following Typhoon Surigae, April 24, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 3rd Class Philip Groff/Released) SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) delivered emergency supplies including water and food to the island of Kayangel,...

Coast Guard repatriates 2 migrants to Cuba

Coast Guard repatriates 2 migrants to Cuba
A Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton smallboat crew embarks a Cuban migrant from the motor tanker, STI Brixton, April 22, 2021 southwest of Marathon, Florida.  (Coast Guard Photo) KEY WEST, Fla. — Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo’s crew repatriated two Cuban migrants to Cuba, Monday. The Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton embarked two Cuban migrants after they were rescued by a good Samaritan motor...

Coast Guard strengthens Trans-Atlantic ties with Italy

Coast Guard strengthens Trans-Atlantic ties with Italy
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The crews of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton and the Italian coast guard offshore patrol vessel Ubaldo Diciotti conduct simulated search and rescue exercises and helicopter hoist operations in the Mediterranean Sea, April 23, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Andrew Breen) NAPLES, Italy — The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) conducted operations in the Mediterranean...

Coast Guard seeks owner of adrift dinghy off Oahu

Coast Guard seeks owner of adrift dinghy off Oahu
The Coast Guard is seeking any information regarding an adrift blue and white Livingston dinghy found 8 miles off Oahu, April 25, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking any information regarding an adrift blue and white Livingston dinghy found 8 miles off Oahu, Sunday. The dinghy was recovered by a good Samaritan who reported...