Coast Guard rescues man near Big Lagoon

Coast Guard rescues man near Big Lagoon
A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescues a man trapped on a cliffside near Big Lagoon, California, July 30, 2021.  (photo by Cal Fire) MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued a man off of a cliffside near Patrick’s Point, Friday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received a report from Cal Fire stating that a man was stranded on...

Coast Guard responds to capsized historic schooner in Kennebec River

Coast Guard responds to capsized historic schooner in Kennebec River
47 foot Motor Lifeboat file photo BATH, Maine – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders received a report that the historic schooner Mary E capsized near Doubling Point with 18 people onboard. The Coast Guard dispatched a Station Boothbay Harbor boat crew. The Bath Fire Department and...

Future Maritime Center of Excellence to transform CGA waterfront

Future Maritime Center of Excellence to transform CGA waterfront
Architectural rendering of the future Maritime Center of Excellence (MCOE) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association) NEW LONDON, Conn. — A more than $23 million project is now underway at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that will transform the waterfront area of the 90-year-old campus. The future Maritime Center of Excellence...

Coast Guard repatriates 14 migrants to Cuba

Coast Guard repatriates 14 migrants to Cuba
The Coast Guard interdicted 14 Cuban migrants from a rustic vessel approximately 26 miles southeast of Anguilla Cay, Bahamas, July 27, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton’s crew repatriated 14 Cubans to Cuba, Thursday, following an interdiction off the coast of Bahamas. Customs and Border Air and Marine Operations officers reported a rustic vessel with...

Coast Guard to convene hearing into loss of Liftboat Seacor Power

Coast Guard to convene hearing into loss of Liftboat Seacor Power
WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing starting Monday, August 2 in Houma, La, to consider evidence related to the capsizing of the Liftboat Seacor Power and the loss of 13 of its 19 crewmembers. The hearing will take place at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Houma, La, and the event is open to the public. Individuals who cannot attend the hearing in person...

Coast Guard commissions 3 Fast Response Cutters in Guam

Coast Guard commissions 3 Fast Response Cutters in Guam
Three commanding officers of newly commissioned fast response cutters salute Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, during a rare triple-commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Guam July 29, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee) SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard’s three newest Fast Response Cutters were commissioned Thursday during a ceremony...

Coast Guard conducts medevac 26 miles off Carolina Beach, NC

Coast Guard conducts medevac 26 miles off Carolina Beach, NC
Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki WILMINGTON, N.C.—The Coast Guard medevaced a man from an 18-foot pleasure craft approximately 26 miles off of Carolina Beach, North Carolina, Wednesday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received notice via VHF channel 16 that a 50-year-old...

Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home after 29-day patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home after 29-day patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable file photo. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned to their homeport in Virginia Beach after a 29-day patrol in the north-eastern coast of the United States, Tuesday. Throughout the patrol, the Dependable’s crew conducted over 15 living marine resource boardings resulting in violations ranging from commercial fishing vessel safety...

Coast Guard medevacs diver 46 miles east of Cape May, NJ

Coast Guard medevacs diver 46 miles east of Cape May, NJ
USCG MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo. CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a diver 46 miles east of Cape May on Wednesday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center received a report via VHF channel 16 that a 50-year-old woman was unresponsive after returning from a dive off the dive vessel Gypsie Blood. The diver dove to a depth of 150- feet before resurfacing...