Coast Guard rescues boaters near Morehead City, North Carolina

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. –The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Saturday evening near Cedar Island.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received information from Carteret County dispatchers that a small boat had capsized after taking waves over its side, stranding the two boaters.
A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60...
Coast Guard terminates illegal charter on St. Johns River

A Coast Guard Station Mayport crew terminates the voyage of the 53-foot vessel Dream Chaser, Oct. 31, 2021 on the St. Johns River. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter of the 53-foot vessel Dream Chaser, Saturday, on the St. Johns River.
A Coast Guard Station Mayport 29-foot Response Boat-Small Law Enforcement team conducted a boarding...
Coast Guard rescues boater near Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued a 59-year-old male boater after his vessel capsized Thursday near Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the boater’s wife who was in direct communication with him after his 9-foot homemade skiff capsized near the I-10 bridge.
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Coast Guard rescues man 155 miles off Turks and Caicos

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued a man Thursday after his vessel became disabled approximately 155 miles northeast of Turks and Caicos.
District Seven watchstanders received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) alert...
Coast Guard suspends search for fisherman near Cobb Island

USCG file photo
COBB ISLAND, Md. — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing fisherman in the vicinity of Cobb Island on the Potomac River, Thursday morning.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received a report Wednesday evening from the Charles County Fire Department of an overdue fisherman.
A Response Boat-Medium boat crew was launched from Coast Guard...
Coast Guard rescues man from sinking vessel in Tampa Bay

A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew rescues a man from a 19-foot vessel taking on water near MacDill Air Force Base, Oct. 28, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew rescued a man from a 19-foot vessel taking on water near MacDill Air Force Base, Thursday.
The 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew transferred...
U.S., Haitian Coast Guard’s interdict suspected drug smugglers

A Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle small boat crew and cutter crewmembers conduct a contraband transfer following an interdiction near Gonave Island, Haiti, Oct. 27, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle’s crew transferred 1,485 pounds of marijuana and three suspected drug smugglers to Haitian Coast Guard crewmembers, Wednesday, following an interdiction off...