Coast Guard rescues 2 people from kayak near Juneau
Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo courtesy of Anthony Moss
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a kayak taking on water approximately one nautical mile West of Spuhn Island in Juneau, Alaska, Saturday.
A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrived on scene at 1:45 p.m., embarked the two people, and transported them to False...
Coast Guard assists 1 aboard vessel taking on water
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Siver, a maritime enforcement specialist at Station Houston, helps a boater inspect his vessel at the Clear Lake Park boat ramp in Seabrook, Texas, May 27, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Houston)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted one boater aboard a vessel taking on water in Clear Lake, Texas, Friday.
While on patrol at 6:12 p.m., a 29-foot...
Coast Guard hold search and rescue exercises on Island of Hawaii
An Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew retrieves a mannequin representing the missing person during a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) on the Island of Hawaii, May 20, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu)
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Navy, Hawaii Fire Department, Hawaii Police Department, Ocean Safety and other responders successfully...
Coast Guard medevacs passenger near Sitka, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew medevaced an 85-year-old male passenger approximately 40 nautical miles West of Sitka, Alaska, Thursday.
The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at approximately 8:23 p.m., hoisted the patient from the motor vessel Viking Orion, and transported him to awaiting EMS at Air Station...
Coast Guard rescues 2 people from a capsized vessel
Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce boat crew rescued two men after their vessel capsized near Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida, May 27, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Mei)
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce boat crew rescued two men after their vessel capsized, Friday, near Fort Pierce Inlet.
The Station Fort Pierce rescue crew arrived on scene at approximately 2:35...
Coast Guard consolidates two stations in Minnesota and Michigan
Cleveland – The Coast Guard has consolidated two seasonal stations on the Great Lakes. Consolidating these seasonal stations will not affect the ability of the multi-asset, multi-agency search-and-rescue system across the Great Lakes to respond to emergencies or increase risk to the boating public.
Stations North Superior and Holland have been seasonally staffed between Memorial Day and Labor...
Coast Guard seasonal stations open for Great Lakes boating season
Cleveland – The Coast Guard opened up seasonal stations this weekend in order compliment year round Coast Guard stations. The stations will provide additional assistance to the influx of recreational boaters and will be operational from May 30 to Sept. 5, 2022. The majority of search and rescue cases for which the Coast Guard has the responsibility to respond occur between Memorial Day and Labor...
Coast Guard restricts vessel traffic on Allegheny River near Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — The Coast Guard is restricting vessel traffic on the Allegheny River from mile marker 12 to mile marker 14 near Pittsburgh.
The closure comes following a Thursday afternoon train derailment that caused several of its cars to enter a creek near the river.
Crane evolutions to remove the derailed train cars are scheduled to begin Friday, with the Environmental Protection Agency as the lead...
Coast Guard returns 35 non-U.S. citizens to the Dominican Republic
The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley cutter boat interdicts an illegal voyage vessel with 21 non-U.S. citizens May 23, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard between Tuesday and Friday returned eight Dominican, 15 Haitian and 12 Uzbek nationals to the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico.
Four...
