Coast Guard medevacs woman from Washington state to Canada

Coast Guard medevacs woman from Washington state to Canada
Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley SEATTLE – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 42-year-old woman Wednesday in critical condition from Forks to Canada. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, watchstanders at the 13th Coast Guard District Command Center in Seattle received a report from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center of a patient at Forks Community...

Coast Guard to celebrate 80th SPARS anniversary at Houston event

Coast Guard to celebrate 80th SPARS anniversary at Houston event
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is slated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Coast Guard SPARS and the establishment of a local chapter of the Coast Guard Women’s Leadership Initiative during a ceremony in Houston, Friday. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Carola List, assistant commandant for Engineering & Logistics, will serve as guest speaker during the ceremony. Shirley Reagor, 102-year-old original...

Coast Guard repatriates 192 people to Cuba

Coast Guard repatriates 192 people to Cuba
A migrant vessel floating near Marquesas, Florida, Nov. 26, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Resolute’s crew repatriated 192 Cubans to Cuba, Wednesday, following 13 interdictions off Florida’s coast. A good Samaritan alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant vessel, Thursday, at approximately 7 a.m., in the vicinity of Davis Reef. A good Samaritan alerted...

Coast Guard boat crew rescues missing snorkeler in St. Croix

Coast Guard boat crew rescues missing snorkeler in St. Croix
A Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Boat Forces Detachment St. Croix rescues a missing snorkeler who was found stranded on the rocks off of Hams Bluff Lighthouse in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Nov. 29, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard boat crew rescued a missing snorkeler who was found stranded on the rocks off the Hams Bluff Lighthouse in...

Coast Guard monitors oil spill response near Lake Charles,

Coast Guard monitors oil spill response near Lake Charles,
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is monitoring the response to an oil spill in the vicinity of Calcasieu Point Landing near Lake Charles, Louisiana, Wednesday. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles pollution responders received a report at approximately 8:15 a.m. Monday of an unknown quantity of oil in the water in an industrial canal north of Choupique Island. Coast Guard pollution responders...

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue boater near Galveston,

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue boater near Galveston,
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo. HOUSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its search at 12:24 p.m. Tuesday for a 51-year-old man who failed to return after renting a boat near Galveston, Texas, Sunday. Coast Guard crews searched approximately 1,577 square miles for over 38.69 combined hours. Missing is Jeffrey Anderson, 51, from Denton, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston...

Coast Guard conducts medevac in Federated States of Micronesia

Coast Guard conducts medevac in Federated States of Micronesia
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch transfers a fisherman of the vessel Ocean Galaxy from the Hatch to emergency medical services on Nov. 20, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) POHNPEI, FSM — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) medically evacuated a 31-year-old Vietnamese fisherman to a higher level of medical care in Pohnpei...

Coast Guard medevacs man 40 miles northwest of Johns Pass

Coast Guard medevacs man 40 miles northwest of Johns Pass
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 file photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 65-year-old man from a commercial fishing vessel 40 miles northwest of Johns Pass, Florida, Monday. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew responded and safely transported the man to Tampa General Hospital in stable condition. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders...

Coast Guard crews conduct fly-over Hawaii’s Mauna Loa

Coast Guard crews conduct fly-over Hawaii’s Mauna Loa
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircraft file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle. HONOLULU — The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii’s Big Island, is erupting for the first time since 1984. The eruption began in Moku’āweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, on Sunday at approximately 11:30 p.m. HST, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory;...