Coast Guard assists 5 aboard disabled vessel near Freeport, Texas
Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Cleberg
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted five boaters Friday aboard a disabled vessel near Freeport, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification at 8:32 a.m. of a disabled 33-foot center console adrift with five people aboard near the Freeport jetties.
Due...
Coast Guard coordinates multiple rescues in Micronesia
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded and assisted in several rescue cases within the Federated States of Micronesia over a two week period.
The rescue cases all involved overdue vessels in and around Weno, Chuuk State and Pohnpei with multiple agencies assisting in the search efforts.
“These types of situations are what we prepare for,” said Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Williams, a Joint...
Coast Guard medevacs man from carrier vessel near New Orleans
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a 28-year-old male crewmember Tuesday from a bulk carrier vessel near New Orleans.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification by personnel aboard the bulk carrier vessel UBC Stavanger that a crewmember was reportedly experiencing pain from an electrical incident...
Coast Guard medevacs passenger from Alaska ferry Kennicott
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Eric Kolwicz, an Air Station Kodiak pilot, flies above the Alaska ferry Kennicott in Shelikof Strait, Alaska, on May 18, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard imagery courtesy of Lt. Scott Kellerman.
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew medically evacuated a man from the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Kennicott in Shelikof Strait, Alaska, Wednesday.
The MH-60 Jayhawk...
Coast Guard searching for man near Melbourne Beach
The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for Dale Allan Hossfield, a 68-year-old man from Vero Beach, Florida, after his boat washed ashore on Melbourne Beach with the engines still running. ( Courtesy Photo)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man, Thursday, after his 29-foot boat washed ashore on Melbourne Beach.
The man missing is 68-year-old...
Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured 71-year-old male Tuesday night from a fishing vessel near New Orleans.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification by personnel aboard the fishing vessel Mighty Mouse that a crewmember sustained severe injuries to the hand. Watchstanders then coordinated...
Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles southeast of Galveston
Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Wednesday from a bulk carrier vessel approximately 130 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a medevac request at 7:27 p.m. Tuesday from the 646-foot bulk carrier Lacta, stating a 20-year-old...
Coast Guard aircrew medevacs crewmember near Cordova
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Cordova, Alaska, medically evacuated a 68-year-old crewmember from a fishing vessel near Cordova, Tuesday.
The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew safely hoisted and transported the patient to commercial services in Cordova for further medical care.
On...
Coast Guard suspends search in Lynn Canal, Alaska
Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo courtesy of Anthony Moss
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended their search for a 40-year-old female passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship in Lynn Canal, Alaska, Tuesday morning.
Coast Guard rescue crews conducted over nine hours of air and surface searches, which covered 68 square nautical miles.
“Despite...
