Coast Guard suspends search for 3 missing migrants
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard suspended the search at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for three missing Dominican migrants near Rincon.
Search crews completed 16 searches covering more than 2,100 square miles.
“Suspending a search is one of my most difficult responsibilities,” said Capt. Eric King, commander of Coast Guard Sector San Juan....
Coast Guard medevacs injured man off sailboat near Nantucket
Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole J. Groll
BOSTON — A Coast Guard Station Brant Point response boat crew medevaced a 49-year-old man Thursday afternoon after he sustained a head injury while sailing off the coast of Nantucket.
The crew from Station Brant Point responded at around 3 p.m. to the call for assistance. Upon arriving they found the man...
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing boat 70 miles west of Anclote Key
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 file photoTARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 49-year-old man Thursday from a fishing boat 70 miles north west of Anclote Key.
Medevaced was Sean Haas, 49.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a distress call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 at 9:25 a.m. from a crew member aboard the 25-foot fishing boat, Awesome Angler....
Coast Guard Station Indian River medevacs man 8 miles off of Fenwick Beach
Boat crew members from Coast Guard Station Indian River medevac mariner off of Fenwick Beach, Delaware, August 15, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Reece Raxter)
FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — A Coast Guard station boat crew medevaced a man with an injured back on a pleasure craft eight miles off of Fenwick Beach, Delaware, Wednesday.
A person from the vessel called the Coast Guard...
Coast Guard, partners searching for 3 missing migrants near Rincon, Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching Wednesday for three missing migrants near Rincon, Puerto Rico.
The three Dominican men were last seen at 7 a.m. wearing white disposable protective coveralls aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon.
The cutter was transiting less than two miles from shore with 22 interdicted...
Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel 46 miles east of Myrtle Beach
Air Station Savannah/Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file phto.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 47-year-old man Tuesday from a vessel 46 miles east of Myrtle Beach.
At 12:53 p.m, the Super Voyager III, a 110-foot charter vessel, contacted Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders stating a passenger was suffering from chest pains and was in need of emergency care.
An...
Coast Guard, Hawaii County to hold Search and Rescue exercise off Hilo
Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry file photo by Lt. j.g. Peter Driscoll
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Hawaii County Fire Department, Hawaii County Police Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise in the vicinity of Hilo Tuesday and Wednesday.
”The purpose is to continue building and improving operational cohesion between other agencies...
Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking vessel near Galveston, Texas
A Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat–Medium boat crew rescues three men from a sinking vessel near near Galveston, Texas Aug. 13, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters after their vessel capsized near Galveston, Texas, Monday afternoon.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a mayday notification over Channel 16 from the owner...
Coast Guard locates missing 74-year-old man near Haines, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk File Photo
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew located and hoisted a missing 74-year-old man from a heavily wooded area approximately 28 miles northwest of Haines, Alaska, Sunday.
The Jayhawk aircrew located the man near Walker Lake, hoisted and transported him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel...
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