Coast Guard rescues two boaters near Point Au Fer Island

Coast Guard rescues two boaters  near Point Au Fer Island
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter landing in New Orleans, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters on Thursday from their capsized vessel approximately 2 miles south of Point Au Fer Island, Louisiana. Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report from St. Mary 911 dispatch of a...

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember near Venice, La.

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember near Venice, La.
Coast Guard crews from Station Venice and the Coast Guard Cutter Tigershark stabilize a patient during a medevac from the fishing vessel Sea Charger, offshore Venice, Louisiana, July 12, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Station Venice) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a fishing vessel Wednesday near Venice, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders...

Coast Guard coordinates interagency medevac near Costa Rica

Coast Guard coordinates interagency medevac near Costa Rica
Pararescuemen from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, preparing to jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Saturday night to reach a 26 year old fisherman who sustained a serous head injury over 750 miles off the coast of Costa Rica.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Duane Ramos) ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard coordinated efforts to medevac an injured mariner...

3 nations collaborate in successful rescue operation in CNMI

3 nations collaborate in successful rescue operation in CNMI
French Air and Space Force A400M pilots conduct a search and rescue mission over the Pacific Ocean, July 10, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Cossaboom) SANTA RITA, Guam — French, Canadian, and U.S. Forces, with local responders, successfully conducted a search and rescue operation to save the operator and passengers of a distressed vessel off the coast of Rota, Commonwealth of the...

Coast Guard rescues man off Ponte Vedra Beach

Coast Guard rescues man off Ponte Vedra Beach
The Coast Guard cutter Legare and Tarpon rescued a 67-year-old man 86 miles off offshore Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, July 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crews of Coast Guard cutters Legare and Tarpon rescued a 67-year-old man, Sunday, after his 37-foot sailing vessel became disabled 86 miles off Ponte Vedra Beach. Lagare’s small boat crew rescued the man and transferred...

Coast Guard medevacs crew member off Freeport

Coast Guard medevacs crew member off Freeport
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter sits aboard an offshore oil rig on July 9, 2023, 88 miles off Freeport, Texas.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Air Station Houston) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from an oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a notification at 5:46 a.m....

Coast Guard assists 11 on Lake Pontchartrain

Coast Guard assists 11 on Lake Pontchartrain
Coast Guard Station New Orleans 45-foot Response Boat-medium next to a 23-foot pontoon vessel July 8, 2023, in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station New Orleans.) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard assisted 11 boaters beset by inclement weather Saturday on Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification at approximately...

Coast Guard rescues 4 people 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas

Coast Guard rescues 4 people 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas
Coast Guard Station Port Aransas 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued four people from a vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a call via VHF-FM channel 16 at 12:35 p.m. from the operator of a 28-foot pleasure craft...

Coast Guard assists disabled vessel in Chincoteague Bay

Coast Guard assists disabled vessel in Chincoteague Bay
Coast Guard 27-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water (SPC-SW) File Photo. CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted a disabled boat with five people aboard just after midnight Wednesday near Mosquito Creek in Chincoteague Bay. Coast Guard Sector Virginia watchstanders received a notification that a 21-foot pontoon boat reportedly suffered an engine casualty and needed assistance. A Coast Guard...