Coast Guard medevacs man 50 miles off Galveston

Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an 86-year-old man from a cruise ship 50 miles off Galveston, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 7:22 p.m. Saturday from a crew member aboard the cruise ship Carnival Dream stating an 86-year-old male passenger...
Coast Guard rescues 2 downed aircraft survivors near Greenville, NC

Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Williams.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two adult survivors from a downed aircraft Friday near Greenville, North Carolina.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a call from Pitt County reporting a plane crash near the Tar River by the Pitt-Greenville...
Coast Guard rescues 2 people, 1 dog near St. Catherine’s Sound

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coast Guard rescued two people and a dog, Monday, after their vessel began taking on water near St. Catherine’s Sound, Georgia.
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene and hoisted the two people and dog to safety.
“We...
Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded boaters near Whiskey 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 stranded boaters on Saturday from their aground vessel near Whiskey Island, Louisiana.
Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report from Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office of an aground...
Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger 300 miles off Fort Morgan

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 medevaced a 76-year-old man from a cruise ship Saturday approximately 300 miles offshore Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at approximately 4:31 a.m. from the crew...
Coast Guard assists 2 aboard sailboat beset by weather off Galveston

The 36-foot sailing vessel Faith bobs on choppy waves while anchored approximately 60 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, April 29, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Harold Miller)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a sailboat beset by weather offshore Galveston, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received notification at 2:13 a.m. from...
Coast Guard medevacs man southeast of Freeport

Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel Thursday approximately 100 miles southeast of Freeport, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at 11:33 a.m. stating a 34-year-old man aboard the Wrapped Up, a 72-foot recreational fishing vessel, had suffered...
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns from Caribbean Sea patrol

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Wednesday, following an 88-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea.
Patrolling in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry and Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility, Tampa’s crew worked with U.S. Customs...
Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Cape San Blas

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircrew vectors in the Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin to a life raft with 2 overdue boaters aboard, April 25, 2023.
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two overdue boaters from a life raft near Cape San Blas, Florida, Tuesday.
At 3:21 p.m., the aircrew of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules located a life raft with the two missing...