Coast Guard rescues 4 in Delaware River

Coast Guard rescues 4 in Delaware River
A 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Philadelphia. US Coast Guard file photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  PORTSMOUTH, Va. ─ The Coast Guard rescued four people Sunday after their 12-foot vessel became disabled and adrift near Chester Island, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The owner and operator of the aluminum vessel contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware...

Coast Guard rescues 1 after boat fire in Delaware Bay

Coast Guard rescues 1 after boat fire in Delaware Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard, Down Township Fire Department, and Little Creek Fire Department respond to a 42-foot recreational boat fire in Delaware Bay, July 18, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape May/Released) PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard rescued a man from the water Tuesday after his boat caught fire in the Delaware Bay. A Cumberland County, New Jersey, dispatcher...

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 5 after boat collision near Galveston

Coast Guard rescues 5 after boat collision near Galveston
Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued five adults who were injured in a boat collision near Galveston, Texas, Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a call at 9:41 p.m. on VHF-FM channel 16 from the captain of the towing vessel Richard Tolar that...

Coast Guard assists 2 men, 1 dog after boat capsizes near Sabine Pass

Coast Guard assists 2 men, 1 dog after boat capsizes near Sabine Pass
A 16-foot skiff floats partially submerged after capsizing near the Cheniere LNG plant near Sabine Pass, Texas, June 21, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Sabine Pass) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted two men and one dog after their boat capsized near Sabine Pass, Texas, Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report from 911 dispatchers at approximately...

Coast Guard rescues woman, 6 children on Rio Grande near McAllen

Coast Guard rescues woman, 6 children on Rio Grande near McAllen
Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston pose for a photo with a raft deflated after a search and rescue case near McAllen, Texas, June 9, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued seven non-citizens on the Rio Grande near McAllen, Texas, Friday. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew...

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from tugboat near Texas City

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from a tugboat near Texas City, Texas, Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received notification at 11:45 a.m. from personnel aboard the 84-foot towing vessel Andrew Walsh, transiting the Houston Ship Channel in Galveston Bay, that a 28-year-old crewman was ailing and in need of medical assistance. Watchstanders...

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters near Morgan City

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters near Morgan City
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 four boaters from a vessel taking on water 20 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a notification via VHF-FM channel 16 at 10:30 p.m....

Coast Guard assists 5 aboard grounded vessel near Isle of Palms

Coast Guard assists 5 aboard grounded vessel near Isle of Palms
A Coast Guard Station Charleston crew approaches an aground 22-foot vessel  with five people aboard in Gray Bay near Isle of Palms, South Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Charleston) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard assisted five people, Sunday, aboard a grounded 22-foot vessel near Isle of Palms. A Coast Guard Station Charleston 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew arrived on...