Coast Guard medevacs ailing man from Matagorda Peninsula

Coast Guard medevacs ailing man from Matagorda Peninsula
Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor 29-foot Response Boat–Small file photo. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from Matagorda Peninsula, Texas, Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call at 2:07 p.m. from the brother of a 67-year-old man who was reportedly experiencing dizziness and clammy skin near the Big Jetties. Watchstanders...

Coast Guard San Francisco, partners rescue 3 kayakers

Coast Guard San Francisco, partners rescue 3 kayakers
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania StewartSAN FRANSCISCO – The Coast Guard and Foster City Fire Department rescued three kayakers during two simultaneous cases near the San Mateo Bridge, Sunday. A Coast Guard Station San Francisco 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew and Foster City Fire Department jet ski operators rescued the kayakers and released them to the...

2 rescued from capsized boat near Freeport, Texas

2 rescued from capsized boat near Freeport, Texas
A capsized 16-to-20-foot pleasure craft sits west of the Brazos Locks near Freeport, Texas, May 12, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Eppinga) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and a tugboat crew rescued two boaters whose vessel capsized near Freeport, Texas, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at 1:10 p.m. via VHF-FM channel 16 that...

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Pittsburgh

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Pittsburgh
A Coast Guard Station Pittsburgh 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew assists two boaters aboard a 50-foot vessel that was taking on water near Pittsburgh on May 6, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Pittsburgh) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters from a vessel taking on water Saturday near Pittsburgh. A Coast Guard Station Pittsburgh 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew received...

Coast Guard searching for missing swimmer near Freeport

Coast Guard searching for missing swimmer near Freeport
A Coast Guard Station Freeport crewmember looks through binoculars during a search for a missing swimmer on May 6, 2023 near Surfside Beach, Texas. HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with state and local partner agencies, are searching for a missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas, Saturday. Missing is a 19-year-old Black male last seen wearing dark-colored swim trunks with an orange waistband. Coast...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing crewmember near Port Sulphur

Coast Guard suspends search for missing crewmember near Port Sulphur
Coast Guard Station New Orleans 29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo, courtesy Coast Guard Station New Orleans) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing crewmember near Port Sulphur, Louisiana, Wednesday. Coast Guard crews searched approximately 220 square miles for a combined 11.5 search hours. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a notification at...

Coast Guard assists 2 aboard grounded vessel near Freeport

Coast Guard assists 2 aboard grounded vessel near Freeport
Two crew members from Coast Guard Station Freeport prepare to disembark a boater from a disabled, grounded pontoon boat near Freeport, Texas, April 22, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Miles) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a vessel that ran aground near Freeport, Texas, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received...

Coast Guard assists 1 aboard sailboat taking on water near Galveston

Coast Guard assists 1 aboard sailboat taking on water near Galveston
Members of a 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew from Coast Guard Station Galveston use a handheld pump to dewater a 12-foot sailboat taking on water in East Bay near Galveston, Texas, April 19, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Torres) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted one boater whose sailboat began taking on water near Galveston, Texas, Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector...

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 3 near Sargent, Texas

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 3 near Sargent, Texas
A Coast Guard Station Freeport 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew and a good Samaritan rescue three people from an aground 44-foot oyster boat near Sargent, Texas, April 12, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy, Station Freeport) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued three people Wednesday from an oyster boat that ran aground near Sargent, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston...