Coast Guard medevacs man near Port O’Connor

Coast Guard medevacs man near Port O’Connor
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man from a fishing vessel 15 miles south of Port O’Connor, Texas, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call from a man aboard a fishing vessel on VHF-FM channel 16 stating a crewmember was experiencing symptoms of a heart attack. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched...

Coast Guard assists 3 aboard sailing vessel off Vilano Beach

Coast Guard assists 3 aboard sailing vessel off Vilano Beach
A Coast Guard Station Mayport boat crew tows a disabled 30-foot sailing vessel with three people aboard offshore Vilano Beach, Florida, July 22, 2023. The sailing vessel became disabled due to a passing storm and was towed safety to the Vilano Beach Fishing Pier in St. Augustine, Florida, by the boat crew. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Mayport) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard assisted...

Coast Guard rescues 3 after boat capsizes off Freeport

Coast Guard rescues 3 after boat capsizes off Freeport
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jayven Amanonce, the coxswain of a 45-foot Response Boat–Medium from Coast Guard Station Freeport, surveys a capsized vessel approximately 10 miles miles off Freeport, Texas, July 16, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elijah Kelley) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued three adults after their vessel capsized off the coast of Freeport,...

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, partners rescue swimmer off Galveston

Coast Guard, partners rescue swimmer off Galveston
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Houston file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and the Galveston Island Beach Patrol rescued a distressed swimmer who was swept out by a rip current off Galveston, Texas, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report from a Galveston Island Beach Patrol dispatcher at...

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters near Pascagoula

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters near Pascagoula
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescues three boaters from a vessel taking on water 8 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi, June 14, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station New Orleans) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters from a vessel taking on water 8 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders...

Coast Guard rescues man from water near Corpus Christi

Coast Guard rescues man from water near Corpus Christi
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 a man from the water near Corpus Christi, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call on VHF-FM channel 16 at 4:43 p.m. that a man had fallen overboard from a 16-foot sailboat 12 miles off the Bob Hall Pier. The man...

Coast Guard responds to boat collision in James River, Virginia

Coast Guard responds to boat collision in James River, Virginia
A 38-foot deadrise fishing vessel, the Miss Heather, sinks after colliding with a pilot boat near the Newport News Small Boat Harbor, in the James River, Virginia, on May 30, 2023.  (U.S. Coast. Guard photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision Tuesday morning near the Newport News Small Boat Harbor. The Coast Guard was alerted at 7:50 a.m. that the pilot boat, Swift,...