Coast Guard rescues 2 from boat sinking on the Columbia River

Coast Guard rescues 2 from boat sinking on the Columbia River
File photo of a 47-foot motor life boat from Coast Guard Station Cape Disapp WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard crews rescued two from a boat taking on water near buoy 10 at the entrance of the Columbia River, Wednesday. Two men were safely taken aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, and were transported to Hammond Marina where they were released with no reported...

Coast Guard medevacs diver 20-miles southeast of Fire Island

Coast Guard medevacs diver 20-miles southeast of Fire Island
NEW YORK – Crews from Coast Guard Station Fire Island and EMT personnel from Suffolk County conduct a medevac of a man in Babylon, New York, on August 26, 2017.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Fire Island) NEW YORK – A Coast Guard Station Fire Island boatcrew medevaced a diver Saturday afternoon, 20 miles southeast of the Fire Island Inlet. At approximately 1:15 p.m. a crewmember...

Coast Guard delivers dewatering pumps, saves boat and crew

Coast Guard delivers dewatering pumps, saves boat and crew
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew, from Station Cape Disappointment WARRENTON, Ore. – The Coast Guard delivered three dewatering pumps, Tuesday morning to a commercial fishing vessel taking on water 66 miles west of Tillamook Head saving the boat and the crew, and is currently towing the vessel toward the Columbia River entrance. A boat crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard...

Coast Guard rescues boater off Oregon coast

Coast Guard rescues boater off Oregon coast
USCG File Photo NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued an injured man aboard a sailboat off the coast of Gold Beach, early Tuesday morning. A Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew successfully hoisted the injured 69-year-old man and transferred him to awaiting emergency medical services at the North Bend Airport. Sector North Bend watchstanders received the report of the...

Coast Guard continues to search for missing fisherman south of Montauk, NY

Coast Guard continues to search for missing fisherman south of Montauk, NY
USCG File Photo NEW YORK — The Coast Guard and local fishing community continue to search for a 55-year-old man who went missing from a fishing vessel 25 miles south of Montauk, New York, Monday afternoon. For the past 24 hours a number of Coast Guard units, as well as 10 fishing vessels, have searched units more than 4,000 square miles for the missing crewmember of the fishing vessel Miss Shauna. The...

Coast Guard rescues 2 individuals from vessel in distress near Morro Bay

Coast Guard rescues 2 individuals from vessel in distress near Morro Bay
SAN PEDRO — Coast Guard rescues two individuals from a sailing vessel in distress approximately 31 miles northwest of Morro Bay, Calif., Monday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach command center received notification at 9:15 p.m., from the operator of the 24-foot sailing vessel Snafu, reporting the vessel was beset by weather and experiencing a fouled mast. Watchstanders...

Unmanned Dinghy found near Montaña de Oro State Park

Unmanned Dinghy found near Montaña de Oro State Park
SAN PEDRO, Calif. —The Coast Guard responded to an unmanned and adrift dinghy near the coast of Montaña de Oro State Park, Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach command center received a report at approximately 3:30 p.m, of the unmanned dinghy. A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Morro Bay and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Forward...

Coast Guard rescues injured beachgoer near Brookings, Oregon

Coast Guard rescues injured beachgoer near Brookings, Oregon
USCG File Photo WARRENTON, Ore., — The Coast Guard rescued an injured beachgoer after she fell from the rocks sustaining substantial injuries to her arms and leg near Brookings, Ore., Thursday. The woman was met by a Curry County Sheriff’s Office ground crew who prepped her for Coast Guard helicopter transport to Brookings Airport where they were met by Life Flight. Watchstanders at Coast Guard...

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Montauk Point, New York

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Montauk Point, New York
USCG File Photo NEW YORK – A Coast Guard boatcrew rescued two individuals who were aboard a foldable-boat that was taking on water and drifting out to sea near Montauk Point, New York, Saturday afternoon. At approximately 3:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a distress call on channel-16 from an individual aboard a 10-foot foldable boat stating that they were...