Coast Guard seeks information after laser strike hits boatcrew

Coast Guard seeks information after laser strike hits boatcrew
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is requesting information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed a green laser light into the eyes of a Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay boatcrew member west of the Tillamook Bay entrance Wednesday evening. Around 10:45 p.m., the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew reported that a laser was shined into the eyes of one of the boatcrew members while the vessel...

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California
A Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the whale watching vessel Pacifica off Point Pinos, California, June 11, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Monterey) SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Coast Guard and Monterey Fire Department responded to a report of a possible fire on board the 50-foot whale watching vessel Pacifica with 43 people aboard off...

Coast Guard rescues 2 men off Southwest Oregon Coast

Coast Guard rescues 2 men off Southwest Oregon Coast
Coast Guard crews from Station Chetco River rescued two people from their boat after it capsized June 6, 2023, off the coast of Nesika Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Chetco River) ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from their boat after it capsized Wednesday night off the coast of Nesika Beach. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received notification around...

Coast Guard Cutter Tern tows vessel with 3 people aboard to safety

Coast Guard Cutter Tern tows vessel with 3 people aboard to safety
Coast Guard Cutter Tern file photo by Petty Officer Kevin J. Neff SAN FRANCISCO – Coast Guard Cutter Tern crewmembers towed a demasted sailing vessel with three people aboard to San Francisco Thursday, May 25th. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received the initial distress call from the sailing vessel Namaste at approximately 7:45 a.m., Wednesday, reporting that their vessel became...

Coast Guard rescues mariner off the coast of North Carolina

Coast Guard rescues mariner off the coast of North Carolina
Members assigned to Coast Guard Station Fort Macon tow the disabled sailboat off the coast of North Carolina, May 15, 2023.  U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a mariner Monday from a disabled sailboat reportedly taking on water approximately 74 miles off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. A transiting container ship reported the vessel to Sector...

Coast Guard enforces restricted bar in Coos Bay, OR

Coast Guard enforces restricted bar in Coos Bay, OR
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Coos Bay (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier) ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation Tuesday to the operator of a recreational vessel that was detected crossing a restricted bar in Coos Bay. Coast Guard members at Coast Guard Station Coos Bay detected the vessel crossing the Coos Bay Bar Tuesday at 12:07...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters
Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) transits through the Boston Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel) Boston — The Coast Guard suspended its active search Friday, for four persons aboard an overdue 17 foot vessel off the coast of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, pending any further developments. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received...

Coast Guard rescues two off the coast of Cape Hatteras

Coast Guard rescues two off the coast of Cape Hatteras
The Coast Guard responded to a report of a disabled sailboat taking on water 8 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina April, 13, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard responded to a report of a disabled sailboat taking on water eight miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Thursday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received notification...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing 7-year-old near Moss Landing

Coast Guard suspends search for missing 7-year-old near Moss Landing
Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for a missing seven-year-old male in the vicinity of Moss Landing, Thursday. The search was suspended pending further developments after Coast Guard responders conducted 11.5 cumulative search hours covering approximately five square nautical miles...