Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Cape San Blas

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Cape San Blas
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircrew vectors in the Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin to a life raft with 2 overdue boaters aboard, April 25, 2023. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two overdue boaters from a life raft near Cape San Blas, Florida, Tuesday. At 3:21 p.m., the aircrew of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules located a life raft with the two missing...

Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel near Cape San Blas

Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel near Cape San Blas
The shrimp trawler Capt. Ken-Wil that the Coast Guard is searching for April 25, 2023, near Cape San Blas, Florida.  (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by courtesy asset) NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching Tuesday for an overdue vessel with two people aboard near Cape San Blas, Florida. Missing is Michael Redman and Jimmy Mallory. There is currently no description available for the mariners. The Coast...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from Washington state to Canada

Coast Guard medevacs woman from Washington state to Canada
Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley SEATTLE – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 42-year-old woman Wednesday in critical condition from Forks to Canada. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, watchstanders at the 13th Coast Guard District Command Center in Seattle received a report from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center of a patient at Forks Community...

Coast Guard rescues injured hiker near Cape Johnson, WA

Coast Guard rescues injured hiker near Cape Johnson, WA
Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued an injured hiker from the beach near Cape Johnson in Olympic National Park Monday afternoon. At 1:50 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders received a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center relaying park rangers’ request for assistance in...

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 people near Big Pine Key

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 people near Big Pine Key
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office diver holds a piece of aircraft debris from the ocean floor 15 miles north of Big Pine Key, Florida, March 3, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Key West) MIAMI — Coast Guard crews suspended the search, Thursday, for two missing people in an airplane crash approximately 15 miles north of Big Pine Key. Monroe County Sheriff’s office divers recovered...

Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash near Galliano, Louisiana

Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash near Galliano, Louisiana
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard responded to a commercial helicopter crash Friday near Galliano, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification around 10 a.m. from a good Samaritan of a helicopter reportedly going down in the marsh. Rotocraft Leasing Co personnel...

Coast Guard rescues 5 boaters 44 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Florida

Coast Guard rescues 5 boaters 44 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Florida
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued five boaters Friday approximately 44 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report at 2:08 p.m. of a disabled 38-foot vessel taking on water with five people onboard preparing to abandon ship. A Coast Guard Station Pensacola boat crew arrived on-scene and safely recovered all five boaters. The boaters...

Coast Guard medevacs hiker fallen from cliffs near Taylor Point, WA

Coast Guard medevacs hiker fallen from cliffs near Taylor Point, WA
Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley LA PUSH, Wash. — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured hiker Wednesday morning from the beach between Taylor Point and Scotts Bluff on the west coast of Olympic National Park. The 21-year-old male had reportedly fallen from a nearby cliff Tuesday evening, leaving him unable to walk and stranded overnight. At...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot off Boca Raton

Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot off Boca Raton
Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Parrinello. MIAMI — Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders suspended the search for 87-year-old Brenden Spratt, Monday at 8:30 p.m., after exhausting all leads for the search. Air Force Rescue Coordination Center personnel alerted District Seven watchstanders Friday at approximately 11:30 a.m.,...