Coast Guard conducting urban search and rescue in Houston

Coast Guard conducting urban search and rescue in Houston
Two MH-65 helicopters sit prepped and ready as the Coast Guard prepared for response efforts at Air Station Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Aug. 24, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland. HOUSTON — U.S. Coast Guard is conducting urban search and rescue in the greater Houston area. Do not call for rescue if you are not in a life-threatening situation....

Coast Guard suspends search for El Faro crew after 7-day search

Coast Guard suspends search for El Faro crew after 7-day search
MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin,  at sunset Wednesday, Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air National Guard and tugboat crews searched more than 183,000 square nautical miles off the Bahamian coast in a joint effort to locate the El Faro crew. “I have come to a very difficult...

Updated: Coast Guard rescues F-16 pilot after plane crash near Chincoteague, Va.

Updated: Coast Guard rescues F-16 pilot after plane crash near Chincoteague, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued an Air National Guard pilot Friday after his plane went down approximately 35 miles southeast of Chincoteague. Coast Guard 5th District Command Center watchstanders received notification via an automated Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking distress signal from an ejection seat registered to an Air National Guard plane at approximately 10:28 p.m....

Coast Guard, Air National Guard join to rescue 3 fishermen near Cambria, Calif.

Coast Guard, Air National Guard join to rescue 3 fishermen near Cambria, Calif.
PACIFIC OCEAN – The Coast Guard assisted the Air National Guard with the rescue of three fishermen from a sinking vessel 125 nautical miles southwest of Point Piedros Blancas near Cambria, Calif., Sept. 20, 2012. The Coast Guard Sector San Francisco command center received a call from a crewmember aboard the 85-foot commercial fishing vessel Allison C reporting that the vessel was taking on water...

Operation Arctic Crossroads 2010 continue

KOTZEBUE, Alaska – Coast Guard Operation Arctic Crossroads 2010 continues with medical teams, Coast Guard auxiliary members and U.S. Public Health Services personnel who will visit Wales on Friday after visiting Pt. Hope on Tuesday, Koyuk on Wednesday and Selawik Thursday.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing persons near Point Reyes

SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing persons from a capsized vessel near Point Reyes last night.

Making an impact in Northern Alaska

NOME, Alaska — After three days covering more than 6,600-miles, a distance greater than a round trip between Los Angeles and New York, Coast Guard, Army and Air National Guard personnel and volunteers have visited the three communities of Kivalina, Koyuk and Wales.

Coast Guard, medical personnel reach out to the village of Koyuk

NOME, Alaska — Operation Arctic Crossroads continues Wednesday with medical teams continuing community outreach efforts in Koyuk and on the North Slope.

Body located in Coast Guard search area

JUNEAU, Alaska – A female body was located by TEMSCO Helicopters Inc., while assisting the Coast Guard and Holland America in the search for a 45-year old woman reported missing and believed to have fallen overboard between Douglas Island and Glacier Bay National Park.