Coast Guard rescue crews aid flooding vessel near Nantucket

NANTUCKET, Mass. — U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews responded to a disabled vessel 70 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., June 20, 2011. The 76-foot fishing vessel “United States” contacted Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England watchstanders after their vessel became disabled and started flooding from a one-inch hole six inches below the vessels waterline. Watchstanders received a distress...

Coast Guard searching for missing boat driver

BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard crews are searching for a person in the water after receiving a report of 17-foot boat driving in circles with no one on board near Popponesset Island, Mass., June 21, 2011. The Coast Guard received notification from a Good Samaritan around 12:35 p.m. A Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod was nearby and responded first, verifying the report. The 21-year-old...

Coast Guard searching for missing boaters off New Jersey coast

NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is searching for four people who reportedly abandoned ship in the vicinity of Sandy Hook, N.J., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Coast Guard Sector New York received a distress call at approximately 3:15 a.m. from the crew of the sailing vessel Courtney Lynn stating the vessel was taking on water. Shortly before 4 a.m., the crew of the sailing vessel reported to the Coast Guard...

Coast Guard concludes search for missing swimmer in New Hampshire

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – U.S. Coast Guard crews have concluded their search for a 12-year-old Lawrence, Mass.-native, May 31, 2011. A body matching the description of the missing girl was found by beach-goers near Hampton Beach, N.H. Coast Guard crews from Air Station Cape Cod, Station Portsmouth Harbor and Station Merrimack River began searching for the young girl after receiving a report from the...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver

BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing diver near Hatches Harbor, Mass., at 5:07 p.m., May 24, 2011. Coast Guard crews searched nearly 44 hours, covering approximately 700 square miles to locate the 37-year old diver after receiving a report from the fishing vessel Chase that he did not resurface after diving, May 23. Crews from Air Station Cape Cod, Station Chatham,...

Coast Guard crews rescue two mariners after vessel sinks near Point Judith Harbor

USCG file photoPOINT JUDITH, Rhode Island — U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued two mariners after the fishing vessel Damariscotta sank near Point Judith, Jan. 3, 2011. Coast Guard crews recovered the mariners after escorting the 45-foot vessel seven miles into Point Judith Harbor. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England watchstanders received a distress call from the captain of the vessel stating...

Coast Guard ends search for man missing in Lake Ontario

CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard crews have ended their search of Lake Ontario for a missing crewmember of a Canadian-flagged freighter at about 2:30 p.m., Oct. 21, 2010. Coast Guard crews searched for about 25 continuous hours, over an area of about 3,150 square miles, before suspending the search. “The Coast Guard suspends a search and rescue case when a missing person cannot be located and only...

U.S. Coast Guard crews airlift ill man near Gloucester

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — U.S. Coast Guard crews airlifted a 51-year-old man from a charter fishing boat 18-miles east of Gloucester, Mass., Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

Coast Guard crews suspend search for missing boater

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – U.S. Coast Guard crews suspended their search for a mariner who was reported missing Friday near White Island in Portsmouth Harbor at sunset on Saturday.