Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue man from water 23 miles east of Fort Pierce
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
MIAMI — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued a Jamaican national from the water approximately 23 miles east of Fort Pierce.
Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a call from a good Samaritan stating they had rescued one man from the water east of Fort Pierce. A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew launched...
Coast Guard, TCI Police rescue 159 people off Turks and Caicos
MIAMI — A deployed Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew assisted Turks and Caicos police and marine units in finding 159 people approximately 13 miles east of West Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos.
While the aircrew remained on scene, TCI responders removed all the people from the sail freighter and brought them to safety. The sail freighter ran aground on a reef. Additionally,...
Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners near Anna Maria Island
45-foot RB-M. U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a vessel taking on water two miles west of Anna Maria Island, Florida Friday.
A Coast Guard Station Cortez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew arrived at 7:50 p.m. to the 70-foot commercial fishing vessel Warrior, took the three crew members off...
Coast Guard rescues 2 after boat sinks 40 miles off Bradenton, Florida
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew poses for a photo at the air station with two men rescued by the crew, Dec. 12, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley J. Johnson)
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary rescued two men from the water Saturday after their 24-foot boat sank 40 miles west of Bradenton.
Rescued...
Coast Guard suspends search for overdue boaters
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search for two overdue boaters off the coast of Myrtle Beach at approximately 7:30 p.m., Sunday.
Joseph McFadden, 77 years old, and Michael Lawrence, 61 years old, have been missing since Wednesday evening.
Coast Guard crews searched 11,655 square miles and conducted 50 search patterns over a period of more than three days.
“Suspending a search...
Coast Guard continues search for overdue boaters off Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, has searched approximately 12,000 square miles and conducted more than 45 search patterns in the search for two overdue boaters, Sunday, off the coast of Myrtle Beach.
The overdue boaters are Joseph McFadden, 77 years old, and Michael Lawrence, 61 years old. Both have been missing since Wednesday.
Crewmembers aboard various assets...
Coast Guard rescues man, dog after sailboat catches fire 69 miles west of Hudson, Fla.
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., and local EMS aid a man and his dog at the air station Friday, July 10, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley J. Johnson)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog after his 30-foot sailboat caught fire 69 miles west of Hudson, Florida, Friday.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. watchstanders from...
Coast Guard medevacs NOAA crewmember near Carrabelle, Fla.
ARRABELLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel 60 miles southeast of Carrabelle, Wednesday.
Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a call at 6:20 p.m. from the master of the NOAA research vessel, Caretta, stating that a crewmember was in need of emergency medical attention. A flight surgeon was...
Coast Guard searching for two missing boaters between Charlotte Harbor and Carrabelle, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard is searching for two missing boaters reported to be on a 39-foot boat between Charlotte Harbor and Carrabelle, Florida, Monday.
Missing are Michael Forehand who is in his late 30’s and Lisa Harris, 48, from Carrabelle.
At 11:21 a.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a call from Laurie Roberts, a friend of Harris, stating Forehand...