Coast Guard suspends search for four fishermen
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended the search for four fishermen whose vessel reportedly caught fire and sank Monday.
The search was suspended at approximately 1:20 p.m., Tuesday.
Coast Guard search crews covered an area of 2,260 square miles from south Jacksonville Beach to St. Augustine since the initial distress call was made, Monday afternoon. The Coast Guard search lasted approximately...
Coast Guard crews, local agencies searching for vessel reported to be taking on water
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Coast Guard crews, along with personnel from other agencies, are searchng for the crew from a 37-foot fishing vessel that was reported to be taking on water Monday, approximately 11 miles east of St. Augustine.
Joining the Coast Guard are crews with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, TowBoat US and a Navy vessel.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville...
Coast Guard crew rescues 8 near Anna Maria Island, Fla.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., assist survivors out of the Jayhawk at the air station, Monday, May 18, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Coast Guard crew rescued eight people from an 30-foot after they began taking on water 33 miles west of Anna Maria Island, Florida, Monday.
At 1:55 p.m. an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station...
Coast Guard saves 5 people after boat sinks 10 miles west of Crystal River, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued five people from the water after their 48-foot boat sank 10 miles west of Crystal River, Florida, Saturday night.
At 9:27 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call via VHF-FM radio channel 16 from a man stating his boat was taking on water with a total of five people aboard, all wearing life jackets.
A 29-foot Response...
Coast Guard rescues 2 adults, 2 children after boat takes on water east of Sunshine Skyway Bridge
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued two adults and two children after their 21-foot boat began taking on water east of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Saturday.
At 2:19 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, received a cell phone call from a woman stating her 21-foot boat was taking on water. They were reportedly not wearing life jackets.
A 29-foot Response...
Coast Guard rescues captain who reportedly fell off yacht
Lt. Cdr. Samuel Babbitt, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Ensley, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., are shown at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas, with a survivor they rescued, Wednesday, April 29, 2015.MIAMI — The captain of a 95-foot yacht was rescued by a Coast Guard aircrew after he reportedly...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Turkish crewman in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing 26-year-old Turkish crewman approximately 230 miles south of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday evening.
Coast Guard aircrews from Air Station New Orleans, Air Station Clearwater, Fla., and Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., searched a total of more than 27,700 square-miles for 18 hours in an effort to locate the missing...
Coast Guard searches for possible missing person after capsized boat found
U.S. Coast Guard PhotoJACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing boater in Jacksonville after capsized boat was found Sunday.
Operation watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received report from a good Samaritan on the 900-foot motor vessel, the Beaumont, of a capsized 20-foot boat, 27-miles off Jacksonville at approximately 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
In response to the...
Two missing boaters near Hammock Creek found safe
USCG HH-60 file photoARIPEKA, Fla. – A 40-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman that were reported missing while boating in the vicinity of Hammock Creek near Apripeka, Fla., Monday, have been found safe.
At 10:07 a.m., Allen Norfleet and Melissa Wells were spotted by a good Samaritan south of the mouth of Hammock Creek, and taken back to shore where they were able to notify the Coast Guard and...
