Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Tacoma, Wash.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Tacoma, Wash.
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopterfile photo SEATTLE — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for a missing boater near Tacoma, Sunday at 1 p.m. Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Swordfish, an 87-foot Patrol Boat homeported in Port Angeles, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles and a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Station Seattle searched an area of about...

Coast Guard searching for missing boater after alcohol-related collision near Tacoma, Wash.

Coast Guard searching for missing boater after alcohol-related collision near Tacoma, Wash.
SEATTLE — Coast Guard personnel are searching for a man who went missing after a collision between two boats near Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Saturday evening. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Swordfish, an 87-foot Patrol Boat homeported in Port Angeles, is searching the area near Point Defiance Park. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, in Seattle, were notified by Pierce County...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver near Tacoma

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver near Tacoma
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for a missing female diver in Commencement Bay near Tacoma, Thursday morning. The search was suspended at about 8:30 a.m., after crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles conducted first-light searches. Coast Guard crews from Station Seattle, Air Station Port Angeles and aboard...

Two people injured following collision between Coast Guard boat and fishing vessel

Two people injured following collision between Coast Guard boat and fishing vessel
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crew transferred two men to Neah Bay after they were injured in an apparent collision between their disabled recreational boat and a responding Coast Guard vessel 30 miles west of La Push, Thursday. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles safely transported them to emergency medical personnel in Neah Bay and a Washington State Fish and Wildlife...

Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold emergency response exercise near Port Townsend, Wash.

Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold emergency response exercise near Port Townsend, Wash.
A 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle conducts an early morning escort of a Washington State Ferry. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Kellogg) SEATTLE — The Coast Guard, federal, state and local agencies are scheduled to hold a joint training exercise in Port Townsend Bay aboard the Washington State Ferry Kennewick, Saturday A Coast Guard aircrew...

From the Bridge Wing 8-9-2013

From the Bridge Wing 8-9-2013
This Day in Coast Guard History 1942-The Coast Guard-manned attack transport USS Hunter Liggett rescued the survivors of the heavy cruisers USS Vincennes, USS Astoria, and USS Quincy and the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra that had been sunk the preceding night by Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Battle of Savo Island. The night battle, also known as the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal,...

Coast Guard responds to boat fire near Port Townsend, Wash.

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard is responding to a boat fire near Port Townsend, Wash., Monday.

Coast Guard assists injured hiker

The Coast Guard assisted responders in Mason County with the rescue of an injured hiker in Olympic National Park, Wash., Saturday. An MH65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles Wash., hoisted and transported the injured hiker to a hospital in Seattle, Wash. at approximately 6:15 p.m.

Coast Guard escorts damaged sailing vessel

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard were escorting a distressed vessel, Monday evening, approximately 40 miles west of La Push, Wash.