Coast Guard assisting in search for reportedly kidnapped 3-year-old boy

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard is assisting the Cocoa City Police Department in Cocoa, Fla., in the search for an abducted three-year-old boy after he was reportedly kidnapped on Nov. 28, 2009.

Coast Guard ends search for overdue sailing vessel Tortuga

MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Coast Guard ended its search for the 33-foot sailing vessel, Tortuga, which was reported overdue by Sea Tow late Friday. S/V Tortuga was transiting from Mobile Bay to Panama City, Fla. Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island was able to make contact with the vessel owner and he stated he had arrived safely in Panama City.

Coast Guard searching for overdue sailing vessel from Mobile Bay to Panama City

MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 33-foot sailing vessel, the Tortuga, in the Gulf of Mexico from Mobile Bay to Panama City, Fla. Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call at approximately 4 p.m., Friday from Sea Tow, reporting they had received a call from a mariner Thursday, stating he was departing Mobile Bay and was scheduled to arrive in Panama City, Friday at noon.  The...

Coast Guard medevacs woman 300 miles south of New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a woman from a cruise ship approximately 300 miles south of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday.

Coast Guard rescues 3 from sunken tug in Mobile Bay

MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard has rescued three people after the 70-foot tug boat they were aboard sank in Mobile Bay, Saturday.

Fourth missing boater rescued in Lake Pontchartrain

NEW ORLEANS — Saint Tammany’s Parish Water Patrol rescued a missing boater from Lake Pontchartrain at approximately11:30 a.m., Sunday, nearly 24 hours after his boat capsized in Lake Pontchartrain.

Coast Guard rescues three, searches for one in Lake Pontchartrain

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and Saint Tammany’s Parish Sherrif’s Office rescued a 5-year-old boy, a 13-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man after their vessel capsized in Lake Pontchartrain Saturday. The Coast Guard continues to search for a 72-year-old man who is still missing.

Coast Guard and Good Samaritan rescue 7 from Gulf of Mexico

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of seven people this morning whose vessel capsized in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 130 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas late yesterday.

Coast Guard rescues missing boaters

MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard rescued two missing boaters in Mobile Bay on Sunday.