Coast Guard rescues man from the water 12 miles northwest of Bimini

Coast Guard rescues man from the water 12 miles northwest of Bimini
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter File Photo BIMINI, Bs.— The Coast Guard rescued a man from the water 12 miles northwest of Bimini Saturday. Rescued was Robert Matheson. Coast Guard Seventh District Command Center watchstanders received a distress alert from a 24-foot pleasure craft 12 miles northwest of Bimini. The Coast Guard Cutter Heron (WPB-87344) crew and a Coast Guard...

Coast Guard crews respond to vessel explosion off of Bimini, Bahamas

Coast Guard crews respond to vessel explosion off of Bimini, Bahamas
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews are responding to a vessel explosion 26 miles east of Bimini, Bahamas, Tuesday. Search-and-rescue coordinators at the Coast Guard Seventh District command center in Miami received a report at approximately 4 p.m. from the Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos operations center (OPBAT) from a good Samaritan that a 35-foot fishing vessel burst into flames and exploded. The good...

Coast Guard searching for overdue sailboat with 3 people aboard

MIAMI – Coast Guard crews are searching for three people aboard a 47-foot sailing vessel Monday, after failing to check in to their final destination of Bimini, Bahamas, Sunday.