Coast Guard, international partners rescue rower 530 miles off Cape Cod

Coast Guard, international partners rescue rower 530 miles off Cape Cod
This is a screenshot of Niall Macdonald’s last recorded position on his website Friday, June 15, 2018.  (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) BOSTON — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of a man aboard ocean rowboat Alba Friday after he activated his emergency position indicating radio beacon about 530 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. Niall Macdonald triggered his EPIRB around 12:30 a.m. Friday,...

Coast Guard Releases Names of Missing Crewmembers as Search Continues

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard continues to coordinate a joint agency search operation for seven Coast Guard aircrew and two Marine Corps aircrew missing off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif. after a suspected mid-air collision between a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft and a Marine Corps AH-1W helicopter.