Coast Guard urges paddler safety this summer across PNW
A Coast Guard Station Seattle crew member pulls Luke Robert, Washington State Parks Boating Program, to safety during a safety demonstratio. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges the public to be prepared when operating a paddle craft on the water this Memorial Day weekend as summer kicks off across the Pacific Northwest.
As stay-at-home...
Coast Guard rescues 2 people after canoes capsize in Sarasota Bay
Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo by Seaman Meredith Manning
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued two people Tuesday after their canoes capsized in Sarasota Bay.
At 2:04 a.m. Coast Guard Station Cortez received a call from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office stating two canoes had overturned and three people were in the water.
A Station Cortez 29-foot Response Boat-Small...
Coast Guard rescues 2 people from the water near Fancy Bluff Creek
Coast Guard 29-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water Saturday after their canoe capsized near Fancy Bluff Creek, Georgia.
At 1:48 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders were notified by Station Brunswick of a capsized 14-foot canoe with two people on board.
A Coast Guard Station Brunswick 29-foot Response...
Coast Guard assists crews of capsized canoe and catamaran off Maui
A Station Maui 45-foot Response Boat Medium crew responds to a capsized Catamaran off Maui, Sept. 6, 2018. The RB-M was able to recover the crew and transport them back to Lahaina, Maui. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jake Schlereth)
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard assisted the crew of a capsized canoe a mile off Keawakapu Beach, Maui, Thursday night.
A Coast Guard Station Maui 45-foot...
Coast Guard asks boaters to label, properly secure kayaks, canoes, paddleboards
Through the Operation Paddle Smart Program, the Coast Guard offers a free, weatherproof and reflective, self-adhesive “If Found” decal to be placed in a visible location on small, human-powered (unregistered) watercraft.
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is asking the public to label their kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards with their name and phone number after an influx of cases this summer...
Coast Guard rescues man after canoe overturns near Sanibel Causeway
29-foot Response Boat-Small U.S. Coast Guard file photo
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued a man from the water after his canoe overturned near Sanibel Causeway, Saturday.
Rescued was Stephen Bivona.
At 12:05 a.m. Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach received a Maritime Emergency Response Team activation for an overturned kayak with a person in the water. After swimming to land, Dean...
Coast Guard, local agencies search for a possible person in the water
The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water near St. Louis, September 23, 2017.
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water near St. Louis, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River received a report from the motor vessel Ms. Shelia that they located a 20-foot red aluminum canoe adrift and unmanned near Merchant’s Bridge at mile marker...
Coast Guard crew rescues two from sinking canoe near Crane Neck Point, NY
45-foot Response Boat – Medium (U.S. Coast Guard File photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew S. Masaschi)
NEW YORK — A Coast Guard station crew rescued two people in distress aboard a canoe near Crane Neck Point, New York, Monday.
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Eaton’s Neck were underway searching for a missing kayaker when they received notification of two people taking on water...
Coast Guard rescues 4 people from remote island off Guadalupe Bay, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued four adults from a remote island after their canoe capsized Wednesday morning near Seadrift, Texas.
At 1:26 a.m., a crewmember of the tow vessel Salvation contacted Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders and reported seeing a red flare in the area of the Victoria Bridge Canal.
A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter...
