Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters
Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) transits through the Boston Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel) Boston — The Coast Guard suspended its active search Friday, for four persons aboard an overdue 17 foot vessel off the coast of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, pending any further developments. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received...

Newest Fast Response Cutter to arrive in Boston

Newest Fast Response Cutter to arrive in Boston
BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151) is scheduled to arrive at Coast Guard Base Boston Friday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. following a transit from Key West. The newly-built Warren Deyampert was accepted by the Coast Guard on Dec. 23, 2022, and will be one of six new Fast Response Cutters homeported in Boston. The cutter’s arrival will include a water salute from the Boston Fire...

Coast Guard conducts MEDEVAC 85 miles southeast of Nantucket

Coast Guard conducts MEDEVAC 85 miles southeast of Nantucket
BOSTON — The Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a cruise ship passenger 85 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Wednesday.  Coast Guard Sector Southeast New England watchstanders received a notification of an 82-year-old passenger with a suspected pulmonary embolism, aboard the cruise ship Queen Mary II. A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched,...

Coast Guard and partners locate overdue sailing vessel Atrevida II

Coast Guard and partners locate overdue sailing vessel Atrevida II
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder file photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard, with assistance from the tanker vessel Silver Muna, located the sailing vessel Atrevida II, approximately 214 miles east of Delaware on Tuesday. Found were Kevin Hyde, a 65-year-old male, and Joe Ditomasso, a 76-year-old male. They were last in contact with family and friends on Dec. 3,...

Coast Guard MEDEVACs fisherman 100 miles south of Moriches

Coast Guard MEDEVACs fisherman 100 miles south of Moriches
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File PhotoNEW YORK — The Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a fisherman 100 miles south of Moriches, New York, Tuesday morning. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound watchstanders received a notification from the charter vessel Booyah reporting that a crew member was experiencing a seizure, and were requesting assistance. A Coast Guard Air...

Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound to host open house Saturday

Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound to host open house Saturday
NEW HAVEN – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound is scheduled to host an open-house event at Sector Long Island Sound, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The public is invited to learn about Coast Guard operations, safe boating tips, partnerships, and career opportunities. Visitors will be able to speak with Coast Guard...

Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returns to homeport following 54-day patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returns to homeport following 54-day patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca’s 26-foot Small Boat, Over the Horizon, prepares to be launched for Living Marine Resources Fisheries boardings. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Miller) PORTSMOUTH, Va. —The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) returned to homeport in Portsmouth Thursday, after a 54-day deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Seneca crew supported the...

Coast Guard calls off search for British rower in the Atlantic Ocean

Coast Guard calls off search for British rower in the Atlantic Ocean
Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft file photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard called off its search of a British rower Monday morning, after confirming the accidental activation of the rower’s Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), approximately 360 nautical miles east northeast of Puerto Rico. Not in distress is Jack Jarvis, 28, from Hampshire, United Kingdom, who...

Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 58 miles southeast of Nantucket

Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 58 miles southeast of Nantucket
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File Photo BOSTON — The Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a fisherman 58 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Southeast New England watchstanders received a notification from the fishing vessel Jean Marie, reporting that a crewmember was having trouble breathing, and were requesting assistance. A Coast...