Coast Guard rescues 11 west of Oregon Inlet

Coast Guard rescues 11 west of Oregon Inlet
Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet and Dare County responded to a capsized 20-foot airboat West of Oregon Inlet on July 26, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet/Released) PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued 11 people from the water Wednesday after an airboat capsized near Oregon Inlet, in North Carolina. A Dare County, North Carolina, dispatcher contacted...

Air Station Elizabeth City holds change-of-command

Air Station Elizabeth City holds change-of-command
Coast Guard Capt. Catherine Carabine relieved Capt. WIliam “Chip” Lewin II as commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City July 7, 2023 during a change-of-command ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Michael Moberley.) ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Coast Guard Capt. Catherine T. Carabine relieved Capt. William “Chip” A. Lewin II as commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station...

Coast Guard suspends search for man off Aguadilla

Coast Guard suspends search for man off Aguadilla
Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircraft file photo. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard suspended the search pending further developments Friday evening for a man who jumped from a migrant vessel to swim to shore off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Still missing is Daniel Pichardo Martínez, 21, Dominican Republic national, who was last seen by two survivors in this case who were...

Coast Guard rescues 2 search for 1 other off Puerto Rico

Coast Guard rescues 2 search for 1 other off Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier file photo. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard air and surface units rescued two migrant men Thursday night, as the search continues for one other, following an irregular migration vessel interdiction in Mona Passage waters, Thursday morning. A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew found and rescued the first survivor at 7:06 p.m., Thursday, approximately three and...

Coast Guard searches after semi goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Coast Guard searches after semi goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for one person, Thursday, after a tractor-trailer truck went into the water from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia command center were notified at approximately 2 p.m. that the truck with trailer attached went over the rail with at least one person inside roughly 1 mile from Chic’s Beach. Multiple...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise ship passenger

Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise ship passenger
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircraft file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael De Nyse JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended the search, Wednesday, for a missing 35-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship 186 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. Missing is Ronnie Peale. Coast Guard crews searched more than 5,171 square miles and 60 hours. Carnival Cruise...

Coast Guard rescues mariner off the coast of North Carolina

Coast Guard rescues mariner off the coast of North Carolina
Members assigned to Coast Guard Station Fort Macon tow the disabled sailboat off the coast of North Carolina, May 15, 2023.  U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a mariner Monday from a disabled sailboat reportedly taking on water approximately 74 miles off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. A transiting container ship reported the vessel to Sector...

Coast Guard rescues 2 downed aircraft survivors near Greenville, NC

Coast Guard rescues 2 downed aircraft survivors near Greenville, NC
Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Williams. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two adult survivors from a downed aircraft Friday near Greenville, North Carolina. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a call from Pitt County reporting a plane crash near the Tar River by the Pitt-Greenville...

Coast Guard medevacs burn victim east of Morehead City

Coast Guard medevacs burn victim east of Morehead City
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 29-year-old crewman Wednesday from the motor vessel PRT Ace approximately 173 miles east of Morehead City, North Carolina. Watchstanders with Coast Guard 5th District Command Center received a notification from the Panamanian-flagged motor vessel PRT Ace, that a crewman aboard...