Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo.
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas, Sunday.
Coast Guard crews searched approximately 305 square miles for a combined 25 search hours.
“The decision to suspend the search is never easy, but we remain ready to resume the operation should any new information arise,” said Lt. j.g. Melissa...
Coast Guard medevacs man 50 miles off Galveston

Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an 86-year-old man from a cruise ship 50 miles off Galveston, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 7:22 p.m. Saturday from a crew member aboard the cruise ship Carnival Dream stating an 86-year-old male passenger...
Coast Guard searching for missing swimmer near Freeport

A Coast Guard Station Freeport crewmember looks through binoculars during a search for a missing swimmer on May 6, 2023 near Surfside Beach, Texas.
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with state and local partner agencies, are searching for a missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas, Saturday.
Missing is a 19-year-old Black male last seen wearing dark-colored swim trunks with an orange waistband.
Coast...
Coast Guard rescues surfer beset by weather off Bolivar Beach, Texas

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Houston hoists a 20-year-old swimmer in distress off Bolivar Beach, Texas, April 29, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard video capture courtesy Air Station Houston)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued a surfer beset by weather off Bolivar Beach, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a relayed 911 call at 3:50...
Coast Guard medevacs man southeast of Freeport

Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel Thursday approximately 100 miles southeast of Freeport, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at 11:33 a.m. stating a 34-year-old man aboard the Wrapped Up, a 72-foot recreational fishing vessel, had suffered...
Coast Guard rescues stranded 65-year-old man near Port Bolivar

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston transfers a 65-year-old man to emergency medical service personnel at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, April 25, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Houston)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued a 65-year-old man Tuesday who was stranded in a remote area since Monday after he became stuck in the mud near Port Bolivar,...
Coast Guard rescues stranded fisherman in Matagorda

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston approaches a man stranded on Matagorda Peninsula, Texas, April 18, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Houston)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman stranded on Matagorda Peninsula, Texas, Tuesday.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders were notified by Texas Parks & Wildlife...
Coast Guard medevacs 93 year old from cruise ship off Galveston

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 93-year-old woman from a cruise ship 90 miles off Galveston, Texas, Sunday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 10:18 p.m. Saturday from a crew member of the cruise ship Carnival Vista stating a 93-year-old female passenger was experiencing symptoms of respiratory failure, pneumonia, and septic shock. Watchstanders...