Coast Guard battles weather for medevac 46 miles off San Luis Obispo
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco’s Forward Operating Base Point Mugu medevaced an injured man Friday from a commercial cargo ship more than 46 miles west of San Luis Obispo. Official U.S. Coast Guard photos.
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 27-year-old man from a commercial cargo ship more than 46 miles west of San Luis Obispo, Friday.
The captain...
Coast Guard searching for missing man near Crystal Cove State Park
MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from FOB Point Mugu file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sondra-Kay Kneen.
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies are searching for a diver that was reported missing Saturday at 9:45 p.m., near Laguna Beach.
The diver is reported to be a 35 year-old-man last seen wearing a camouflage wet suit in the vicinity of Crystal Cove State Park.
The missing...
Coast Guard to hold memorial service for 1964 helicopter crash victims
A memorial stands at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay remembering the 1964 Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco HH-52 helicopter aircrew who were lost in a crash during a rescue. Lt. Cmdr. Donald Prince, Petty Officer 2nd Class James A. Nininger, and Royal Canadian Navy Sub-Lt. Allen Alltree, and Humboldt Bay volunteer Bud Hansen, saved 10 lives while evacuating people from floods before crashing....
Coast Guard rescues 2 people after boat capsizes near Moss Landing
A Coast Guard Station Monterey boat crew rescues two people after their vessel capsized approximately two miles from Moss Landing, California, Dec. 4, 2020. (U. S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued two people after their boat capsized approximately two miles from Moss Landing, Friday.
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a mayday broadcast with a partial...
Coast Guard rescues 3 adults, 2 dogs from stranded boat near Concord
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued three adults and two dogs Wednesday afternoon from a boat that was stranded near Concord.
The vessel owner contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders at approximately 10:45 a.m. stating they had run aground and were stranded near Seal Islands.
Watchstanders launched...
Coast Guard rescues 2 adults, child from stranded boat
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued two adults and a child Wednesday evening, who were stranded in a marsh near Fremont.
California Highway Patrol notified Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders of a report of three people stranded in a marsh near Fremont around 7:15 p.m.
Watchstanders launched a Coast...
Coast Guard rescues man, dog from sailboat near Hercules, CA
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog on Monday after his sailboat ran aground near Hercules.
The man aboard his 24-foot sailboat contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders via VHF channel 16 at approximately 11:50 p.m. Sunday night, stating his motor wasn’t working and he was...
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing boat near Farallon Islands
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard medevaced a 51-year-old man Saturday, from a sport fishing boat approximately a half mile south of the Farallon Islands.
Crewmembers aboard the 46-foot fishing boat Reel Deep, contacted Coast Guard Station Golden Gate watchstanders at approximately 11:20 a.m. requesting assistance for...
Coast Guard searching for pilot of downed aircraft off Santa Barbara coast
Suspected debris and a sheen from a downed aircraft are shown approximately two miles west of Santa Barbara, Sept. 27, 2020. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo.
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews and local partner agencies responded to a report of a downed aircraft west of Santa Barbara Airport Sunday morning.
At 7:10 a.m., Santa Barbara Airport personnel contacted Coast Guard Sector...
