Coast Guard, cruise ship rescue boaters 386 miles off Alabama

Coast Guard, cruise ship rescue boaters 386 miles off Alabama
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and the cruise ship Carnival Valor rescued three boaters aboard a vessel taking on water 386 miles offshore Alabama, Sunday. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received an emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert at 7:22 a.m. from the 44-foot recreational vessel Snail Mail. Watchstanders contacted the owner of the Snail Mail who stated they were...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near NAS Pensacola

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near NAS Pensacola
Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing boater near Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Coast Guard rescue crews searched for approximately 9 hours, covering more than 106 square miles. Missing is a 29-year-old Caucasian male with black hair, last...

Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles south of Port Fourchon

Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles south of Port Fourchon
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk lands on BP’s oil platform Atlantis for a medevac, approximately 130 miles offshore from Port Fourchon, Louisiana, March 17, 2023. The patient had a reported eye injury and was brought to University Medical Center in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a...

Coast Guard medevacs man 180 miles south of Pensacola

Coast Guard medevacs man 180 miles south of Pensacola
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter landing in New Orleans, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague) NEW ORLEANS —The Coast Guard medevaced a 45-year-old man approximately 180 miles south of Pensacola, Florida, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at 10:26 a.m. from a good Samaritan vessel reporting that the...

Coast Guard, partners rescue 4 boaters near Dauphin Island

Coast Guard, partners rescue 4 boaters near Dauphin Island
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter landing in New Orleans, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, rescued four boaters after their vessel began to take on water near Dauphin Island, Alabama, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call over VHF channel...

Coast Guard rescues three overdue boaters

Coast Guard rescues three overdue boaters
The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters Wednesday, near Breton Sound, Louisiana, on Feb. 22, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Manuel Quintero-Saldarriaga) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters on Wednesday from their disabled fishing vessel near Breton Sound, Louisiana. Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report of an overdue 26-foot...

Coast Guard rescues four overdue boaters near Gulfport

Coast Guard rescues four overdue boaters near Gulfport
A Coast Guard Station Gulfport 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water boatcrew comes alongside a disabled 19-foot Mako skiff with four missing boaters aboard in the Gulfport Shipping Channel near Gulfport, Mississippi, on Jan. 31, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, rescued four overdue boaters, two adults and two children, in...

Coast Guard searching for four overdue boaters near Biloxi

Coast Guard searching for four overdue boaters near Biloxi
Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry file photo by Petty Officer Thomas Blue NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for four overdue boaters in the vicinity of Biloxi Bay near Biloxi, Mississippi, Tuesday. The missing boaters are 42-year-old female Victoria Elizabeth Farr, 37-year-old male Richard Allen, 12-year-old female Piper Nicole Farr, and 11-year-old male Chase...

Coast Guard rescues crewmember 40 miles offshore Destin

Coast Guard rescues crewmember 40 miles offshore Destin
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued a 39-year-old male crewmember approximately 40 miles offshore Destin, Florida, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a distress call over VHF-FM channel 16 at 11:15 a.m. from the crew aboard the motor vessel No Pressure stating a crewmember was suffering...