Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger off New Orleans

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger off New Orleans
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 53-year-old man from a cruise ship Sunday approximately 230 miles south of New Orleans, Louisiana. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a call at approximately 3:30 p.m. from the crew...

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger 300 miles off Fort Morgan

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger 300 miles off Fort Morgan
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 76-year-old man from a cruise ship Saturday approximately 300 miles offshore Fort Morgan, Alabama. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at approximately 4:31 a.m. from the crew...

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Cape San Blas

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Cape San Blas
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircrew vectors in the Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin to a life raft with 2 overdue boaters aboard, April 25, 2023. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two overdue boaters from a life raft near Cape San Blas, Florida, Tuesday. At 3:21 p.m., the aircrew of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules located a life raft with the two missing...

Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel near Cape San Blas

Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel near Cape San Blas
The shrimp trawler Capt. Ken-Wil that the Coast Guard is searching for April 25, 2023, near Cape San Blas, Florida.  (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by courtesy asset) NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching Tuesday for an overdue vessel with two people aboard near Cape San Blas, Florida. Missing is Michael Redman and Jimmy Mallory. There is currently no description available for the mariners. The Coast...

Coast Guard rescue kayakers near Mobile, Alabama

Coast Guard rescue kayakers near Mobile, Alabama
Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two kayakers in distress Tuesday near Mobile, Alabama. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call from a Mobile County 911 dispatcher at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, stating they received a report of two kayakers in the...

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...