Coast Guard rescues 4 persons aground on Pelican Cay

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter hoisted four men from a pleasure craft Sunday night, after the vessel ran aground on Pelican Cay in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Rescued were four men after the High Flyer, a 48-foot Viking Sport Fisher registered out of Delaware,...
Coast Guard conducts operation at U.S. Virgin Islands ferry terminals

Coast Guard and federal law enforcement authorities completed a three-day multi-agency operation Feb. 22, 2020 in the U.S. Virgin Islands in support of Operation Full Court Press.
SAINT THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Coast Guard and federal law enforcement authorities completed a three-day multi-agency operation Saturday in the U.S. Virgin Islands in support of Operation Full Court Press.
This joint...
Coast Guard, Good Samaritan rescue boater from capsized catamaran off Puerto Rico

Coast Guard crews and the Good Samaritan vessel “One Life” combined efforts to rescue a man from the water Tuesday, after his 12-foot catamaran capsized north of Culebra Island, Puerto Rico.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard and Good Samaritan vessel “One Life” combined efforts to rescue a man from the water Tuesday, after his 12-foot catamaran capsized north of Culebra Island, Puerto Rico.
Rescued...
Coast Guard crew rescues 2 boaters from capsized vessel off Culebra, Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard Boat Forces Saint Thomas 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement is moored at the Marine Safety Detachment pier in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, after the vessel’s crew rescued two U.S. citizens Jan. 31, 2019
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard 33-Special Purpose Craft – Law Enforcement crew, from Boat Forces Detachment Saint Thomas, rescued two U.S. citizens...
Coast Guard boat crew rescues 2 watercraft riders just off Saint Thomas

The crew of a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement from Boat Forces Saint Thomas rescued two boaters just off Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands July 14, 2018.
SAINT THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The boat crew of a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement rescued 2 persons from a disabled personal watercraft near Hans Lollik Islands Saturday in the U.S....
Coast Guard ends search for cruise ship crewmember

Coast Guard Cutter Confidence file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews have ended their search for a cruise ship MSC Seaside crewmember, approximately 8 nautical miles southeast of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Missing is Michael M. Majaba, 37, of the Philippines.
Majaba reportedly went overboard from the seventh deck of the Maltese-flagged...
Coast Guard rescues woman off Peterborg Point in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Boat Forces Saint Thomas rescue crew rescued a woman Thursday afternoon, approximately half a mile off the coast of Perterborg Point in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
“This case demonstrates the extremely high level of dedication and professionalism on the part of our Coast Guard crews and serves to remind everyone of the power and unpredictable nature...
Coast Guard rescues 6 boaters from grounded sailing vessel off St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico hoisted six boaters to safety Monday, after their 48-foot sailing vessel Aurora ran aground on the rocks just off Coral Bay in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Rescued were three men and three women, U.S. citizens, who reportedly chartered the Aurora in Saint Thomas for a recreational sailing trip...
Coast Guard investigates grounding of 190-foot cargo ship Sabre Spirit off Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

SAINT THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Coast Guard is investigating the grounding of the Sabre Spirit, a 190-foot Panamanian flag ro-ro cargo ship, after the vessel ran aground Friday morning, and was later refloated with the rising tide, just off Current Cut, between the islands of Saint Thomas and Great Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands.
There is no sign of oil pollution leaking from the vessel...