Coast Guard stays busy through holiday weekend, coordinating rescues from NC to NJ
Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard crews across the 5th District were busy keeping up with people in distress from Independence Day to Sunday, responding to people in the water from capsized boats to washed away paddle boards.
On the 4th of July, members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary rescued six people after their 14-foot boat capsized...
New Cutter Midgett responds to 1st search and rescue mission, prior to commissioning
National Security Cutter Midgett file Photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, which left the shipyard in June and had not yet been commissioned, was transiting off North Carolina when the Coast Guard learned of a 70-year-old man in need of assistance aboard a 62-foot disabled sailboat, 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras, Saturday evening.
“It was fortunate that a pre-commissioned Coast...
Joint Coast Guard, South Carolina DNR law enforcement team board fishing vessels
Joint Coast Guard and South Carolina boarding team members board a commercial fishing vessel off South Carolina Feb. 26, 2019.U.S. Coast Guard photograph courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal crew
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources combined efforts to board commercial fishing vessels along the coast of South...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing 75-year-old fisherman near Avon, NC
25-Foot Response Boat-Small. US Coast Guard Files Photo.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing man near Avon, Wednesday evening.
Missing 75-year-old fisherman Anthony Neri departed the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center aboard a 21-foot white Carolina Skiff at 10 a.m. Monday and did not return by sunset as scheduled, according to his wife.
Boat crews from Coast Guard...
Coast Guard search for 75-year-old fisherman near Avon, NC continues
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard continues to search for 75-year-old mariner Anthony Neri who did not return from a fishing trip near Avon, North Carolina, Monday.
Coast Guard crewmembers located a boat matching the description of Neri’s Carolina Skiff 24 miles southeast of the Oregon Inlet Sea Buoy at 1:40 a.m., Wednesday.
The Coast Guard and other...
Coast Guard searching for 75-year-old fisherman near Avon, NC
Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet 47-Foot Motor Lifeboat file photo
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard is searching for 75-year-old Anthony Neri who did not return home from a fishing trip near Avon, North Carolina, Monday.
Neri’s wife notified the Coast Guard that he left for a fishing trip in a 21-foot white Carolina Skiff at approximately 10 a.m. and was scheduled to return around sunset.
Watchstanders...
Coast Guard suspends search for downed aircraft 110 miles east of Charleston
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter takes off from the deck of the Cutter Hamilton to search for a downed civilian aircraft Oct. 27, 2018, 110 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a downed civilian aircraft approximately 110 miles east of Charleston.
Coast Guard 7th...
Coast Guard responds to downed aircraft 110 miles east of Charleston
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard is responding to a downed aircraft Thursday approximately 110 miles east of Charleston.
The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) notified Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders of a civilian aircraft emergency at 11:33 a.m. The Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center received...
Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal commissioned in Alexandria, VA
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal mans the rails and renders a hand salute during the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia, July 25, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Kyle Niemi)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard commissioned North Carolina’s second Fast Response Cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal, during a ceremony...
