Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from cargo vessel off Port Aransas
Coast Guard Station Port Aransas 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember Friday from a cargo vessel off Port Aransas, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a medevac request at 1:03 p.m. from the agent of the Richard Oldendorff, a bulk carrier, stating...
Coast Guard conducts 78 lancha interdictions in fiscal year 2021
A launch crew is interdicted by Coast Guard law enforcement crews for engaging in illegal fishing in federal waters off the coast of southern Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews interdicted 78 lanchas, seized 15,484 lbs of catch, and detained 208 fishermen during fiscal year 2021 along the Texas coast.
Since the first recorded lancha interdiction...
Coast Guard assists 5 after collision near Port O’Connor, Texas
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Pelican tows a disabled 84-foot fishing boat after a vessel collision 15 miles off Port O’Connor, Texas, July 26, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Coast Guard Cutter Pelican)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted five crew members aboard an 84-foot fishing vessel near Port O’Connor, Texas, Monday.
At approximately 9 p.m., Coast Guard Sector/Air...
Coast Guard suspends search for person in the water near Corpus Christi, Texas
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard suspended its search for an 18-year-old male Monday evening who was last seen entering the water in the Packery Channel near Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Coast Guard searched 787 square nautical miles for approximately 23 hours.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders were notified at approximately...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver near Anclote Key
Coast Guard Cutter Crocodile file photo by PA3 Rob Simpson
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing diver seven miles offshore of Anclote Key, Florida.
Missing is 42-year-old Eddie Brunt III.
Coast Guard crews searched approximately 43 hours covering 1,685 square miles, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders were...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Everglades Challenge boater
ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing mariner Thursday, who was participating in the Water Tribe Everglades Challenge.
Missing is Jim Slauson, 73, from St. Petersburg.
Coast Guard assets and other agencies who responded included:
Coast Guard Station Ft. Myers Beach 45-foot Response Boat-Medium
Coast Guard Cutter Diamondback (WPB-87370)
Coast Guard Cutter Pelican...
Coast Guard searching for missing man near Sanibel Island
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File Photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard is searching for a missing 63-year-old male on the southeast side of Sanibel Island Monday.
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and HC-130 Hercules aircrews, a Coast Guard Station Ft. Myers 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew, and the Coast Guard Cutter Pelican crew...
Coast Guard suspends search for 74-year-old man near Big Pine Key
MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing 74-year-old man near Big Pine Key, Thursday.
Missing is John Gyurtsak, last seen in his 34-foot pleasure craft, Thermocline, departing from Big Pine Key, Monday prior to 2 p.m.
“We have made the difficult decision to suspend our search,” said Cmdr. Blanca Rosas, search and rescue mission coordinator with Coast Guard Sector Key...
Coast Guard, partner agencies search for 74-year-old man near Big Pine Key
Coast Guard 33-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement file photo by PA2 Adam Eggers.
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for John Gyurtsak, 74, from Big Pine Key after he was reported overdue, Tuesday.
Gyurtsak was last seen in his 34-foot pleasure craft, Thermocline, departing from Big Pine Key, Monday prior to 2 p.m.
Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders...
