Coast Guard and partners locate overdue sailing vessel Atrevida II

Coast Guard and partners locate overdue sailing vessel Atrevida II
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder file photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard, with assistance from the tanker vessel Silver Muna, located the sailing vessel Atrevida II, approximately 214 miles east of Delaware on Tuesday. Found were Kevin Hyde, a 65-year-old male, and Joe Ditomasso, a 76-year-old male. They were last in contact with family and friends on Dec. 3,...

Coast Guard searching for overdue sailing vessel near Oregon Inlet, NC

Coast Guard searching for overdue sailing vessel near Oregon Inlet, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue sailing vessel with two people aboard, Monday. Coast Guard Fifth District command center watchstanders received a report Sunday that the 30-foot, blue and white sailing vessel “Atrevida II” had not been heard from since Dec. 3, 2022, when it departed Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. Missing are Kevin Hyde, a 65 year-old male, and Joe...

Coast Guard repatriates 270 people to Cuba

Coast Guard repatriates 270 people to Cuba
An interdicted migrant voyage approximately 20 miles south of Boca Chica, Florida, Oct 18, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutters Issac Mayo and Paul Clarks’ crews repatriated 270 Cubans to Cuba, Tuesday and Friday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of a person on a surfboard, Oct. 13, at approximately...

Coast Guard repatriates 68 people to Cuba

Coast Guard repatriates 68 people to Cuba
A Coast Guard Station Marathon law enforcement crew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant vessel, Tuesday, at approximately 8:10 a.m., about 4 miles south of Key Colony Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder’s crew repatriated 68 Cubans to Cuba, Friday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West...

Coast Guard suspends search for passengers of downed aircraft

Coast Guard suspends search for passengers of downed aircraft
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for the passengers of a downed aircraft approximately 4 miles east of Drum Inlet, North Carolina Tuesday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report at 2:13 p.m. Sunday, of a possible downed aircraft from an air traffic controller at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point informing that...

Coast Guard suspends search for boater near Frying Pan Shoals

Coast Guard suspends search for boater near Frying Pan Shoals
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder file photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 44-year-old man in the vicinity of Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina, Monday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report from a friend of the boater. The mariner was seen on surveillance footage leaving the Federal...

Coast Guard completes Operation Nanook 2021

Coast Guard completes Operation Nanook 2021
USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) navigates in the Davis Strait on Aug. 13, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by USCGC Richard Snyder) NUUK, Greenland — Strengthening partnerships and testing interoperability, the USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) and USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) participated in Operation Nanook in early to mid-August. Operation Nanook is the Canadian Armed Forces’ signature Arctic operation,...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing man near Virginia Beach

Coast Guard suspends search for missing man near Virginia Beach
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Auxiliarist Joseph Feldman. PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing 67-year old man who reportedly entered the water near 86th Street in Virginia Beach Monday evening. The Coast Guard joined the multi-agency search Monday evening after notification from the Virginia Beach Fire Department, who reported a family...

Coast Guard assists disabled, adrift charter vessel offshore Cape Lookout

A Coast Guard crewmember aboard Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin assists in towing a disabled and adrift 52-foot charter vessel 18 nautical miles offshore Cape Lookout, North Carolina, April 19, 2020.   (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin) CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. — The Coast Guard assisted eight people aboard a disabled and adrift 52-foot charter vessel 18 nautical miles...