Coast Guard, locals perform mass rescue in Deception Pass, WA
Coast Guard Cutter Adelie and a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Station Bellingham transit near Deception Pass, Washington, Dec. 11, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)SEATTLE – The Coast Guard and multiple local responders rescued more than 20 people from the water in Deception Pass Saturday morning during a scheduled marine event organized by a local paddlecraft organization.
At approximately 9:30...
Coast Guard medevacs charter fisherman 57 miles off Westport, WA
Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion file photo
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued a man who was experiencing distressed medical symptoms from a charter fishing vessel Thursday approximately 57 miles off Westport.
At 11:46 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received the initial distress call via VHF-FM radio on channel 16. The crew of the 51-foot vessel Ranger reported a 57-year-old...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Tulalip Tribal Officer
Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion file photo
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Tulalip Tribal Police Department Officer missing in the waters near Naval Station Everett on the Snohomish River.
Of the two crew members who went missing after their vessel capsized in rough waters, only one has been recovered.
At 8:48 p.m. Tuesday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received...
Coast Guard halts illegal charters on Lake Washington, Lake Union
The crew of the USCGC Sea Lion, an 87-foot coastal patrol boat homeported in Bellingham, Washington, conducts vessel safety inspections, boating under the influence enforcement, and counter illegal charter operations on Lake Washington, Washington,, Sept. 6, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard Photo.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard terminated the voyages of three illegally chartered pleasure crafts over Labor Day...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in Northern Puget Sound
Coast Guard Station Bellingham 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan W. Bradshaw
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a man missing in the waters between La Conner and Blaine, Washington.
Missing is Michael Smith, 39, who was last seen wearing black shorts and a blue sweatshirt.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, watchstanders at Coast...
Coast Guard searching for man missing near Lummi Island
Coast Guard Station Bellingham 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan W. Bradshaw
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is searching for a man reported missing between La Conner and Blaine, Washington.
Missing is Michael Smith, 39, who was last seen wearing black shorts and a blue sweatshirt.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget...
Coast Guard aircrew medevacs 2 near Friday Harbor, Washington
Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley
SEATTLE – A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated two boaters from Friday Harbor, Sunday night, after they sustained severe injuries when their vessel ran aground.
The Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles aircrew, aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, transported the two from Friday Harbor to Harbor...
Coast Guard rescues 2, saves boat from sinking off Washington coast
Coast Guard 47-Foot Motor Lifeboat File Photo
WARRENTON, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued two people and saved a boat from sinking 15 miles north of the Grays Harbor entrance, in Washington, Saturday morning.
Boat crews aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat and a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II from Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, located in Westport, passed the boaters a dewatering pump that was able to...
Response crews see an increase of arrests on Lake Washington during Seafair
Petty Officer 2nd Drew Allen and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Kuehl perform field sobriety tests on a boater during Seattle’s Seafair, Aug. 5, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis)
SEATTLE – Coast Guard personnel, working with local and state law enforcement agencies, saw an almost 70% increase in arrests on Lake Washington during the Seafair events this past...
