Coast Guard rescues man off Ponte Vedra Beach

The Coast Guard cutter Legare and Tarpon rescued a 67-year-old man 86 miles off offshore Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, July 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crews of Coast Guard cutters Legare and Tarpon rescued a 67-year-old man, Sunday, after his 37-foot sailing vessel became disabled 86 miles off Ponte Vedra Beach.
Lagare’s small boat crew rescued the man and transferred...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver off Mayport

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended the search, Tuesday, for Timothy Obi, a 37-year-old male diver who went missing Saturday approximately 46 miles east of Mayport.
Diving equipment matching the description of Obi was located by a diver Tuesday at approximately 1 p.m. about 250...
Coast Guard, partner agencies search for missing diver off Mayport

Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans file photo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard search crews are looking for Timothy Obi, a 37-year-old male diver who went missing Saturday approximately 46 miles east of Mayport.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and Jacksonville Fire department officers are conducting side-scan sonar scans of the seafloor. Florida Fish and Wildlife officers are searching...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing man near Buckman Bridge

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended the search Friday for a man who went missing after reportedly falling overboard a 30-foot fishing vessel near Buckman Bridge south of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Thursday.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received a report at 7:57 a.m. of...
Coast Guard concludes search for 2 men near Winyah Bay, SC

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard concluded its search Tuesday for two men near Winyah Bay.
After searching more than 1,603 square miles for over 77 hours, officials were able to locate both of the men. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recovered the bodies of Kinsley...
Coast Guard rescues 3 men 18 miles east of Ponce de Leon Inlet

The boat crew from Station Ponce de Leon Inlet arrived on scene and took the disabled vessel in tow to Station Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida, August 11, 2020. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk crew located the vessel and vectored in a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium crew from Coast Guard Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet. ( U.S. Coast Guard Photo)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver 7 miles south of Summerland Key

USCG file photo
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a 73-year old missing diver 7 miles south of Summerland Key on Thursday.
Missing is Jacqueline Dunmire.
After searching 2,119 square-nautical miles for over 106 hours, officials were unable to locate Dunmire who was reported missing Tuesday.
“The Coast Guard’s search and rescue mission is one we take very personally,...
Coast Guard continues search for missing diver 7 miles south of Summerland Key

Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies continue searching for a 73-year-old female diver who was reported missing approximately seven miles south of Summerland Key on Tuesday afternoon.
Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a call at approximately 12:30 p.m. Tuesday from the woman’s...
Coast Guard locates overdue boaters 7 miles west of Marco Island

Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter file photoSt. Petersburg, Fla. — The Coast Guard located two boaters Wednesday after they were reported overdue near Estero Bay.
The two men rescued, Joe Nita, 81, and Brian Daugherty, 72, were located 7 miles west of Marco Island by an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater at approximately 8:40 p.m.
The aircrew vectored a 45-foot-Response...