Coast Guard suspends search for person in water near Asilomar State Beach

Coast Guard Cutter Tern file photo
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a reported person in the water near Asilomar Beach in Monterey.
Crews from Coast Guard Station Monterey, Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco and the Coast Guard Cutter Tern searched the area for 20 hours, covering 116 square miles.
Other agencies assisting in the search included Pacific Grove Police...
Coast Guard searches for man in water near Asilomar State Beach

Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard continues search for a missing man in the water near Asilomar State Beach Thursday.
Monterey County Communications dispatch notified Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center watchstanders at approximately 5:16 p.m. Wednesday, relaying a report from good Samaritans...
Good Samaritans rescue 4 from fishing boat fire off Pillar Point Harbor

Coast Guard Cutter Tern file photo
SAN FRANCISCO — Four crewmembers from the commercial fishing vessel Ocean Gale were rescued by the crew of the commercial fishing vessel Smith Brothers #2, after a boat fire 13 miles southwest of Pillar Point Harbor.
Fishermen aboard the Ocean Gale, a 37-foot vessel, contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders at approximately 5 p.m., Monday, reporting...
Coast Guard ramps up security, safety patrols during San Francisco Fleet Week

Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Sumner and Petty Officer 1st Class Devon Waite guide their bomb-detection dogs for Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco 91105, as they conduct pier sweeps during San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 5, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sherri Eng.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard has ramped up safety and security patrols for this year’s...
Coast Guard participates in San Francisco Fleet Week, enforces safety and security zones

Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter George Cobb, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in San Pedro, Calif., place a yellow buoy marking the center of the San Francisco Fleet Week 2017 security zone, Oct. 2, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Fleet Week kicked off Monday with a series of public events, including the arrival...
Coast Guard rescues 2 after sailboat capsizes near Richmond

A boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Tern rescue two women whose sailboat capsized near Richmond, Calif., Sept. 4, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
SAN FRANCISCO — A Coast Guard crew rescued two women whose sailboat capsized near Richmond, Monday.
A good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders via VHF-FM channel 16 at approximately 2:10 p.m., reporting a capsized...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker near Dumbarton Bridge

A crew from Coast Guard Station San Francisco searches for a missing kayaker near the Dumbarton Bridge in San Francisco Bay Jan. 24, 2017. Photo by Menlo Park Fire Protection District.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard suspended the active search Wednesday for a kayaker who went missing near the Dumbarton Bridge Tuesday.
The search for Kenneth Maldonado was suspended after Coast Guard helicopter...
Coast Guard, local fire departments searching for missing kayaker near Dumbarton Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard and local fire department crews are searching for a kayaker who went missing near the Dumbarton Bridge Tuesday afternoon.
The missing kayaker has been identified as Kenneth Maldanado of San Jose. Maldanado is described as a 32-year-old Hispanic male, bald, with a goatee.
Maldanado’s friend was on a raft nearby when he went missing and subsequently called the Coast...
San Francisco Fleet Week 2016 kicks off

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Fleet Week kicks off in the Bay Area with events open to the public Oct. 3-10, including the Parade of Ships arrival to the Port of San Francisco.
With the greater San Francisco Bay Area’s largest military presence totaling more than 4,000 men and women, Coast Guard personnel and assets will participate and provide maritime security for the Fleet Week events. These Coast...