Coast Guard coordinates rescue of overdue fisherman

Coast Guard coordinates rescue of overdue fisherman
Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane file photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter KimballSANTA RITA, Guam — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel successfully coordinated a search and rescue operation, in collaboration with multiple partners, to locate and rescue two overdue fishermen near Nukuoro Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 12 and 13. Thanks...

3 nations collaborate in successful rescue operation in CNMI

3 nations collaborate in successful rescue operation in CNMI
French Air and Space Force A400M pilots conduct a search and rescue mission over the Pacific Ocean, July 10, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Cossaboom) SANTA RITA, Guam — French, Canadian, and U.S. Forces, with local responders, successfully conducted a search and rescue operation to save the operator and passengers of a distressed vessel off the coast of Rota, Commonwealth of the...

Coast Guard conducts medical transport from uninhabited island in CNMI

Coast Guard conducts medical transport from uninhabited island in CNMI
The Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard crew return to Guam Aug. 18, 2022, following a patrol and medical transport of a 50-year-old man from Agrihan Island to Saipan. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) SANTA RITA, Guam — A 50-year-old man was medically evacuated by the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew from Agrihan Island to Saipan on Aug. 18. “Called to...

Coast Guard, partners suspend search for missing mariner off Guam

Coast Guard, partners suspend search for missing mariner off Guam
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball and a Navy P-8 Poseidon aircrew search for a missing mariner off Guam, February 4, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard has suspended the active search for the missing mariner from the fishing vessel Miyamaru No. 18, Thursday. The mariner, a Indonesia native, remains missing. “Working with...

Coast Guard and partners rescue 7 people adrift for 6 days in Western Pacific

Coast Guard and partners rescue 7 people adrift for 6 days in Western Pacific
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Federated States of Micronesia Police, and good Samaritans teamed to successfully rescue seven people adrift on their 18-foot vessel for six days during a joint rescue mission near the Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Saturday. The...

Coast Guard safely medevacs 4 people to Guam following plane crash off Chuuk

Coast Guard safely medevacs 4 people to Guam following plane crash off Chuuk
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle HONOLULU – An HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, with a Deployed Medical Assistance Team successfully evacuated four people to Guam Sunday after a plane landed in the water approximately a quarter of a mile off the airport runway in Weno, Chuuk, Federated...