Coast Guard rescues 11 west of Oregon Inlet

Coast Guard rescues 11 west of Oregon Inlet
Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet and Dare County responded to a capsized 20-foot airboat West of Oregon Inlet on July 26, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet/Released) PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued 11 people from the water Wednesday after an airboat capsized near Oregon Inlet, in North Carolina. A Dare County, North Carolina, dispatcher contacted...

Coast Guard relieves commander due to loss of confidence

Coast Guard relieves commander due to loss of confidence
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard permanently relieved Capt. Matthew Baer of command, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, due to a loss of confidence in his judgment and ability to fulfill his assigned duties. Baer was temporarily relieved as the commander of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina on June 20, 2023, pending the results of an administrative investigation. Capt. Tim List has assumed the duties as Sector...

Coast Guard relieves commanding officer of Sector North Carolina

Coast Guard relieves commanding officer of Sector North Carolina
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard temporarily relieved Capt. Matthew Baer from command of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath, Fifth Coast Guard District commander, temporarily relieved Baer due to a loss of confidence in his ability to effectively command the sector, pending an administrative investigation and final determination. Cmdr. Courtney...

Coast Guard rescues mariner off the coast of North Carolina

Coast Guard rescues mariner off the coast of North Carolina
Members assigned to Coast Guard Station Fort Macon tow the disabled sailboat off the coast of North Carolina, May 15, 2023.  U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a mariner Monday from a disabled sailboat reportedly taking on water approximately 74 miles off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. A transiting container ship reported the vessel to Sector...

Coast Guard rescues 2 downed aircraft survivors near Greenville, NC

Coast Guard rescues 2 downed aircraft survivors near Greenville, NC
Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Williams. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two adult survivors from a downed aircraft Friday near Greenville, North Carolina. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a call from Pitt County reporting a plane crash near the Tar River by the Pitt-Greenville...

Coast Guard rescues two off the coast of Cape Hatteras

Coast Guard rescues two off the coast of Cape Hatteras
The Coast Guard responded to a report of a disabled sailboat taking on water 8 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina April, 13, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard responded to a report of a disabled sailboat taking on water eight miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Thursday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received notification...

Coast Guard rescues 4 from disabled sail boat

Coast Guard rescues 4 from disabled sail boat
Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued three adults and a 15-year-old from a sinking sailing vessel Thursday approximately 98 miles from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The 41-foot sailboat Rojodan crew contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina at approximately 6 p.m. Wednesday, stating that they had lost the use of both...

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized boat near Winyah Bay

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized boat near Winyah Bay
A U.S. Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew transfer three men they rescued from a capsized boat at the entrance of Winyah Bay, South Carolina, Nov. 27, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo courtesy of Station Georgetown) CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew rescued three men, Sunday, after their 38-foot boat capsized near the entrance of Winyah Bay. A Coast Guard Sector North...

Update: Coast Guard rescues crew of sinking fishing vessel

Update: Coast Guard rescues crew of sinking fishing vessel
The Coast Guard rescued two people who jumped from a sinking commercial fishing vessel Thursday approximately five miles from Engelhard, North Carolina, in the Pamlico Sound Nov. 17, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people who jumped from a sinking commercial fishing vessel Thursday approximately five miles from Engelhard, North Carolina, in the Pamlico...