Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California
A Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the whale watching vessel Pacifica off Point Pinos, California, June 11, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Monterey) SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Coast Guard and Monterey Fire Department responded to a report of a possible fire on board the 50-foot whale watching vessel Pacifica with 43 people aboard off...

Coast Guard Cutter Tern tows vessel with 3 people aboard to safety

Coast Guard Cutter Tern tows vessel with 3 people aboard to safety
Coast Guard Cutter Tern file photo by Petty Officer Kevin J. Neff SAN FRANCISCO – Coast Guard Cutter Tern crewmembers towed a demasted sailing vessel with three people aboard to San Francisco Thursday, May 25th. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received the initial distress call from the sailing vessel Namaste at approximately 7:45 a.m., Wednesday, reporting that their vessel became...

Coast Guard San Francisco, partners rescue 3 kayakers

Coast Guard San Francisco, partners rescue 3 kayakers
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania StewartSAN FRANSCISCO – The Coast Guard and Foster City Fire Department rescued three kayakers during two simultaneous cases near the San Mateo Bridge, Sunday. A Coast Guard Station San Francisco 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew and Foster City Fire Department jet ski operators rescued the kayakers and released them to the...

Coast Guard San Francisco medevacs passenger from cruise ship

Coast Guard San Francisco medevacs passenger from cruise ship
Coast Guard Station San Francisco 45 foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a passenger from the cruise ship, Ruby Princess, near Alcatraz, Wednesday night. U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received notification from the cruise ship Ruby Princess around 6:40 p.m. of an 85-year-old male that suffered a leg injury during their transit...

Bay Area agencies to hold mass rescue exercise off Bodega Bay

Bay Area agencies to hold  mass rescue exercise off Bodega Bay
Training Center Petaluma is the Coast Guard’s largest West Coast Training Center. – U.S. Coast Guard photo. ALAMEDA, Calif. — Bay Area Federal, State and local agencies alongside industry partner Holland America Group will be holding a multi-agency mass rescue operational exercise off the Sonoma County Coast in the vicinity of Bodega Bay with a trauma/triage area at U.S. Coast Guard Training...

Coast Guard searching for missing boater off Dutton Island, California

Coast Guard searching for missing boater off Dutton Island, California
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard, Solano County Fire Department, and California Highway Patrol are searching for a missing boater off Dutton Island after his vessel capsized Monday night. The male boater is described as wearing brown coveralls and has short blonde hair. Waterway users are requested to keep...

Coast Guard responds after storms in San Francisco bay area

Coast Guard responds after storms in San Francisco bay area
Three 60-foot deck barges were adrift, causing an allision with the 3rd Street Bridge at McCovey Cove leading to Mission Creek. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard responded to multiple maritime-related operations after recent storms crossed the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this week left multiple vessels, docks, and barges adrift, causing navigational safety issues...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing 7-year-old near Moss Landing

Coast Guard suspends search for missing 7-year-old near Moss Landing
Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for a missing seven-year-old male in the vicinity of Moss Landing, Thursday. The search was suspended pending further developments after Coast Guard responders conducted 11.5 cumulative search hours covering approximately five square nautical miles...

Coast Guard searching for 7-year-old male near Moss Landing

Coast Guard searching for 7-year-old male near Moss Landing
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard and partner agencies are currently searching for a possible missing seven-year-old male in the vicinity of Moss Landing. Coast Guard Station Monterey watchstanders received a relayed report from Monterey County dispatch around 7:47 p.m., from a three-year-old boy who stated his mother...