Coast Guard rescues 1 after vessel collision 30 miles west of Sarasota
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 file photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued one male and transferred seven individuals to safety after their vessels collided near Sarasota, Florida, Wednesday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene and transported one male passenger experiencing a head injury to Tampa General Hospital for higher...
Coast Guard to present posthumous Purple Heart Medals
TAMPA, Fla. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to posthumously present two World War I Purple Heart Medals Thursday, at 9 a.m., during a ceremony at the Tampa History Center.
Coast Guard Capt. Michael Kahle, commander of Sector St. Petersburg, will present the medals to the families of Angus Nelson MacLean and James Frost who lost their lives during the sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa.
MacLean...
Coast Guard halts illegal charter in Tampa Bay
A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boatcrew inspects a 27-foot vessel being operated as a bareboat charter with four passengers for hire at the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina, Florida Mar. 03, 2023, . (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter on Tampa Bay, Sunday.
A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boatcrew boarded a 27-foot vessel being operated...
Coast Guard rescues 3 from vessel 96 miles west of Anclote Island
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 file photo
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three people, Sunday, after their 25-foot sailboat became disabled 96 miles offshore of Anclote Island, Florida.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg command center received a channel 16 distress alert via VHF-FM radio from the vessel’s owner who reported the need for assistance. The vessel had become disabled...
Coast Guard medevacs man 40 miles northwest of Johns Pass
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 file photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 65-year-old man from a commercial fishing vessel 40 miles northwest of Johns Pass, Florida, Monday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew responded and safely transported the man to Tampa General Hospital in stable condition.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders...
Coast Guard reopens Florida, Georgia ports
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts assessments after the path of tropical storm Nicole November 11, 2022 in the southwest Florida areas. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez
MIAMI — Personnel from the Seventh Coast Guard District are responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Nicole, Friday.
Hurricane Nicole has been downgraded...
Coast Guard reopens port of Ft. Meyers
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port opens the Port. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by PA3 Jose Hernandez)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Captain of the Port has set Port Condition Four for the maritime port of Fort Myers and all areas south to the furthest extent of the COTP zone for commercial vessel traffic following satisfactory channel surveys and aids to navigation verifications, Friday.
During Port...
Coast Guard boating safety reminder post-Hurricane Ian
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Seth Hunt conducts rescue operations Oct. 3, 2022 in Matlacha Isles, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie Mealor)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s impact on the Florida peninsula, the Seventh Coast Guard District and Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg are reminding residents and visitors to exercise caution when...
Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Casey Key
A Coast Guard Station Cortez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew assist two people whose boat was taking on water approximately 14 miles west of Casey Key, Florida September 22, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard assisted two people whose boat was taking on water Thursday, approximately 14 miles west of Casey Key, Florida.
A Coast Guard Station Cortez 45-foot...
