Coast Guard rescues 6 after boat runs aground, begins taking on water
CLEVELAND — A U.S. Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Alexandria Bay, N.Y., rescued six people after the boat they were aboard ran aground and began taking on water near Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence Seaway Sunday afternoon.
One of the mariners aboard the 22-foot recreational boat used the vessel’s VHF-FM marine radio to notify Coast Guardsmen of the accident at 1:45 p.m.
A boatcrew from...
Coast Guard responds to collision of two personal watercraft
CLEVELAND – A Coast Guard rescue boatcrew responded Saturday afternoon to the scene of a collision between two personal watercraft in the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay, N.Y., was notified at 3:05 p.m. by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, who reported the collision of two personal watercraft in Lake of the Isles, near Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence...
Coast Guard responds to scene of collision between pleasure craft and personal watercraft
CLEVELAND – A Coast Guard rescue boatcrew responded Saturday afternoon to the scene of a collision between a pleasure craft and a personal watercraft in the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The Coast Guard was notified at 4:45 p.m. by the owner of a 26-foot pleasure craft, who reported a collision with a personal watercraft just west of the Alexandria Bay Bridge.
Due to the vicinity to the unit, Coast Guard...
Coast Guard monitoring, assisting vessel aground in St. Lawrence Seaway
Tug Commodore Straits ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway while pushing two barges. USCG photo by Station Alexandria Bay
CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard personnel are on scene and monitoring the grounding of the 100-foot tug Commodore Straits, which ran aground while pushing two barges in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Keewaydin State Park in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., at about 5:30 a.m. EST Sunday.
Although...
Coast Guard ends search for man missing in Lake Ontario
CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard crews have ended their search of Lake Ontario for a missing crewmember of a Canadian-flagged freighter at about 2:30 p.m., Oct. 21, 2010.
Coast Guard crews searched for about 25 continuous hours, over an area of about 3,150 square miles, before suspending the search.
“The Coast Guard suspends a search and rescue case when a missing person cannot be located and only...
U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard crews search for missing freighter crewmember in Lake Ontario
CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews are searching this evening for a missing crewmember from a Canadian-flagged 710-foot freighter transiting Lake Ontario, Oct. 20, 2010.
The crew of the Canadian Provider contacted the Coast Guard at about 1:30 p.m. and reported the Nova Scotian crewmember, Gary Carlton, 59, missing.
Coast Guard rescue crews aboard 47-foot Motor Life Boats from Stations Oswego,...
