Coast Guard assists 3 on eastern Lake Erie after flares reported
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard assisted three people Saturday afternoon after three flares were sighted from shore near Hamburg, New York.
Shortly before 5 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, New York, were notified that three red flares had been sighted offshore in Lake Erie in the vicinity of Hamburg Beach in Hamburg, New York.
Sector Buffalo directed the launch of a boat crew from...
Body of missing kayaker recovered in Lake Erie
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard ended its search for an overdue kayaker after the man’s body was recovered from Lake Erie late Tuesday morning.
Dead is Andrew Lasek.
“The Coast Guard extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends and anyone else affected by this tragedy,” said Capt. Brian Roche, commander of Coast Guard Sector Buffalo. “I would like to thank Mr....
Coast Guard has busy weekend on eastern Great Lakes
CLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police rescued two people, medically evacuated one person, and assisted four others in four separate emergency cases in the eastern Great Lakes region this weekend.
At 11 p.m., Saturday, a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo received notification from the crew aboard a Coast Guard Auxiliary...
Coast Guard Air Station Detroit aircrew rescues 2 from disabled boat near Niagara Falls
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued two people from a disabled boat near Niagara Falls late Monday night.
At about 9:15 p.m., a search-and-rescue coordinator from Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, New York, responded to a call for help from the boaters via cell phone. The distressed boater reported two people were aboard a disabled 19-foot boat, 700 yards inside the Niagara Falls Exclusion Zone. The boater...
Coast Guard rescues 3 from boat that crashed onto Buffalo Harbor breakwall
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard, a good Samaritan and Erie County, New York, Sheriff’s Office rescued three people from Lake Erie Sunday afternoon after the vessel they were on crashed onto the breakwall in Buffalo Harbor near Buffalo, New York, resulting in one person being thrown into the water.
At 3:45 p.m., search-and-rescue controllers at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo received a report...
Coast Guard rescues kayaker in Lake Erie near mouth of Buffalo River
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard rescued a man from Lake Erie Friday afternoon after he fell out of his kayak.
At 3:30 p.m., search-and-rescue controllers at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo received a report of a man wearing a life jacket clinging to his kayak in Lake Erie near the mouth of the Buffalo River.
The search-and-rescue controller directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Buffalo boat crew...
Coast Guard crews assist 9 on Lake Erie Sunday to cap off busy holiday weekend
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, New York, crews assisted a vessel in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, and another in Buffalo during a busy Sunday afternoon for the Coast Guard on the Great Lakes.
Around 2:30 p.m., a crew aboard a 45-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Fairport discovered a 27-foot sailboat with one person aboard that had run aground four feet from the Fairport Harbor breakwall....
Coast Guard tows vessel with family of 4 aboard to safety near Buffalo Harbor
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued a family of four, Thursday night, after the family’s boat became disabled and nearly drifted into the breakwall near the Buffalo Harbor in Buffalo, New York.
At about 8 p.m., a watchstander at Coast Guard Station Buffalo answered a phone call from boaters who were in distress in the Buffalo Harbor. After receiving the distress call, the watchstander immediately...
Coast Guard rescues 3 Americans from boat taking on water in Canadian waters
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a boat taking on water in the vicinity of Fort Erie, Ontario, near the Buffalo River Thursday morning.
At about 9:10 a.m., a watchstander at Coast Guard Station Buffalo received a phone call from Buffalo 911 dispatch, reporting a 20-foot, U.S.-flagged vessel was taking on water with three people aboard. A search-and-rescue controller from Coast...
