Coast Guard ends search for missing man in Rhode Island
BOSTON – The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing man in Rhode Island Sound, Friday at about 6:30 p.m.
Numerous federal, state and local responders conducted an 18-hour land, sea, and air search that spanned 1,154 miles, but did not locate him.
Initially, Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a call at about 9:45 p.m., Thursday, from a family member that the three men...
Coast Guard rescues two, searches for another in Rhode Island
OSTON – The Coast Guard rescued two men Friday from a sunken boat near the Sakonnet River entrance in Rhode Island, and is searching for another in Rhode Island Sound.
Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a call at about 9:45 p.m., Thursday, from a family member that the three men aboard their 17-foot boat were overdue from a day trip. They had planned to return by sunset, and...
Coast Guard Station Castle Hill assists disabled vessel near Newport
BOSTON — A Coast Guard Station Castle Hill, Rhode Island crew assisted a disabled 34-foot vessel with three people aboard in the vicinity of Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island, Tuesday.
At approximately 7:50 a.m., the vessel Kaborka reported a fire aboard their vessel to watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England.
A Station Castle Hill 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew immediately...
Coast Guard responds to disabled tug 18 miles east of Block Island
BOSTON — The Coast Guard responded to reports of a disabled tug 18 miles east of Block Island, Rhode Island, Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, were notified at approximately 3:30 p.m., Sunday, of an engine fire aboard the 126-foot tug Viking.
The vessel’s on board fixed fire-fighting system was able to extinguish the fire, leaving...
Coast Guard rescues boater after vessel catches fire near Sakonnet River, R.I.
BOSTON — Rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Castle Hill, along with a good samaritan rescued a man whose 38-foot boat had caught fire and was sinking near the entrance to the Sakonnet River, R.I. at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a call via cell phone from the operator confirming he was the only one onboard, had not sustained any injuries...
Coast Guard searching for possible missing swimmer at Conimicut Point, RI
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing 16-year-old boy near Conimicut Point, R.I., Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Mass., received a call at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday, from 911 dispatch reporting that a 16-year-old boy with brown hair and red swimming trunks was swept off the beach at Conimicut Point.
Currently searching...
Coast Guard searching for possible person in the water near Providence
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water by the Henderson Bridge on the Seekonk River in Providence, R.I., Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Mass., were notified of a possible person in the water at 6:13 p.m. Saturday, from the Rhode Island Task Force.
A crew from Coast Guard Station Castle Hill in Newport,...
Coast Guard seeks assistance locating possible missing boater
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is seeking public assistance after receiving a report of an unmanned and adrift boat in Mount Hope Bay near the Rhode Island and Massachusetts border, Friday.
The boat was described as:
– 8 feet in length
– Skiff design
– White
– Fiberglass hull
Aboard the boat were:
– Live bait (green crab used for blackfish)
– A fishing pole
– University...
Coast Guard Station Castle Hill rescues fisherman in Narragansett Bay
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews pulled a man from the water near East Passage in Narragansett Bay, R.I., Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received notification through a 911 call from a Good Samaritan at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Jamestown Fire Department was on scene and used radio contact to help the rescue crews locate the man. Coast Guard Station Castle Hill...
