Coast Guard conducts mass rescue exercise in Charleston

A Coast Guard Station Charleston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew participates in a mass rescue exercise in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, June 28, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Dickinson)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Federal, state and local agencies conducted a multi-agency mass rescue operations/mass casualty incident exercise, Wednesday, in the Port of Charleston.
Approximately...
Coast Guard assists 5 aboard grounded vessel near Isle of Palms

A Coast Guard Station Charleston crew approaches an aground 22-foot vessel with five people aboard in Gray Bay near Isle of Palms, South Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Charleston)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard assisted five people, Sunday, aboard a grounded 22-foot vessel near Isle of Palms.
A Coast Guard Station Charleston 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew arrived on...
Coast Guard rescues 6 off Charleston

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescued six men by dewatering their 39-foot boat 15 miles offshore of Charleston, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescued six men, Sunday, after their 39-foot boat began taking on water 15 miles offshore of Charleston.
A crewmember aboard the distressed boat...
Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized boat east of Charleston Harbor

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Charleston search and rescue crew responded to a capsized boat 5 miles offshore Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, Nov. 3, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Charleston)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Charleston search and rescue crew rescued three men, Thursday, after their 23-foot boat capsized 5 miles east of Charleston Harbor.
A good Samaritan...
Coast Guard rescues 4 from disabled boat 9 miles east of Charleston

Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Connally and Fireman Jackson Tucker stand tow watch of a 20-foot boat with four people aboard 9 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 22, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescued four people Thursday after their vessel became disabled approximately 9 miles east of Charleston.
A Coast Guard...
Coast Guard rescues 2 from vessel on fire, taking on water 9 miles off Bulls Bay

The 45-foot fishing vessel, Strictly Business, caught fire and was taking on water 9 miles east of Bulls Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 3, 2021. Courtesy photo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Charleston rescue crew saved two people after their vessel caught fire and began taking on water approximately 9 miles east of Bulls Bay, Friday.
The captain of the vessel, Strictly Business, hailed...
5 people rescued from boat fire 5 miles off Capers Inlet

A good Samaritan and the Coast Guard rescued five people from a life raft after their 57-foot boat caught fire 5 miles offshore Capers Inlet, South Carolina, June 02, 2021.(U.S. Coast Guard photo)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A good Samaritan and the Coast Guard rescued five people, Wednesday, after a 57-foot boat caught fire 5 miles east of Capers Inlet.
The survivors deployed a life raft and disembarked...
Coast Guard assists sailing vessel taking on water off Charleston coast

The Coast Guard assists three people aboard a sailing vessel taking on water 37 miles southeast of Charleston, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. ( U.S. Coast Guard photo)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard assisted three people aboard a sailing vessel taking on water 37 miles southeast of Charleston, Friday.
A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and lowered...