Coast Guard rescues 2 jet skiers from water near Kemah, Texas

Coast Guard rescues 2 jet skiers from water near Kemah, Texas
A Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Schell. HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two people who fell off their jet ski near Kemah, Texas, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report on VHF-FM channel 16 at 6:37 p.m. from a good Samaritan who saw a man and woman fall off their jet ski and drift toward...

Coast Guard assists 1 aboard grounded sailboat near Galveston, Texas

Coast Guard assists 1 aboard grounded sailboat near Galveston, Texas
A sailboat with a torn sail sits aground in the vicinity of Red Fish Island in Galveston Bay, Texas, June 8, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Houston) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted one man aboard a grounded sailboat near Galveston, Texas, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call from 911 dispatchers at 6:53 p.m. stating a 20-foot sailboat...

Coast Guard searches for missing swimmer in San Jacinto River

Coast Guard searches for missing swimmer in San Jacinto River
Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with state and local responders, are searching for a missing swimmer in the San Jacinto River near Channelview, Texas, Friday. Missing is a hispanic male last seen wearing a blue tank top. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a notification...

Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat in Galveston Bay, Texas

Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat in Galveston Bay, Texas
A 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew from Coast Guard Station Houston, Texas, approaches a capsized 19-foot pleasure craft in Galveston Bay, Texas, Oct. 15, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Houston) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued four men from a capsized boat in Galveston Bay near Houston, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received notification...

Coast Guard enforces safety zone for tow of battleship USS Texas

Coast Guard enforces safety zone for tow of battleship USS Texas
Pilot boat crews tow the battleship USS Texas down the Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard enforced a safety zone in the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Ship Channel for the tow of the battleship USS Texas, Wednesday. The Coast Guard captain of the port, in coordination with the Coast...

Coast Guard rescues 3 from vessel taking on water near Trinity Bay, TX

Coast Guard rescues 3 from vessel taking on water near Trinity Bay, TX
A Coast Guard Station Houston 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew tows 3 people aboard a vessel taking on water near Trinity Bay, Texas, July 30, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Houston) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued three people from an 18-foot flat bottom vessel taking on water near Trinity Bay, Texas, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders...

Coast Guard assists 1 aboard vessel taking on water

Coast Guard assists 1 aboard vessel taking on water
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Siver, a maritime enforcement specialist at Station Houston, helps a boater inspect his vessel at the Clear Lake Park boat ramp in Seabrook, Texas, May 27, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Houston) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted one boater aboard a vessel taking on water in Clear Lake, Texas, Friday. While on patrol at 6:12 p.m., a 29-foot...

Coast Guard terminates illegal charter near Houston

Coast Guard terminates illegal charter near Houston
Houston Police Department personnel arrest the captain of an illegal charter operation as part of a Coast Guard and partner agency joint operation and investigation on Clear Lake in Kemah, Texas, May 18, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) HOUSTON — Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston, Coast Guard Station Houston, Coast Guard Investigative Service, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Harris County...

Coast Guard ends search for 88 year old near Smith Point, Texas

Coast Guard ends search for 88 year old near Smith Point, Texas
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo. HOUSTON — The Coast Guard ended its search for an 88-year-old boater near Smith Point, Texas, Tuesday. Texas City Police Department personnel found a body matching the description of the man on the Texas City Dike. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders were notified by the man’s wife via cell phone at 4:20 p.m. Monday that her husband...