Coast Guard, local agencies locate missing father, son on Lake Tahoe

Coast Guard, local agencies locate missing father, son on Lake Tahoe
Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe crew members participate in two-boat training, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The crew maintains and operates two 25-foot rapid response boats and conducts search and rescue, law enforcement and national defense missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sherri Eng. SAN FRANCISCO – A father and son were rescued after they were reported overdue near South Lake...

Coast Guard investigates, oversees salvage of Tahoe Queen

Coast Guard investigates, oversees salvage of Tahoe Queen
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Coast Guard Sector San Francisco and a commercial salvage team successfully removed the Tahoe Queen, a riverboat-style passenger vessel, from a sandbar off Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. Watchstanders at Sector San Francisco received a report Monday at 3:37 p.m. from Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe that a passenger vessel, Tahoe Queen, ran aground...

Coast Guard assists around 296 passengers after vessel runs aground on Lake Tahoe

Coast Guard assists around 296 passengers after vessel runs aground on Lake Tahoe
ALAMEDA, Calif. —The Coast Guard and numerous county and local response agencies assisted in removing 296 people aboard a passenger vessel that ran aground in the vicinity of Tahoe Keys, Calif., Monday afternoon. At approximately 3:37 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a notification from Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe of a passenger vessel, Tahoe Queen, with approximately...