Coast Guard Station Montauk rescues turtle caught in line near Montauk, New York
Coast Guard Station Montauk crewmembers disentangling a leatherback turtle in Montauk, N.Y., June 15, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station Montauk crewmembers assisted in disentangling a leatherback turtle in Montauk, New York, Monday.
At 1:30 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center was notified that the fishing vessel Captain Ron was on scene with an...
Coast Guard Station Montauk crew holds change of command, retirement ceremonies
Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Best (left) assumed command of Coast Guard Station Montauk from Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason Walter (right) during a change of command and retirement ceremony held in Montauk, New York, June 11, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi.)
NEW YORK — Crewmembers of Coast Guard Station Montauk held a change of command and retirement...
Busy weekend on New York waters reminds boaters to prepare, stay safe
NEW YORK – After a busy weekend on the waters of New York, the Coast Guard is reminding the boating public to practice safe boating for the remainder of the busy summer season.
The following cases indicate the importance of preparedness and serve as examples of how challenging the maritime environment can be even to mariners of all levels.
A boarding team from Coast Guard Station Shinnecock terminated...
Coast Guard Station Montauk responds to disabled vessel ahead of storm
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard responded to a disabled vessel near the Montauk jetties, July 15, 2014.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a report of two people aboard a 21-foot disabled vessel that had lost electrical power and the mariner’s only means of communication was by cell phone with a dying battery.
A rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Montauk launched in...
Coast Guard Station Montauk assists with sea turtle rescue
NEW YORK — Members of Coast Guard Station Montauk assisted the Riverhead Foundation in freeing an entangled Leatherback turtle approximately one mile west of Montauk Point, N.Y., Sunday.
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center watchstanders received a report Sunday evening, stating that a sea turtle was entangled in a net near Montauk Point, N.Y.
A rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Conn. boater
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing Connecticut boater, today.
Coast Guard and local agencies launched a massive search for Daniel Strelczuk, Saturday, after a Good Samaritan notified Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound when they came across an adrift sailing vessel approximately three miles south of Fishers Island, N.Y.
At approximately 2:30 p.m., The Coast Guard suspended...
Coast Guard assists vessel in distress near Montauk Point
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station Montauk and Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod assisted the commercial fishing vessel Caitlan & Mairead near Montauk Point Wednesday after their engine compartment began flooding.
At approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Station Montauk contacted Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound when the Caitlan & Mairead began taking on water 26 miles south of Montauk...
Coast Guard successfully tows fishing vessel Endorphin to Montauk
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard rescued the disabled commercial fishing vessel Endorphin and successfully towed the vessel to Montauk, N.Y., Saturday.
Friday morning, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound communication watchstanders, in New Haven, Conn., received notification from a good samaritan vessel relaying communications for the disabled vessel Endorphin, a 58-foot commercial fishing vessel homeported...