Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California
A Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the whale watching vessel Pacifica off Point Pinos, California, June 11, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Monterey) SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Coast Guard and Monterey Fire Department responded to a report of a possible fire on board the 50-foot whale watching vessel Pacifica with 43 people aboard off...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing 7-year-old near Moss Landing

Coast Guard suspends search for missing 7-year-old near Moss Landing
Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for a missing seven-year-old male in the vicinity of Moss Landing, Thursday. The search was suspended pending further developments after Coast Guard responders conducted 11.5 cumulative search hours covering approximately five square nautical miles...

Coast Guard searching for 7-year-old male near Moss Landing

Coast Guard searching for 7-year-old male near Moss Landing
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard and partner agencies are currently searching for a possible missing seven-year-old male in the vicinity of Moss Landing. Coast Guard Station Monterey watchstanders received a relayed report from Monterey County dispatch around 7:47 p.m., from a three-year-old boy who stated his mother...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver off California

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver off California
Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have suspended the search for a missing 27-year-old diver off Fanshell Beach, Sunday. The search was suspended pending further information after Coast Guard and Navy responders conducted 17.6 cumulative search hours covering...

Coast Guard, partners searching for missing diver off California

Coast Guard, partners searching for missing diver off California
Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and Monterey County first responders are searching for a missing diver off Fanshell Beach, Saturday. The 27-year-old diver is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, and wearing a black wetsuit. Waterway users in the...

Coast Guard rescues stranded man off rocks near Greyhound Rock County Park

Coast Guard rescues stranded man off rocks near Greyhound Rock County Park
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued a stranded man Sunday from Greyhound Rock at Greyhound Rock County Park. A bystander contacted Coast Guard Station Monterey watchstanders at 7:39 p.m. reporting a person was stranded on Greyhound Rock. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders dispatched a Coast Guard Station...

Coast Guard rescues 2 people after boat capsizes near Moss Landing

Coast Guard rescues 2 people after boat capsizes near Moss Landing
A Coast Guard Station Monterey boat crew rescues two people after their vessel capsized approximately two miles from Moss Landing, California, Dec. 4, 2020.  (U. S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued two people after their boat capsized approximately two miles from Moss Landing, Friday. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a mayday broadcast with a partial...

Coast Guard uses new program to advance high-performer in San Francisco

Coast Guard uses new program to advance high-performer in San Francisco
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier, 11th Coast Guard District commander, meritoriously advanced Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Zsuffa, at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, July 17, 2020.  (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles) SAN FRANCISCO — The 11th Coast Guard District commander meritoriously advanced his first enlisted member Friday from Coast Guard Sector San...

Coast Guard crews rescue 2 from sinking yacht 9 miles south of Monterey Bay

Coast Guard crews rescue 2 from sinking yacht 9 miles south of Monterey Bay
A Coast Guard Station Monterey 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrives to assist The Going Coastal south of Monterey April, 30 2020.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo Courtesy Photo) SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Thursday after their 92-foot yacht sank approximately nine miles south of Monterey Bay. Crewmemers aboard the Going Coastal made a mayday call at approximately 11:45 a.m....