Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Cape San Blas

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters near Cape San Blas
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircrew vectors in the Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin to a life raft with 2 overdue boaters aboard, April 25, 2023. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two overdue boaters from a life raft near Cape San Blas, Florida, Tuesday. At 3:21 p.m., the aircrew of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules located a life raft with the two missing...

Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel near Cape San Blas

Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel near Cape San Blas
The shrimp trawler Capt. Ken-Wil that the Coast Guard is searching for April 25, 2023, near Cape San Blas, Florida.  (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by courtesy asset) NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching Tuesday for an overdue vessel with two people aboard near Cape San Blas, Florida. Missing is Michael Redman and Jimmy Mallory. There is currently no description available for the mariners. The Coast...

Coast Guard medevacs boater near St. Andrews Bay, Florida

Coast Guard medevacs boater near St. Andrews Bay, Florida
Sector Mobile, AL NEW ORLEANS —The Coast Guard medevaced a 60-year-old male Sunday near St. Andrews Bay, Florida. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call from personnel aboard a sailing vessel that a man had collapsed on deck and was convulsing. Watchstanders then coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Station Panama City Response Boat – Small boatcrew to assist. The boatcrew...

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters offshore Dauphin Island, Alabama

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters offshore Dauphin Island, Alabama
Coast Guard Station Panama City 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo. NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued three boaters from a stranded vessel approximately 50 miles south of Dauphin Island, Alabama, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at 5:22 p.m. from a concerned family member of three boaters, two adults and one minor, aboard a 28-foot recreational vessel who were...

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters from vessel near Panama City, FL

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters from vessel near Panama City, FL
Coast Guard Station Panama City 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued four boaters from a vessel taking on water near Panama City, Florida, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at approximately 10:30 a.m. via Channel 16 of a 24-foot cuddy cabin vessel, the Chicken Back, taking on water with three adults and...

Coast Guard responds to man overboard near Panama City

Coast Guard responds to man overboard near Panama City
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard responded to a report of a man overboard Sunday approximately 12 miles south of Panama City, Florida. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a notification at approximately 4 a.m. over VHF-FM channel 16 from a crewmember on the fishing vessel Fiona Leone reporting that the captain of the vessel fell overboard...

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember 29 miles south of Panama City

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember 29 miles south of Panama City
Coast Guard 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium file photo NEW ORLEANS —The Coast Guard medevaced a 70-year-old male Sunday, approximately 29 miles south of Panama City, Florida. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call via Channel 16 by personnel aboard the fishing vessel Chasensommer that a crewmember collapsed on deck and had stroke-like symptoms. Watchstanders then coordinated the launch...

Coast Guard medevacs boater 20 miles south of Panama City

Coast Guard medevacs boater 20 miles south of Panama City
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann. NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 59-year-old male boater Monday approximately 20 miles south of Panama City, Florida. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report over VHF-FM Channel 16 at approximately 3 p.m. of a boater who had injured his arm. Watchstanders consulted with the duty...

Coast Guard ends search for 9-year-old boy near Panama City

Coast Guard ends search for 9-year-old boy near Panama City
USCG MH-65 File Photo NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing 9-year-old boy Sunday who was last seen swimming near Gulf Resort Beach in Panama City, Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission divers recovered a body matching the boy’s description. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a notification at approximately 7 p.m. Saturday from Bay County...