Good Samaritan rescues 6 from vessel fire west of Point Loma

Good Samaritan rescues 6 from vessel fire west of Point Loma
A Coast Guard Station San Diego 45-foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo SAN DIEGO — A good Samaritan crew rescued six fishermen from a vessel fire approximately 10 miles west of Point Loma, Saturday. At approximately 8:30 a.m., Saturday, the crew of the 40-foot sport-fishing vessel Reel Viking contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders reporting their vessel...

Coast Guard rescues boater after he was ejected in San Diego Bay

Coast Guard rescues boater after he was ejected in San Diego Bay
A Coast Guard Station San Diego 45-foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo SAN DIEGO – A Coast Guard Station San Diego crew rescued a man after he was ejected from a dinghy in San Diego Bay, Saturday. At approximately 1:45 p.m., Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a call from a good Samaritan aboard a sailboat who witnessed an out of control unmanned motorized dinghy operating...

Coast Guard Station San Diego holds change-of-command ceremony

Coast Guard Station San Diego holds change-of-command ceremony
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Pelland relieves Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sunday, as officer in charge of Coast Guard Station San Diego during a change-of-command ceremony June, 28, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joel Guzman) SAN DIEGO — Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Pelland relieved Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sunday as officer in charge of Coast...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer off Mission Beach

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer off Mission Beach
USCG File Photo SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard suspended its search Monday for a 17-year-old male who went missing while swimming in the waters off Mission Beach Sunday evening. The Coast Guard began searching Sunday after watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center were notified that the San Diego Life Guards were searching for a missing swimmer. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard searching for missing swimmer off Mission Beach

Coast Guard searching for missing swimmer off Mission Beach
USCG File Photo SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard continues to search for a missing 17-year-old male Monday morning after he went missing in the waters off Mission Beach, in San Diego, Sunday evening. At approximately 7:30 p.m. Sunday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center were notified that the San Diego Life Guards were searching for a missing swimmer, after...

25 passengers, crew rescued from vessel taking on water near San Clemente Island

25 passengers, crew rescued from vessel taking on water near San Clemente Island
Twenty passengers are rescued by the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye’s crew after the charter fishing vessel Truline began taking on water south of San Clemente Island, March 19, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/released) SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 25 passengers and crew after their vessel began taking on water near San Clemente Island, Sunday. At 2:51 a.m., Sunday, watchstanders...

Coast Guard ends search for missing boater west of Mission Bay

Coast Guard ends search for missing boater west of Mission Bay
SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard has ended its search for a missing boater after he was found safe, Wednesday. While watching news reports of the search for Garret Ferguson, a nurse at Scripps Mercy Hospital, in San Diego, recognized Ferguson as one of their patients. Upon verification that it was him, all search efforts were ended. Ferguson, 36, was presumed missing after an empty vessel was found approximately...

Coast Guard searching for possible missing boater west of Mission Bay

Coast Guard searching for possible missing boater west of Mission Bay
SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing boater after an empty vessel was found approximately one mile west of Mission Bay, in San Diego, yesterday. Missing is Garrett Ferguson, 36, from Huntington Beach, California. His identification was left aboard the abandoned six-foot dingy. At approximately 11:50 a.m. yesterday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego’s...

Coast Guard medevacs 50-year-old man from cruise ship Carnival Inspiration

Coast Guard medevacs 50-year-old man from cruise ship Carnival Inspiration
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 50-year-old man approximately 27 miles southwest of San Diego, Sunday. At approximately 7 p.m. Sunday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a report from the crew of cruise ship Carnival Inspiration stating that a male passenger was experiencing heart-attack like symptoms. The Coast Guard duty flight surgeon recommended that the...