Coast Guard suspends search for overdue fisherman on Lake Michigan
Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Air Station Traverse City
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for an overdue fisherman on Lake Michigan near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, Thursday.
Missing is Mark Wautelet, 38 years old, approximately 6-feet tall, 270 pounds with brownish hair.
Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan received a notification from...
Coast Guard rescues windsurfer from icy waters of Lake Michigan
Ice rescue training file photo by Chief Petty Officer Casey McDonald
MILWAUKEE – The Coast Guard rescued a windsurfer in Lake Michigan off of Sheboygan, Wis. after ice that had been blown close to shore hindered his return to land, Sunday.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Station Sheboygan received a call from a good Samaritan about 3:05 p.m. local time about a windsurfer in distress about 150 yards...
Sector Lake Michigan Coast Guard units to host free public open houses to promote National Safe Boating Week
CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard units across Sector Lake Michigan, based in Milwaukee, are scheduled to host free public open houses in support of National Safe Boating Week, which runs from May 21 to May 28.
National Safe Boating Week marks the launch of the 2016 North American Safe Boating Campaign.
Throughout the week, Coast Guard stations will be participating in various events to promote safe...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker in Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE – The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday morning for a man who went missing Wednesday evening while kayaking in Lake Michigan near Port Washington, Wisconsin.
“The decision to suspend is based on a multitude of factors from the case,” said Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Moberley, of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan. “It was not an easy decision to make to suspend this case, and...
Coast Guard and motor vessel Joseph L. Block rescue man from water in northern Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE —The motor vessel Joseph L. Block responded to a distress call and rescued a boater out of Lake Michigan’s waters Monday morning after the boater’s 28-foot vessel began to sink 10 miles off of Port Washington, Wisconsin.
Search-and-rescue coordinators at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee, received a distress call just before 8:30 a.m., Monday, that a vessel was taking-on-water...
Coast Guard, local agencies rescue 3 from vessel on Sheboygan breakwall
A Coast Guard crew member from Station Sheboygan assesses passengers aboard a 29-foot vessel after it ran up onto the Sheboygan breakwall, July 22, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Anthony Valeri)
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – The Coast Guard and local agencies rescued three people after their 29-foot vessel ran up onto a breakwall ouside the Sheboygan River as they were heading into the...
Coast Guard Stations Milwaukee and Sheboygan team with local fire departments to assist duck hunters
MILWAUKEE – The Coast Guard and the Port Washington and Cedar Grove Fire Departments came to the assistance of two duck hunters on Lake Michigan Friday.
A 911 dispatcher contacted Coast Guard Station Sheboygan at 11:30 a.m. about two men whose 14-foot boat was taking on water one mile north and about one-quarter mile east of Harrington Beach State Park. The two hunters called 911 when their engine...
Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 2 from sinking boat near Port Washington, Wis.
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued two men near Port Washington, Wisconsin, after their 18-foot pleasure craft began taking on water Tuesday morning.
Just after 9 a.m., local time, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan in Milwaukee received a report of an 18-foot black and white vessel that was taking on water about three miles east of the Port Washington pier heads...
Coast Guard crews rescues 1, assists 4 during two separate recreational boating emergencies
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard crews rescued a woman and assisted four other people on Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon.
Just before 12:30 p.m. CDT, the owner of a vessel contacted a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, located in Milwaukee, and reported that his 24-foot vessel, with four people aboard, was taking on water about 16 nautical miles east of Milwaukee. He contacted...
