Coast Guard Station Washington crew assists boaters in distress
Coast Guard Station Washington 29-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo
WASHINGTON D.C. — A Coast Guard crew working with the Washington D.C. Fire Department and good Samaritans, rescued nine people from a vessel taking on water on the Anacostia River near the East Potomac Park, Sunday.
The watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Washington D.C., received a phone call at 1:39 p.m., from the captain of...
Coast Guard crew revives unconscious woman on boat near Georgetown
Coast Guard Station Washington 29-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo
BALTIMORE — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Washington revived a woman who reportedly passed out from carbon monoxide poisoning this evening near the Georgetown Waterfront.
The 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew was notified by a man on VHF-FM radio channel 16 at approximately 5:30 p.m., that he and another passenger were suffering...
Coast Guard searching for missing man in Potomac River near Francis Scott Key Bridge
Coast Guard Station Washington 29-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a man in the Potomac River after a pontoon boat overturned near the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Washington, D.C., Monday.
Fire and EMS in the district contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region’s command center at 10:55 a.m. and...
Coast Guard urges mariners to be cautious of free-floating pier segment in Potomac River
A segment of a pier floats in the Potomac River, Maryland, March 08, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Thompson)
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is notifying mariners that a section of a pier, which is approximately 150 feet long, that was found floating in the Potomac River just south of Mallows Bay, Maryland, Thursday, poses a navigation hazard.
At 1:54 p.m., a Coast Guard...
Coast Guard suspends its search for missing boater, 40, near Woodbridge, Va.
USCG file photo
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing 40-year-old man Sunday after his boat capsized near Leesylvania State Park.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received a report from a good Samaritan stating he saw an overturned vessel with two people in the water at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday.
Sector Maryland-NCR watchstanders issued...
Coast Guard, local partner agencies searching for man, 40, near Woodbridge, Va.
29-foot Response Boat-Small U.S. Coast Guard file photo)BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies are searching for a 40-year-old man after his 12-foot boat capsized near Leesylvania State Park Saturday evening.
The missing male is described as Hispanic, wearing a white shirt and black shorts. He was not wearing a lifejacket.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital...
Coast Guard rescues 3 people from capsized sailboat near Washington, D.C.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized sailboat near Washington Sunday evening.
A 29-foot Response Boat-Small II boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Washington was patrolling the upper Potomac River when they received a report from a good Samaritan stating a sailboat capsized with two people in the water and one person clinging to the overturned hull.
Once on scene, the Coast...
Coast Guard rescues 72-year-old man from water Potomac River
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued a 72-year-old man from the water Friday after his kayak capsized in the Potomac River near the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge.
A boatcrew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II from Coast Guard Station Washington was underway when they were flagged down by a good Samaritan who notified them of an elderly man in a capsized kayak.
The RBS-II boatcrew diverted and recovered...
Coast Guard rescues 7 from vessel taking on water near Arlington Memorial Bridge
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued seven people Sunday in the Potomac River near the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
Coast Guard Sector Maryland–National Capital Region watchstanders received a notification via VHF-Channel 16 at approximately 1:00 p.m. that a 30-foot boat with seven people aboard was taking on water.
Coast Guard Station Washington launched a 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew to assist.
“We...
