Coast Guard, Center for Coastal Studies free entangled leatherback turtle near Woods Hole
An entangled leatherback turtle is pictured along side a Coast Guard 45-foot rescue boat, wrapped in line from a lobster pto. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
BOSTON — The Coast Guard along with entanglement response personnel from the Center for Coastal Studies freed a leatherback turtle Sunday morning after it was reported wrapped in fishing line near Woods Hole.
At approximately 8:15 a.m. the Coast Guard...
Coast Guard to kick-off boating season in Southeastern New England with numerous safety events
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is scheduled to host multiple safe boating events in Southeastern New England as part of National Safe Boating Week, which runs from May 21-27.
Free vessel safety checks offered throughout the week by the Coast Guard Auxiliary ensure boats fully comply with all Federal and State boating safety laws and can help owners identify discrepancies with their safety gear. Citations...
Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman near Woods Hole
BOSTON — A Coast Guard crew medevaced an injured fisherman Tuesday night near Quicks Hole.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England’s command center received the report at approximately 8:30 p.m. from the captain aboard the Ocean Boy, a 74-foot fishing boat homeported in New Bedford, that one of his crewmembers injured a hand and needed medical attention.
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat...
Coast Guard crews tow disabled fishing boat near Buzzards Bay
BOSTON — Coast Guard crews from Coast Guard Station Woods Hole and Coast Guard Station Menemsha towed the 65-foot fishing vessel Leonardo, with six people aboard, Wednesday when it became disabled after running aground in Woods Hole Pass.
At approximately 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received notification via VHF-16radio from the captain aboard Leonardo reporting...
Coast Guard rescue crews medevac injured sailor in Nantucket Sound, Mass
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 57-year-old male six miles south of Hyannis, Mass., Sept. 22, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
BOSTON – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 57-year-old male six miles south of Hyannis, Mass. Tuesday.
Shortly after 10 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a radio transmission from sailing vessel Dark & Stormy III...
Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy conduct joint training exercise
A helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Cape Cod in Bourne, Mass., trained with the Canadian navy Aug. 24, 2015, in Cape Cod Bay.(U.S. Coast Guard photo)
BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard crews from Southeastern New England conducted various evolutions with the Royal Canadian Navy to train and improve the inter-operability of the two nations’ militaries and surface search and rescue assets.
Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Station Woods Hole nabs intoxicated boater near Martha’s Vineyard
Coast Guard Station Woods Hole, Mass., crew members prepare to get underway for a night patrol aboard the station’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson.)
BOSTON — The Coast Guard responded to an intoxicated boat operator early Thursday near Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard.
The Dukes County Sheriff Department notified Coast Guard Station...
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned to Boston from a 55-day North Atlantic patrol
After responding to a distress call during a North Atlantic Patrol, Coast Guard Cutter Spencer tows the sailing vessel Alien I, June 8, 2015.. (Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st class ZaQuawn Brown)
BOSTON – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned to Boston after a 55-day patrol in the North Atlantic, Tuesday.
While conducting a law enforcement inspection aboard the commercial fishing...
Coast Guard terminates charter boat voyage in Buzzards Bay
The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of a charter vessel in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, due to an expired operator’s license and evidence of illegal fishing on May 18, 2015.
BOSTON — The Coast Guard terminated the trip of a 23-foot charter vessel today in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, due to an expired operator’s license and evidence of illegal fishing.
During a random safety boarding,...
