Coast Guard medevacs man near Cedar Key
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 file photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —The Coast Guard medevaced a man from an aground 43-foot sail vessel near Cedar Key, Wednesday.
An Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene and transported the patient to Florida Largo Hospital in stable condition.
Rescued was Chris Wallace.
Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a distress...
Coast Guard rescues 6 people from vessel taking on water near Bayshore
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoists the six people in distress after their boat was taking on water 16 miles west of Bayshore, Florida, Apr. 03, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)
ST. PETERSBURG — The Coast Guard rescued six people from a 26-foot pleasure craft taking on water, Sunday, approximately 16 miles west of Bayport, Florida.
A Coast Guard Air Station...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Cedar Key
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard suspended search efforts Sunday evening for a missing boater one mile offshore of Cedar Key.
Deceased is David Savioe, 33, and missing is Michael Sedor, 39.
A Coast Guard Station Yankeetown crew discovered a body matching the description of Savioe,...
Coast Guard recovers 1, continues searching for missing boater
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard recovered the body of one unresponsive boater and continues searching, Sunday, for the remaining person missing from the sunken vessel “Dog House” near Cedar Key.
Deceased is David Savioe, 33, and missing is Michael Sedor, 39.
Coast Guard crews have searched for nearly 60 hours covering...
Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for 2 in Cedar Key
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Multiple Coast Guard air and surface assets and crews continue searching, Thursday, for two men who went missing after their vessel sank near Cedar Key.
A good Samaritan notified Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders at approximately at 11 a.m., Wednesday, reporting debris and items belonging to the vessel 31-foot vessel Dog House. Searches have been conducted between...
Coast Guard rescues 3 people 6 miles west of Withlacoochee River
Coast Guard Station Yankeetown 27-foot Utility Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley J. Johnson
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a 17-foot sinking vessel 6 miles west of Withlacoochee River, Saturday.
A Coast Guard Station Yankeetown 27-foot Utility Boat-Medium crew safely transferred the boaters without injuries to N Florida Avenue Boat Ramp where...
Coast Guard rescues 4 from boat 30 miles west of Cedar Key
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued four people, Friday, who spent the night clinging to a boat that capsized in a heavy storm, 30 miles west of Cedar Key.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew safely hoisted the four people, and they were taken to Crystal River airfield to awaiting emergency medical personnel. The four people were reported to have mild...
Coast Guard rescues 2 overdue boaters 18 miles west of Hernando Beach
Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued two overdue boaters aboard a disabled 22-foot vessel 18 miles west of Hernando Beach Friday.
Rescued were: Brett Stump, 30, and Cole Bramlet, 23.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircrew spotted a red flare early Friday morning and a Coast...
Coast Guard assists 5, stresses EPIRB importance
The Cospas-Sarsat satellite system uses a combination of different satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons. The satellites relay the distress signals from the emergency beacons to a network of ground stations and ultimately to the U.S. Mission Control Center in Suitland, Maryland. The USMCC processes the distress signal and alerts the appropriate search and rescue authorities to who is in...
