Coast Guard to conduct two-day, search and rescue drill

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England will conduct a two-day, search and rescue exercise Feb. 23-24.

Coast Guard cutter towing disabled New Bedford, Mass., fishing boat

BOSTON — A Boston-based Coast Guard cutter crew is towing a New Bedford, Mass., fishing boat Friday, after it became disabled about 92 miles off the coast of Chatham, Mass., Thursday.

Coast Guard Cutter Tybee to hold change of command

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – A change of command ceremony is scheduled for the Coast Guard Cutter Tybee at 10 a.m., on the pier at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Mass., Thursday.

New Bedford fishing vessel safely moored after Coast Guard tow

BOSTON – The New Bedford, Mass., fishing boat Humbak, is safely moored at the New Bedford Fish Pier this morning after being towed by the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard Cutter Tybee towing disabled New Bedford fishing boat

BOSTON – The  110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Tybee is towing a New Bedford, Mass., fishing boat after it became disabled approximately 30 miles east of Nantucket, Mass., early this morning.

Search suspended for missing boater near Sandy Hook, N.J.

NEW YORK – The search for a boater who has been missing since 9:30 p.m. yesterday was suspended around 4:40 p.m. today.

Missing boater’s vessel found 20 miles south of East Rockaway, N.Y.

NEW YORK – The 19-foot pleasure craft belonging to a missing boater was found 20 miles south of East Rockaway, N.Y., at around 7:30 a.m. today. Edward Latz Sr., 65, was reported missing by his son after the man did not return from a fishing trip. The man’s vehicle and trailer were located at Sewaren Marina in Sewaren, N.J.

Multiple Agencies Search For Overdue Boater Near Sandy Hook, N.J.

NEW YORK- A multi-agency search began for an overdue boater near Sandy Hook, N.J., around 9:30 p.m. yesterday.

Disabled New Bedford boat towed to safety

BOSTON- The Coast Guard is towing a New Bedford-based fishing vessel after the boat lost propulsion about 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod, Mass., around 7:30 a.m. Friday.