Coast Guard continues to search for downed aircraft east of Jacksonville

Coast Guard continues to search for downed aircraft east of Jacksonville
Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard continues to search Friday for a downed aircraft two miles east of St. John’s River Inlet. The Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish crew will continue to search throughout the night. At approximately 9:45 a.m. Thursday, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) notified Coast...

Coast Guard responds to downed aircraft, locate 2 people deceased

Coast Guard responds to downed aircraft, locate 2 people deceased
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter File Photo MIAMI — The Coast Guard along with partner agencies located the remains of two people involved in a downed aircraft incident Saturday approximately 20 miles east of St. Lucie Inlet. The Miami Air Traffic Control Center notified Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders of a suspected downed aircraft at approximately 11:45 a.m. The pilot...

Coast Guard assisting in search for survivors of downed small aircraft near Pellicer Creek

Coast Guard assisting in search for survivors of downed small aircraft near Pellicer Creek
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File Photo JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard is assisting in the search for survivors of a downed small aircraft Friday in the vicinity of Pellicer Creek. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center were notified of the situation at 11:30 p.m., Thursday, by St. Johns County Fire Rescue. A crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk...

Coast Guard responding to possible downed aircraft near Redondo Beach Harbor

Coast Guard responding to possible downed aircraft near Redondo Beach Harbor
USCG File Photo SAN PEDRO, Calif. ­­– The Coast Guard is investigating reports of a possible downed aircraft approximately 2 miles north of Redondo Beach Harbor, Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received an emergency notification for assistance at 11:45 a.m., coming from an aircraft’s emergency location transmitter beacon. Shortly after the initial notification...

Coast Guard, local agencies locate downed aircraft, recover body

Coast Guard, local agencies locate downed aircraft, recover body
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a downed aircraft eight miles north of Mattituck Inlet, N.Y., today. At approximately 8:50 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received notification from another aircraft operating in the vicinity that a plane went down. The aircraft was described as a small, white, fixed wing, single-engine plane. A rescue boatcrew from Coast...

Coast Guard searching for downed aircraft off Fort Lauderdale, Fla., coast

Coast Guard searching for downed aircraft off Fort Lauderdale, Fla., coast
MIAMI — Search-and-rescue crews are responding to a report of a downed aircraft three miles east of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday evening. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Seventh District command center received a report of the downed aircraft and launched an aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami and surface assets from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale...

Coast Guard ends search for pilot, 2 passengers of downed aircraft near U.S. Virgin Islands

Coast Guard ends search for pilot, 2 passengers of downed aircraft near U.S. Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard ended their search at sunset Monday for the pilot and two passengers who remain missing after their aircraft went down Saturday, approximately six nautical miles south of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Coast Guard and U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Natural Resources rescue crews rescued a woman from the downed aircraft Saturday afternoon, who reported...

Coast Guard rescues two from downed aircraft off Monterey coast

Coast Guard rescues two from downed aircraft off Monterey coast
MONTEREY, Calif. — The Coast Guard, in coordination with state and federal agencies, rescued two people from a downed Cessna airplane that landed in the water off the Monterey coast Sunday. The Coast Guard received a report of a mayday call at 3:06 p.m. from an aircraft approximately 38 nautical miles northwest of Morro Bay, Calif. The Coast Guard responded with one MH-65 helicopter rescue crew...

San Juan harbor restricted due to small plane wreckage

San Juan harbor restricted due to small plane wreckage
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard is implementing restrictions on deep draft vessel traffic transiting the southeastern portion of the Anegado Channel, near the Isla Grande Airport after responding to the downed aircraft in San Juan Harbor Wednesday. Due to its location, the sunken aircraft presents a navigational hazard to inbound and outbound deep draft vessels transiting through that portion...