Coast Guard hoists man from disabled vessel 170 miles off Pamlico Sound, North Carolina

Coast Guard hoists man from disabled vessel 170 miles off Pamlico Sound, North Carolina
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard hoisted a man from his disabled sailing vessel approximately 170-miles east of Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, Thursday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center were notified via an electronic personal locator beacon registered to the man’s sailing...

Two people with EPIRB rescued by Coast Guard

Two people with EPIRB rescued by Coast Guard
MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued two people Wednesday after their boat capsized approximately 35 miles northwest of Dry Tortugas. At approximately 5:24 a.m. Wednesday watch standers from Coast Guard 7th District received a report of an activated Electronic Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) from a 37-foot sailing vessel. Watch standers from Coast Guard 7th District and Coast Guard Sector...

Happy Tails

Happy Tails
The chef turns the gas on to begin a steady boil in the large stew pot. Diced and sliced vegetables sit on the chopping block awaiting their moment to take a dip. He meticulously arranges plates on the dining room table as his friends wait with anticipation in another room. The chef glides across the kitchen floor gracefully as he begins to assemble the mouth-watering masterpiece. He eases the vegetables...

EPIRB helps Coast Guard rescue 3 fisherman

EPIRB helps Coast Guard rescue 3 fisherman
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Three fishermen were rescued by an aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater near Great Inagua, Bahamas, Tuesday. Coast Guard rescue coordinators received a report of an activated Electronic Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) around 10 p.m., Monday. A helicopter crew was sent to the scene where they discovered three people...