Coast Guard searching for flare source near Pago Bay, Guam
Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch file photo by Ensign Luis Hofschneider
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the origin of a single red flare near Pago Bay, Guam, sighted on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.
Response crews have seen no signs of distress, and there are no active reports of missing or overdue people.
Anyone with information about the flare or who may be recently missing...
Coast Guard reminds boaters not to use flares as fireworks
A signal flare burns bright enough to light up the shores during a flare training exercise held at Coast Guard Station Rio Vista. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard reminds boaters not to use flares as fireworks during this year’s Fourth of July celebrations, and to report accidental flare discharges.
Flares should only be fired to indicate...
Flare false-alarms costing Coast Guard
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is reminding the public that flares are to be used for emergencies only, after a series of false alarms in recent days has cost the Coast Guard significant money and resources.
Since Friday there have been five cases involving flares within the Coast Guard’s Seventh District. One case involving a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft and small boat search crew cost more than...
Coast Guard rescues 3 Fort Meyers fishermen from Sanibel Island
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard rescued three people near Sanibel Island, Wednesday.
Rescued were three male Fort Myers residents: Joseph Falduto, a 70-year-old, Bill Tidmore, a 68-year-old, and Chuck Schmitt, a 68-year-old.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg were notified at 6 p.m. Wednesday, by the wives of two of the missing men. The wives reported the men departed from...
