Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles off Corpus Christi

Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles off Corpus Christi
Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by PA2 Adam Eggers CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was injured while fishing approximately 130 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received calls for help via satellite phone, an emergency position indicating radio beacon, and Garmin inReach...

Coast Guard medevacs crew member off Freeport

Coast Guard medevacs crew member off Freeport
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter sits aboard an offshore oil rig on July 9, 2023, 88 miles off Freeport, Texas.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Air Station Houston) HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from an oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a notification at 5:46 a.m....

Guard rescues 4 people from a disabled vessel near Miami Beach

Guard rescues 4 people from a disabled vessel near Miami Beach
A Station Miami Beach rescue crew placed a disabled vessel in tow 30 miles east of Miami Beach, June 16, 2023. An Air Station Miami notified Sector Miami watchstanders of the 25-foot vessel taking on water at approximately 2 p.m., Friday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Martin) Miami —The Coast Guard rescued four mariners from a vessel taking on water, 30 miles east of...

Coast Guard assists 3 overdue boaters offshore South Padre Island

Coast Guard assists 3 overdue boaters offshore South Padre Island
A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft–Law Enforcement boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island approaches a 31-foot catamaran taking on water with three men aboard approximately 30 miles offshore South Padre Island, Texas, April 29, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Fitch) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted three overdue boaters aboard a vessel...

Coast Guard suspends search for boater near Culebra, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard suspends search for boater near Culebra, Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos file photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units suspended a four-day search at 7:03 p.m. Friday, pending further developments, for a boater who went missing Tuesday night following a vessel capsizing near Culebra, Puerto Rico. Missing is Roy Moreno Negrón, 30, who was last heard during a call with Coast Guard Sector San Juan watch standers...

Coast Guard interdicts 4 lancha crews, seizes 320 pounds of illegal fish

Coast Guard interdicts 4 lancha crews, seizes 320 pounds of illegal fish
Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Daniel Tarr get underway on the cutter’s 26-foot over-the-horizon boat. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted four lancha crews and seized 320 pounds of illegally caught fish in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off Southern Texas, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi...

Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles south of Port Fourchon

Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles south of Port Fourchon
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk lands on BP’s oil platform Atlantis for a medevac, approximately 130 miles offshore from Port Fourchon, Louisiana, March 17, 2023. The patient had a reported eye injury and was brought to University Medical Center in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a...

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue fisherman

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue fisherman
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard search for an overdue fisherman was suspended pending further developments Wednesday, following a five-day search and rescue operation in the Mona Passage. Still missing is Wilson Negrón, who is the remaining of two fishermen reported overdue in this case. A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescued Luis Eliel Guerra...

Coast Guard rescues three overdue boaters

Coast Guard rescues three overdue boaters
The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters Wednesday, near Breton Sound, Louisiana, on Feb. 22, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Manuel Quintero-Saldarriaga) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters on Wednesday from their disabled fishing vessel near Breton Sound, Louisiana. Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report of an overdue 26-foot...