Coast Guard suspends search for 4 missing near Southwest Pass

Coast Guard suspends search for 4 missing near Southwest Pass
Debris from helicopter crash 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Dec. 29, 2022.  (U.S. Cost Guard photo) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday at approximately 6:15 p.m. for four passengers aboard a downed helicopter approximately 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a call at approximately 8:40 a.m. from Rotorcraft...

Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash near Galliano, Louisiana

Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash near Galliano, Louisiana
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard responded to a commercial helicopter crash Friday near Galliano, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification around 10 a.m. from a good Samaritan of a helicopter reportedly going down in the marsh. Rotocraft Leasing Co personnel...

Coast Guard to conduct emergency drill at North Bend Airport

Coast Guard to conduct emergency drill at North Bend Airport
Coast Guard Air Station North Bend MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo courtesy of Sector North Bend. NORTH BEND, Ore. – The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a drill Thursday simulating a rescue operation for a helicopter crash at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport. Personnel assigned to Coast Guard Sector North Bend will test and evaluate their crash rescue response procedures in conjunction...

Coast Guard rescues pilots from 2 separate helicopter crashes

The Coast Guard rescued two pilots from two separate helicopter crashes near Ft. Meade, Florida October 3, 2019.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo). ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard rescued two pilots from two separate helicopter crashes near Ft. Meade, Florida, Thursday afternoon. Rescued were Polk County Deputy Lavon Hughes and a gyrocopter pilot. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew launched from...

Coast Guard searching for 2 after helicopter crash near Kent Island, Md.

Coast Guard searching for 2 after helicopter crash near Kent Island, Md.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard, along with state and local partners, is searching for two men near the site of a helicopter crash near Maryland’s Eastern Bay, Saturday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region watchstanders received a report at about 12:30 p.m. that a two-seat light helicopter with two men aboard crashed about 1 mile south of Kent Island. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small...

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 3 after helicopter crash

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 3 after helicopter crash
Coast Guard Station Cortez 29-foot Response Boat-Small II file photo by by Seaman Meredith A. Manning ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued three people after a helicopter crash Wednesday near Anna Maria Island. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small (RBS) boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cortez was dispatched at 10:55 a.m. after a report of a helicopter crash 2 miles west...

Coast Guard suspends search near Lituya Bay, Alaska

Coast Guard suspends search near Lituya Bay, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk File Photo ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended it’s search Sunday for potential survivors of a helicopter crash near Lituya Bay, Alaska. The search was suspended at approximately 1230 p.m. The Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard, Southeast Alaska Dogs for Ground Search and Civil Air Patrol searched a total of 788 square miles over a period...

Coast Guard rescues helicopter crash survivor, searches for others near Lituya Bay

Coast Guard rescues helicopter crash survivor, searches for others near Lituya Bay
Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco file photo ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a survivor of a helicopter crash Friday near Lituya Bay, Alaska, and is searching for three potential others Saturday. The 14-year-old survivor was flown to Sitka by a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and placed in the care of awaiting EMS. He displayed signs of mild hypothermia but was...

Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash in East River

Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash in East River
Coast Guard Station New York 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is responding to a private helicopter crash in the East River, north of Roosevelt Island near 86th street, Sunday evening. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York command center received initial notification shortly after 7:00 p.m., of the incident with...