Coast Guard crews rescue three after bulk carrier and fishing vessel collide

USCG 47 foot motor life boat file photo BOSTON – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews aided three mariners from a fishing vessel taking on water after a collision southeast of Hull, Mass., Jan. 11, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Boston watchstanders received a distress call via VHF 16 radio from the vessel West Bay, a 600-foot bulk carrier, stating they and the vessel Michael Brandon, a 51-foot fishing vessel,...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship east of Daytona Beach, Fla.

USCG MH-60 helicopter file photoJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 78-year-old woman from the cruise ship Carnival Pride approximately 35-miles off the coast of Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday. The Coast Guard was notified at about 4 p.m. Tuesday that a passenger aboard the Carnival Pride had become ill and required medical attention ashore. The Coast Guard flight surgeon concurred...

Coast Guard rescues 6 people off Florida coast

USCG HH-60 file photoJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard rescued 6 people off a disabled sail boat approximately 30-miles east of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla. Sunday. An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., rescued 6 people from the sail boat Karma shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday 30-miles east of Ponce de Leon Inlet after it became disabled due to...

Coast Guard medevacs man from Holland America cruise ship Ryndam

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 46-year-old male from a cruise ship approximately 120-miles southwest of St. Petersburg, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Saturday. Medical personnel aboard the Holland America cruise ship Ryndam, contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., command center at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, reporting that Andrew Spicer, was...

Coast Guard medically evacuates woman from Cruise ship 95-miles off Florida coast

USCG file photoMIAMI — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 69 year-old woman from the cruise ship Carnival Pride Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville search-and-rescue coordinators received a call from Carnival Pride crewmembers at 10:14 p.m. Friday requesting a 69 year-old woman be medevaced. The Carnival Pride was approximately 95-miles east of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla. The Coast Guard...