Coast Guard searching for three people near Memphis

Coast Guard searching for three people near Memphis
USCG File Photo NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for three people on the Lower Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River watchstanders received a MAYDAY broadcast at 7:04 p.m. Tuesday stating three people aboard a jon boat hit a submerged object and began taking on water near mile marker 744 on the Lower Mississippi River. Involved in the...

Coast Guard, local agencies search for possible missing boater

Coast Guard, local agencies search for possible missing boater
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for an unconfirmed missing boater in the Ponce Inlet, Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville watchstanders received a report of a capsized Jon boat with no operator in sight from a good Samaritan at approximately 8:00 p.m. Involved in the search are rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet, Coast Guard Air...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Oregon Inlet, NC

uscg file photoFORT MACON, N.C. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for one of two men who went into the water when their jon boat sank in the vicinity of the New River Inlet near Camp Lejeune, N.C., at approximately 10 p.m. Friday. A 911 dispatcher received a call at 10:48 p.m. from one of the boaters stating that his friend was in the water and missing. The boater said he and a friend were...