Coast Guard rescues 7 after lightning strike 100 miles off Tampa Bay

Coast Guard rescues 7 after lightning strike 100 miles off Tampa Bay
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued seven people after their 39-foot personal vessel was struck by lightning 100 offshore of Clearwater Florida, June 25, 2022.  U.S. Coast Guard photo. CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued seven people, Saturday, after their 39-foot personal vessel was struck by lightning 100 offshore of Clearwater, Florida. A Coast...

Coast Guard searching Lake Champlain after Mayday heard

BURLINGTON, Vt. –The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching Lake Champlain after receiving a radio call from an unknown source. The Coast Guard received a call on VHF/FM channel 16 that a vessel had been hit by lightning and was going down.