Coast Guard suspends search for passengers of downed aircraft

Coast Guard suspends search for passengers of downed aircraft
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for the passengers of a downed aircraft approximately 4 miles east of Drum Inlet, North Carolina Tuesday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report at 2:13 p.m. Sunday, of a possible downed aircraft from an air traffic controller at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point informing that...

Coast Guard responds to report of downed aircraft near Drum Inlet, NC

Coast Guard responds to report of downed aircraft near Drum Inlet, NC
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a downed aircraft approximately 4 miles east of Drum Inlet Sunday evening. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report of a possible downed aircraft from an air traffic controller at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point informing that the aircraft was seen behaving erratically on radar...

Coast Guard medevacs mariner 260 miles offshore from Cape Lookout

Coast Guard medevacs mariner 260 miles offshore from Cape Lookout
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced an oil tanker crewmember from an approximately 260 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina Thursday evening. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District command center were notified by watchstanders from the Coast Guard’s 7th District command center that...

Coast Guard hoists man from sailboat 60 miles off Cape Lookout, NC

Coast Guard hoists man from sailboat 60 miles off Cape Lookout, NC
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard hoisted a man Tuesday after his sailboat became disabled off Cape Lookout. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call from a man aboard the 40-foot sailboat Sassafras stating he’d lost his sea anchor and needed assistance at approximately 4:30 a.m. The Coast Guard was able to hear the man over the radio, but the man was unable to hear the...

Coast Guard and Marine Corps rescues two people and a dog

Coast Guard and Marine Corps rescues two people and a dog
WILMINGTON, N.C. — U.S. Coast Guard and Marine Corps helicopter crews rescued two people and a dog Sunday from a grounded sailboat near Beaufort. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received a call at approximately 11:50 a.m. from the operator of the 22-foot sailboat Serendipity who stated the boat was grounded and being taken over by waves near the number 15 buoy...

Coast Guard suspends search for teen overboard in Trent River, NC

Coast Guard suspends search for teen overboard in Trent River, NC
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended their search Monday for a 15-year-old boy who reportedly fell off a 21-foot boat in the Trent River near River Bend. Craven County 911 dispatch personnel contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders at approximately 4:30 p.m. and reported the teen fell into the water and was not seen afterward. Sector watchstanders issued an...

Coast Guard, locals search for boy, 15, overboard in Trent River, NC

Coast Guard, locals search for boy, 15, overboard in Trent River, NC
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard and local responders are searching Monday for a 15-year-old boy who reportedly fell off a 21-foot boat in the Trent River near River Bend. Craven County 911 dispatch personnel contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders at approximately 4:30 p.m., and reported the teen fell into the water and was not seen afterwards. Sector watchstanders...

Coast Guard investigating possible hoax case, requesting public assistance

Coast Guard investigating possible hoax case, requesting public assistance
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is investigating a possible hoax call after multiple Coast Guard assets and partner agencies responded to a distress call that was made via VHF-FM channel 16 Sunday at approximately 2:45 a.m. near Beaufort, N.C. As part of this investigation, the Coast Guard is seeking the public’s assistance to identify the caller or provide additional information. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard suspends search for man near Cape Lookout, NC

Coast Guard suspends search for man near Cape Lookout, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday for a man aboard a 22-foot Bayliner taking on water near the Lookout Bight Jetty in Cape Lookout, N.C. A man contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders via VHF-FM channel 16 at approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday reporting his vessel was disabled and taking on water, and he was going to abandon the vessel. Coast...