Coast Guard medevacs man 275 miles off Ocean City, Maryland

Coast Guard medevacs man 275 miles off Ocean City, Maryland
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina refuels on the Navy ship USS Mahan to refuel on the way to pick up the injured crewmember. (U.S. Coast Guard screenshot by Air Station Elizabeth City) OCEAN CITY, Md. ⁠— The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a container ship approximately 275 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Friday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing canoers near Annapolis

Coast Guard suspends search for missing canoers near Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, Md — The Coast Guard suspended the search Friday evening for two canoers who went missing near Herring Bay, Maryland, Thursday evening. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capitol Region command center initially received a report from Maryland State Police members that two individuals were seen struggling to return to shore in a canoe near Herring Bay and not seen...

Coast Guard searching for two missing canoers near Annapolis, Maryland

Coast Guard searching for two missing canoers near Annapolis, Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Coast Guard is searching for two canoers last sighted ten miles south of Annapolis near Herring Bay, Maryland. The missing canoers have been identified as a 41 year-old woman and her 8 year-old son. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capitol Region command center received a report Thursday evening from the Maryland State Police, that two individuals were...

Coast Guard aircrew medevacs cargo ship captain off Ocean City

Coast Guard aircrew medevacs cargo ship captain off Ocean City
Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo OCEAN CITY, Md. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man off of a cargo ship approximately 25 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, Tuesday. Crewmembers aboard the Panamanian flagged cargo ship Balsa 84, which was in route to the Delaware Bay area, contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay’s command center...

Coast Guard boat crew medevacs man near Ocean City Inlet, Md.

Coast Guard boat crew medevacs man near Ocean City Inlet, Md.
Station Ocean City, Maryland crewmembers carry a man to meet an awaiting ambulance after he was medevaced near Ocean City Inlet, Aug. 14, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Beauvais) BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was reportedly suffering from a heart attack on a charter boat near Ocean City Inlet, Maryland Wednesday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard...

Coast Guard rescues woman near Assawoman Bay, Maryland

Coast Guard rescues woman near Assawoman Bay, Maryland
24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water file photo. OCEAN CITY, Md. — The Coast Guard rescued a 20-year-old female from the water after she was reported missing from a vessel early Wednesday morning near Assawoman Bay, Maryland. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received the initial report from Ocean City 911 dispatch, who relayed that the reporting source noticed...

Coast Guard rescues family of 6 from flooding vessel near Baltimore

Coast Guard rescues family of 6 from flooding vessel near Baltimore
Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo. BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard assisted a family of six after their 22-foot vessel began taking on water Tuesday night near Fort Armistead, Maryland. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received the initial report from the previous owner of the vessel at 8:00 p.m., who had been contacted by the new...

Coast Guard seeks public’s help to identify hoax caller near Ocean City, Md.

Coast Guard seeks public’s help to identify hoax caller near Ocean City, Md.
BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard would like the public’s help to identify a suspected hoax caller, who has been transmitting distress calls since late March around Ocean City. “Hoax calls put other boaters and first responders at risk,” said Cmdr. Mathew Fine, the deputy commander of Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region. “We take every call seriously, which means that hoax calls...

Coast Guard seeking assistance in identifying Annapolis, Md. hoax caller

Coast Guard seeking assistance in identifying Annapolis, Md. hoax caller
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard requests the public’s assistance in locating a hoax caller who made 28 false distress alerts since July of 2014. All calls were determined to have originated from the Annapolis, Maryland, area between Loretta Heights and Admiral Drive along 450/West Street and involved the same male voice transmitting over VHF-FM marine radio channel 16. The two most recent calls were...