Coast Guard rescues 3 children, 2 adults after boat capsizes
CORPUS CHRISTI — Three children and two adults were rescued, Thursday, when their boat capsized after taking on water, in the vicinity of the Packery Jetties, near Corpus Christi.
Rescued were two adults, a 7-year-old boy and two 13-year-old girls.
Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 9:07 a.m. from the Corpus Christi Police Department saying the captain of a 21-foot...
Coast Guard rescues 3 after boat capsizes
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued three people off San José Island after their 19-foot boat capsized Sunday.
Coast Guard watchstanders were notified around 10:45 a.m. that a boat had capsized approximately 7 miles north of the Port Aransas jetties. A fisherman had witnessed three people enter the water and safely swim ashore to an island.
San José Island has no access...
Former Commander of Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi retires
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Capt. Robert Paulison, commander of Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi from 2007 to 2010, retired at a ceremony held on Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Monday.
Following his command at Sector Corpus Christi, Paulison served as the Coast Guard Ninth District Chief of Response in Cleveland from July 2010 to November 2011. He was responsible for overseeing the search and rescue,...
Coast Guard rescues two near Port Aransas jetties
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued two people after their boat began taking on water north of the Port Aransas jetties, Sunday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi Command Center received a call at approximately 4:15 p.m. on channel 16 from the sailing vessel Majestic reporting that they were taking on water.
Watchstanders diverted a HU-25 Falcon jet and crew, and...
Coast Guard helicopter crew assists Navy Squadron HM-15
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Corpus Christi recovered an Airborne Mine Counter Measures AMCM float used by Navy Squadron HM-15 for mine sweeping exercises Wednesday.