Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off California
A Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the whale watching vessel Pacifica off Point Pinos, California, June 11, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Station Monterey) SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Coast Guard and Monterey Fire Department responded to a report of a possible fire on board the 50-foot whale watching vessel Pacifica with 43 people aboard off...

Bay Area agencies to hold mass rescue exercise off Bodega Bay

Bay Area agencies to hold  mass rescue exercise off Bodega Bay
Training Center Petaluma is the Coast Guard’s largest West Coast Training Center. – U.S. Coast Guard photo. ALAMEDA, Calif. — Bay Area Federal, State and local agencies alongside industry partner Holland America Group will be holding a multi-agency mass rescue operational exercise off the Sonoma County Coast in the vicinity of Bodega Bay with a trauma/triage area at U.S. Coast Guard Training...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver off California

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver off California
Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have suspended the search for a missing 27-year-old diver off Fanshell Beach, Sunday. The search was suspended pending further information after Coast Guard and Navy responders conducted 17.6 cumulative search hours covering...

Coast Guard, partners searching for missing diver off California

Coast Guard, partners searching for missing diver off California
Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and Monterey County first responders are searching for a missing diver off Fanshell Beach, Saturday. The 27-year-old diver is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, and wearing a black wetsuit. Waterway users in the...