Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker in Raritan Bay, N.Y.

Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo.
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday for a missing kayaker in Raritan Bay, New York.
At 3:12 p.m. on Saturday, Coast Guard Sector New York command center watch standers received a call from citywide 911 that three kayaks, each with one person on board, had all overturned in Raritan Bay. A nearby good Samaritan...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Jones Inlet, N.Y.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Shrike file photo by Chief Warrant Officer Allyson E.T. Conroy
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing boater near Jones Inlet.
At 10:08 a.m. Saturday, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center watch standers received a call from the good Samaritan vessel BRETT ALLIE 5 that they had come upon a motor vessel that had capsized with four people...
The Return Home of Lt. Thomas James Eugene Crotty

Lt. Thomas James Eugene Crotty
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to receive the remains of World War II service member Lt. Thomas Crotty from an Air Force Reserve air crew at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, New York, Friday.
LT Thomas James Eugene “Jimmy” Crotty, a Coast Guard and American hero was born on March 18, 1912, in Buffalo, New York. He graduated...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in Great South Bay

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. for a man who reportedly entered the water after falling off his boat near Heckscher State Park, New York.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received an initial report Monday at approximately 11 p.m. from Suffolk County Fire Rescue Emergency Services (FRES), of a man in his mid-forties...
Coast Guard rescues 3 off boat taking on water in Niagara River

CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued three people Monday evening, taking them off of a boat taking on water near the mouth of the Niagara River in the vicinity of LaSalle Park in Buffalo, N.Y.
At about 7 p.m., a watchstander at Coast Guard Station Buffalo received a phone call from the operator of a 23-foot Sea Ray who reported that his boat was taking on water with three people aboard. The watchstander...
Video – Coast Guard conducts post Hurricane Sandy over-flight

NEW YORK – A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., helicopter crew conducted an over-flight of New Jersey and New York coast and waterways following Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 30, 2012. The crew observed extensive land and property damages during the flight.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Public Affairs Detachment New York.
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4th of July Maritime Safety Zones Established for Upper New York Bay
NEW YORK–The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey is establishing safety zones on the Upper New York Bay and East River for the annual Macy’s July 4th fireworks spectacular.
The Coast Guard has made a significant change to the safety zones over previous years. Since there will be no fireworks display between Liberty and Ellis Islands, boaters must not anchor...
Ferry Boats Collide in New York Harbor
NEW YORK-Two ferryboats collided in New York Harbor at about 7:10 a.m. today.
The Enduring Freedom, a 65-foot ferry boat, and the Christopher Columbus, a 78-foot ferry boat, collided when the Enduring Freedom was approaching Pier 11 in Manhattan and the Christopher Columbus was departing.
One passenger on board the Christopher Columbus reported a minor cut caused by the incident. No damage or pollution...