Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters stranded on Disappearing Island
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Sunday after their boat became stuck aground on Disappearing Island near Ponce Inlet.
Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center watchstanders received a call at 4:00 a.m. from the operator of a 19-foot pontoon boat stating he had been stranded for seven hours after beaching his boat and being unable to relaunch it.
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Coast Guard assists boater off Oregon Inlet, NC
Crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet assist an 18-foot pleasure craft near Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, July 28, 2017. (Coast Guard photo by Fireman Ryan Sexton)
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet personnel assisted a disabled vessel today near Oregon Inlet.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a report of a disabled 18-foot pleasure craft with...
Coast Guard Station Chatham receives new shallow-water craft
Coast Guard Station Chatham’s new 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water sits on its trailer Tuesday, May 30, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Corbin Ross)
BOSTON — Coast Guard Station Chatham received a 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water (SPC-SW) Tuesday to enhance their search and rescue capabilities.
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Coast Guard Station Jones Beach Receives New Shallow Water Boat
USCG 24-foot SPC-SW File PhotoNEW YORK- Coast Guard Station Jones Beach, N.Y., received a new boat to aid in Coast Guard operations around Long Island Sound, December 15, 2010.
The station, on the south shore of Long Island, received a new 24-foot Special Purpose Craft- Shallow Water (SPC-SW), designed to operate in areas that other response boats are unable to transit. The SPC-SW will enhance capabilities...
Coast Guard Station East Moriches receives new shallow water boat
USCG File PhotoNEW YORK- Coast Guard Station East Moriches received a new boat type in to aid in Coast Guard operations around Long Island Sound, Nov. 23, 2010.
Coast Guard Station East Moriches, on the South Shore of Long Island, received a new 24-foot Special Purpose Craft – Shallow Water (SPC-SW), designed for use in a variety of missions including search and rescue, law enforcement, and port,...
Grand Isle first in Gulf Coast to receive new class of boat
NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La., was the first unit in the Eighth Coast Guard District to receive a new shallow water response vessel Thursday, November 13, 2008.
