Coast Guard, Marines search for overboard Army Corps crewman

DRUM INLET, N.C. – Coast Guard and Marine Corps search crews are assisting the Army Corps of Engineers in the search for an overboard crewmember of an Army Corps vessel about 15 miles off Drum Inlet, south of Ocracoke Inlet Sunday.

Coast Guard closes case after missing boater found

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina has closed the case for Ernest Aguayo, Jr., after he was located on the east side of Cape Lookout, N.C., Thursday.

Coast Guard suspends search for man near Cape Lookout, N.C.

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The Coast Guard suspended a search Friday for a 35-year-old man who was missing off a fishing boat 27 nautical miles off Cape Lookout, N.C. The search for Harvey Jones of Beaufort, N.C., was suspended at 6:30 p.m.

Coast Guard searching for fishing boat crewman off N.C.

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – Coast Guard crews are searching for a crewman who fell off a fishing boat approximately 27 miles off Cape Lookout, N.C., Thursday. Coast Guard watchstanders were notified by the fishing boat Shelley’s crew after a personnel count at 10 a.m. revealed the crewman was missing. The 35-year-old man was last seen on board at 8 a.m. and was not wearing a life jacket.

Coast Guard medevacs man in Taylors Creek, N.C.

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – A Coast Guard crew transported a man from a sailboat in Taylors Creek, N.C., to EMS at 6:49 a.m. Thursday. Carteret County 911 notified Coast Guard watchstanders at about 6:25 a.m. that the 56-year-old man was vomiting blood. A Station Fort Macon, N.C., crew launched their 25-foot rescue boat to transport the man after a Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended removing him...

Overdue kite-surfer returns safe near Harkers Island, N.C.

Portsmouth, Va. – An overdue kite-surfer that the Coast Guard was searching for this evening near Cape Lookout, N.C., returned to Harkers Island, N.C., under his own power. Frank Mueller, a 31-year-old male, became separated from a companion today while kite-surfing between Harkers Island and Cape Lookout. The friend reported Mueller overdue when he did not return by 5:30 p.m. Mueller made it...

Rescue crews recover body of 17-year-old swimmer at Fort Macon State Park

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and local agencies ended the search for a missing 17-year-old swimmer after the body was recovered at Fort Macon State Park today. The Coast Guard was notified at 2 p.m. by the Atlantic Beach Police Department that the 17-year-old male’s body was recovered on the beach. The Atlantic Beach Police and Fire Departments and the Coast Guard set up...

Coast Guard, Marine Corps, locals search for missing Atlantic Beach swimmer

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard, local agencies and the Marine Corps are searching for a missing 17-year-old swimmer near Atlantic Beach, N.C., today. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call at 8:20 p.m. from the Atlantic Beach Fire Department requesting assistance in locating a 17-year-old male who was observed by a friend entering the water and not returning. The...