Coast Guard Marine Safety Task Force operates out of Nome

Coast Guard Marine Safety Task Force operates out of Nome
Ens. Adrian Arcia (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Dawson (center) fly with an Alaska Army National Guard aircrew aboard an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter out of Nome, Alaska, July 30, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard members from Sector Anchorage returned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Wednesday after conducting...

Coast Guard rescue swimmer spends night in wilderness aiding injured hiker

Coast Guard rescue swimmer spends night in wilderness aiding injured hiker
Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo. MEDFORD, Ore. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued a hiker Monday after she reportedly fell down a cliff near Grayback Mountain. A Coast Guard rescue swimmer spent 12 hours rendering lifesaving medical care to the hiker before a hoist could be conducted Tuesday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend received...

Search enters third day for missing Army aviators off Oahu

Search enters third day for missing Army aviators off Oahu
Coast Guard Cutter Walnut file photo HONOLULU — Responders enter day three in the continuing search for five missing Army aviators from a downed Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter approximately two miles west of Ka’ena Point, Friday. Searching are: Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) and crew from Honolulu Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (WPB 1349) and crew from Base Honolulu Coast Guard...

Search enters second day for 5 missing Army aviators off Oahu

Search enters second day for 5 missing Army aviators off Oahu
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi (WPB 87364) returning to Coast Guard Base Honolulu, after searching throughout the night for five crewmembers aboard a downed Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter off Ka’ena Point, Oahu, Aug. 17, 2017. The Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (WPB 1349), a 110-foot patrol boat, are taking their place in the search. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Adam...

Coast Guard, Army responding to report of downed Army helicopter off Oahu

Coast Guard, Army responding to report of downed Army helicopter off Oahu
Coast Guard Cutter Ahi file photo by Petty Officer CC Clayton HONOLULU — Coast Guard and Army personnel are responding to a report of a downed Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with five crew aboard approximately two miles west of Kaena Point, Oahu, Wednesday. Responding are: HC-130 Hercules airplane aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard...

Coast Guard ends search for missing boater west of Mission Bay

Coast Guard ends search for missing boater west of Mission Bay
SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard has ended its search for a missing boater after he was found safe, Wednesday. While watching news reports of the search for Garret Ferguson, a nurse at Scripps Mercy Hospital, in San Diego, recognized Ferguson as one of their patients. Upon verification that it was him, all search efforts were ended. Ferguson, 36, was presumed missing after an empty vessel was found approximately...