Tag Archives: US Coast Guard
UPDATE: U.S. Coast Guard, Navy Suspend Search for Sailor in the Pacific
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing mariner who fell overboard from a sailing vessel in the North Pacific early Sunday. The search for Luke Stimson was suspended at 9 a.m. Tuesday pending any further developments. Coast Guard and U.S. … Continue reading
Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Sailboat
The Coast Guard, after scouring 20,000 square miles of ocean for two days, called off a rescue mission Tuesday for a mystery sailboat reported capsized off the Monterey coast with four people aboard. “We weren’t able to find any vessel, … Continue reading
Irish Sailors Rescued Off Bermuda Before Yacht Sinks
A group of Irish nationals were rescued from Bermuda’s waters last weekend after their yacht lost power. The four crew members of the 48ft sloop Wolfhound were safely aboard the M/V Tetian Trader, but their yacht sank minutes after being released. A … Continue reading
Widow Tells of HMS Bounty’s Last Moments
Crippled by the brutal wind and waves of Hurricane Sandy, the HMS Bounty was sinking. Capt. Robin Walbridge had ordered his crew of 15 to abandon ship in the early morning of October 29, 90 miles off North Carolina. Searching … Continue reading
Sailboat Sinks Near Golden Gate Bridge
Two people were rescued near the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday after a tug or the barge it was hauling out to sea collided with and sank their sailboat, the U.S. Coast Guard said. One of the two rescued in the 3:10 … Continue reading
Videos of the Week
The Coast Guard is sharing online its “Top 10 videos of 2012,” which highlight some of the year’s most compelling cases from the work done every day by the armed services branch. Among the subjects in the videos is Petty … Continue reading
Coast Guard Investigates Post-Hurricane Hoax Call
The Coast Guard is investigating a possible hoax mayday call after distress calls were made Thursday, November 1st near Narragansett Bay in RI – a move that diverted helicopters providing “vital support” to Hurricane Sandy victims. Watchstanders at Coast Guard … Continue reading
San Francisco Party Boat Almost Sinks Off Alcatraz
The owners of a party boat said Saturday that they were shocked when their vessel hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and nearly sank with 22 passengers on board. The 40-foot Neptune was hosting a bachelor party Friday night when it … Continue reading
Coast Guard Assists Sinking Fishing Vessel, Rescues Sick Man Off Cape
The U.S. Coast Guard performed two rescues in Cape Cod waters Saturday night, assisting a sinking fishing vessel and evacuating a man suffering from heart-attack-like symptoms off Chatham. The 75-foot trawler Destiny put in a distress call to the Sector Southeastern … Continue reading
