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Sailor Missing Since Thanksgiving Found Alive

For more than a week, Missouri man Zakary Ingraham wrestled with the news that his 67-year-old father, Ron Ingraham, vanished while fishing off the coast of Hawaii. On ...
On December 10, 2014 / By Administrator
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Sailors Survive After Boat Sinks in the Pacific

Three mariners have made it safely to Oahu aboard a container ship after their sailboat sank 280 miles northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, Thursday. The crew of the 38-foot ...
On December 4, 2014 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard Rescues Two Men Aboard Disabled Sailboat

U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued two men aboard a disabled sailboat approximately 1.5 miles south of Point Loma, California on Tuesday night. During a training flight, an MH-60 ...
On November 5, 2014 / By Administrator
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USCG, Good Samaritan Rescue Sailor in the Chesapeake

The Coast Guard assisted with the rescue of a sailor Monday after the man’s 33-foot sailboat caught fire five miles west of Windmill Point in the Chesapeake Bay. Rescued ...
On October 22, 2014 / By Administrator
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Man Rescued in Atlantic Ocean After Attempt to Travel to Bermuda in Floating Bubble

Here’s a bizarre ocean rescue for you… A man in a homemade inflatable bubble was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard 70 miles off the coast of St. ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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PLBs and SPOTs Prove Their Worth Yet Again

The Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of two people Sunday after their 18-foot catamaran started sinking four miles north of Cedar Island in the Pamlico Sound, North ...
On September 24, 2014 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard Station Kauai Rescues Two Sailors Off Kauai, Hawaii

Two sailors are safe and receiving medical care after a late night injury off Kauai prompted a call for help to the Coast Guard Tuesday. At 8:06 p.m., ...
On September 18, 2014 / By Administrator
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Rescued Sailors Describe ‘Perfect Storm’

Three grateful California sailors, whose sailboat was ravaged by a “perfect storm” of high winds and seas from Hurricane Julio, arrived safely in Honolulu, Hawaii before dawn Tuesday ...
On August 13, 2014 / By Administrator
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USCG Returns Distressed Sailors to Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard officials said the USCG Cutter Tarpon has returned with two boaters who were in distress 133 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. Officials say the Tarpon ...
On July 23, 2014 / By Administrator
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USCG Cutter Frees Sailboat Trapped in Arctic Ice

The Coast Guard cutter Healy made a detour from its science mission in the Arctic last Saturday to rescue a sailboat trapped in ice near Barrow, Alaska. The ...
On July 21, 2014 / By Administrator