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Nov. 4, 2024

Coast Guard, partners searching for missing snorkeler off Kauai

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard, Kauai Fire Department, and Kauai Ocean Safety Department are searching for a missing snorkeler off Kauai Sunday.

Nov. 3, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for 4 missing boaters near Bodega Bay

The Coast Guard suspended its search for four missing boaters at approximately 6:30 p.m., Sunday near Bodega Bay, pending the development of new information. Rescue crews searched approximately 57 combined hours and covered more than 2,100 square miles. Two boaters from the vessel were located Sunday morning.

Nov. 3, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies search for overdue boaters near Bodega Bay, Calif.

The Coast Guard and partner agencies continue to search for four missing boaters near Bodega Bay, Sunday.

Nov. 3, 2024

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 66-year-old woman 92 miles southeast of Southwest Pass, Louisiana

Editor's Note: Click here to download video.NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 66-year-old

Nov. 3, 2024

FEATURE: Coast Guard Fifth District Commander conducts coin toss at Elizabeth City State University football game

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Rear Adm. John “Jay” Vann, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District, attended the Elizabeth City State University Vikings final home game against the Bowie State University Bulldogs Saturday, where he kicked off the game by conducting the official coin toss. As part of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard Pathways Program, Vann serves as the Executive Champion for ECSU’s College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI). As the Executive Champion, Vann has the authority to select one student each year for the CSPI program.

Nov. 3, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 2 people following zip-line collision in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter medevaced two injured people from the Carambola zip-line platform in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Friday. Medevaced were Jason Bomar, 58, and Jeanne Glidewell, 32, both U.S. citizens, after they sustained multiple injuries associated with a high-speed collision on the zip-line. "This case highlights the importance of teamwork,” said Lt. David Tirado Tolosa, Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircraft commander for the medevac. “It was a complex location to hoist two injured persons, but our crew and the local rescue personnel did an amazing job stabilizing them which allowed us to conduct the hoists safely. We are very glad to have transported these patients to receive the medical care they required.”

Nov. 1, 2024

Unified Command concludes Marina del Rey Vessel Fire 2024

The Unified Command concluded its diesel fuel recovery efforts Thursday after a yacht, The Admiral, caught fire in Marina del Rey Sept. 18, 2024. Coast Guard Incident Management Division responders boarded the vessel on Thursday and confirmed there was no remaining pollution threat from the vessel. Crews worked to recover the diesel, raise the sunken vessel, and remove any pollution threat from the vessel over the last several weeks.

Oct. 31, 2024

Coast Guard rescues two boaters from Napa Sonoma Marshes

A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two boaters stranded in the Napa Sonoma Wildlife Marsh, in Napa, Wednesday evening. The helicopter aircrew hoisted the two boaters after locating them 2-miles south of Napa County Airport in the Napa-Sonoma Wildlife Marsh.

Oct. 29, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs ailing captain from fishing vessel offshore Honolulu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medevaced the captain of a commercial fishing vessel 65 miles offshore Honolulu, Monday.