Category: US Coast Guard

11/07/2024 05:34 PM EST

The USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Nov. 7, 2024, during a ceremony attended by current and former crewmembers in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Commissioned Nov. 1, 1944 during World War II, Smilax is the oldest active Coast Guard cutter. It has been recognized as the “Queen of the Fleet” since 2011 when the USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167) was decommissioned after 67 years of service. This title is symbolized by its gold hull number.

11/06/2024 05:46 PM EST

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended its search at noon Wednesday for a 58-year old man who went missing while snorkeling off the coast of Kauai Sunday.

11/04/2024 06:23 PM EST

This morning at about 7:10 AM we received a call of a capsized boat with two men on board near Mussel Point, south of Salmon Creek. Our Marine Unit was already in the area preparing to search for the boaters who went missing late Saturday night. We were joined by Sonoma County Fire District, the Coast Guard, Goldridge Fire District, and California State Parks.

11/04/2024 03:09 PM EST

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man from a vessel offshore Port Aransas, Texas, Sunday.

11/03/2024 09:45 PM EST

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.

11/03/2024 10:08 AM EST

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.

11/03/2024 08:25 AM EST

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.”