Coast Guard ends search for person in water near West Ship Island, Mississippi

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles (archive).

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard ended its search for a person who jumped off a boat near West Ship Island, Mississippi, Sunday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 10:30 a.m. from Mississippi Department of Marine Resources that a body had been recovered matching the description of the missing person.

The Coast Guard searched approximately 108 square-nautical miles for approximately 22 hours.

Involved in the search were:

• An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
• A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Gulfport
• The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar
• Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
• National Park Service

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Coast Guard searches for person in water near West Ship Island, Mississippi

U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Elizabeth Bordelon (archive).

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for a person who jumped off a boat near West Ship Island, Mississippi, Saturday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 1:23 p.m. of a missing 17-year-old male who jumped off the yacht Lady Monroe approximately 0.25 nautical miles north of West Ship Island.

Involved in the search are:

• An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
• A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Gulfport
• The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar
• Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

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Coast Guard, local partners searching for 2 people in Mobile Bay, Alabama

U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon (archive).

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for two people who reportedly fell off their boat in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Wednesday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday of three people falling off their boat without lifejackets into Mobile Bay.

One person was safely recovered on Gaillard Island.

Involved in the search are:

• A 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island
• An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
• The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar
• Local partners from Daphne Search and Rescue, Alabama Marine Resources, Mobile Police Department, Bon Secour Fire Department, and Alabama State Troopers

Anyone with information regarding the search is requested to contact Sector Mobile at(251) 441-6212.

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