Coast Guard, local partners searching for missing man near Sandbridge, Va.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn (archive).

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for a 35-year-old man who was reported missing after entering the water to assist a 13-year-old child reportedly caught in a rip current near Little Island State Park, Tuesday.​

Virginia Beach dispatch notified Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders of the missing man at approximately 1 p.m., after he saved a student from a rip current while chaperoning during a class trip.​

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Little Creek are currently searching alongside crews from the Virginia Beach Fire Department and the Virginia Marine Police.​

Anyone with additional information regarding this case should contact the Sector Hampton Roads command center on VHF-FM channel 16 or at 757-638-6641.

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Coast Guard searching for 63-year-old mariner near Norfolk, Va.​

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges (archive)

NORFOLK, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for 63-year-old Paul Youngk, who was last seen on his sailing vessel Grafin which had grounded off of Fort Norfolk on the Elizabeth River, Sunday morning.

Mr. Youngk was reportedly aboard the Grafin when it began taking on water and eventually submerged below the water early Sunday morning.

Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads launched a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City to assist.

Also searching is Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Norfolk Police Department, Norfolk Fire Department, Hampton Police Department, and Chesapeake Fire Department.

Mr. Youngk was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black jacket, and a green shirt.

Anyone with additional information regarding this case may contact the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads command center on VHF-FM channel 16, or at 757-638-6638.

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Coast Guard rescues, medevacs 2 men who fell overboard from tanker

MH-60 Jayhawk USCG Air Station Elizabeth City ©Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges (archive)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard aircrew flew two men to the hospital after they were injured falling overboard with a lifeboat from a tanker 70 miles east of Chincoteague, Wednesday.

The two engineers were reportedly working on an enclosed lifeboat when it released and they both went over with it. The crew of the tanker, Chemtrans Nova, contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders to request assistance.

The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance, a 210-foot ship, was on patrol about 20 miles away and diverted to help. Their small boat crew arrived and recovered one person off the lifeboat and the other in the water. Their injuries included a stomach laceration and broken leg.

A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon airplane crew assisted by providing communication relay support over the long distance as an Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was launched to medevac the men.

The men were taken to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital for additional care.

“The Navy was very helpful. After they overheard the broadcast, they helped locate the men in the water and stayed on scene until the nearby Coast Guard cutter arrived,” said Chief Petty Officer Josh French, a search and rescue coordinator at Sector Hampton Roads. “It was definitely a collaborative effort to rescue them. They were fortunate things fell in place, with everyone being close by.”

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Coast Guard Medevacs Man 70 Miles East of Cape Henry, Va.

A rescue swimmer from Air Station Elizabeth City is lowered down to the crew of the fishing vessel Amanda Ashley Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, approximately 70 miles east of Cape Henry, Virginia. A 53-year-old man was medevaced off the vessel in an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City after he reported shortness of breath. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Elizabeth City)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering from shortness of breath aboard a fishing boat about 70 miles east of Virginia Beach, Wednesday.

The crew of the fishing boat, Amanda Ashley, contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders in Portsmouth with a satellite phone at 2:06 a.m., to report the 53-year-old crewman's condition and request a medevac.

“With the vessel having a satellite phone on board and being that far off shore, the Amanda Ashley was successful in contacting the Coast Guard and getting their crewmember emergency medical care,” said Lt.j.g Anton Mohammed, an operations unit watchstander at Sector Hampton Roads. “When traveling that far off shore, it is important to have additional means of communication to contact the Coast Guard and other emergency services.”

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, hoisted the man aboard and medevaced him to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital.

“The biggest factor was probably the rigging on the boat; it was pretty crazy. For that type of boat, it had more rigging than other trawler type fishing boats,” said Lt. Tyler Monez, the pilot of the helicopter. “The lack of illumination from the moon and stars, combined with overcast clouds, made for challenging visual conditions, even with the use of night vision goggles. We were happy we were able to safely conduct the medevac and get the man to a higher level of care.”

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Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship off NC

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, medevacs a woman from a cruise ship 50 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Jan. 21, 2018. The 40-year-old woman was reportedly suffering from abdominal pains and was transferred to Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.
(U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Elizabeth City)

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a woman from the cruise ship Carnival Pride approximately 50 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Monday.

Crewmembers on the Carnival Pride contacted watchstanders at the Sector North Carolina command center and notified them that the 40-year-old woman was having abdominal pains and needed to be medevaced.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City launched to assist. Once on scene, the aircrew hoisted the woman up, accompanied by her spouse and a nurse. The woman was transported to Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.

“We would like to commend the ship’s crew for their quick communication,” said Ensign Magen Bloch, watchstander at Sector North Carolina. “Due to their actions, we were able to get this woman the care she needed.”

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Coast Guard conducts double medevac from a cruise ship 160 miles southeast of Wilmington, NC

MH-60 Jayhawk ©USCG (archive)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, medevaced two passengers off of a cruise ship approximately 160 miles southeast of Wilmington, Friday morning.

Coast Guard watchstanders at the 5th District headquarters in Portsmouth were contacted by the crew of the cruise ship Anthem of the Seas late Thursday morning, who reported that an 18-year-old male passenger was suffering symptoms of a heart attack and needed medical assistance. The watchstanders directed the ship to change course in order to get closer to shore so a medevac could be conducted.

The Anthem of the Seas contacted the Coast Guard again Thursday evening to request the medevac of an additional passenger, an 82-year-old male, who was also suffering symptoms of a heart attack.

Air Station Elizabeth City launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a HC-130 Hercules airplane crew early Friday morning to medevac the two men.

After arriving on scene, the helicopter crew hoisted the two passengers, and a nurse from the cruise ship, and transported them to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.

"We train every day for types of scenarios like long-range medevacs in order to maintain our proficiency and our mission readiness," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Ruga, a rescue swimmer on the case. "Our crew is thankful that we were able to get these men the proper medical attention they needed."

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