Coast Guard ends search for person in water near Venice, Louisiana

Coast Guard imagery courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans (archive).

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has ended its search for a person who was last seen swimming in the Lower Mississippi River near Venice, Louisiana, Sunday.

Coast Guard crews searched 216 square miles for approximately 26 hours.

“The decision to end a search is never easy,” said Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Plummer, a search and rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. “We saturated the search area with multiple crews from different units but were unable to locate the missing man. Our thoughts are with the family of the missing man during this difficult time.”

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 5:38 p.m. Saturday of a missing 26-year-old man who was last seen swimming in the Lower Mississippi River near mile marker 19 at Fort Jackson at 5 p.m.

The missing man was wearing a black shirt and blue shorts.

Involved in the search were:

• An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
• A response boat medium crew from Coast Guard Station Venice
• The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish
• A marine unit from Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office

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Coast Guard rescues 4 people from disabled vessel

Archive shot: MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Air Station New Orleans in SAR exercise.
U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon.

NEW ORLEANS— the Coast Guard rescued four people from a disabled vessel offshore Southwest Pass Louisiana, Saturday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 10:50 a.m. of a disabled 20-foot vessel with four people aboard 8 miles south of Southwest Pass.

Sector watchstanders directed the launch of a 24-foot Special Purpose Craft—Shallow Water boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Venice and a diverted an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to assist the vessel.

The aircrew arrived on scene at 12:18 p.m. and directed the boatcrew to the disabled boat’s location.

The Coast Guard boatcrew transferred the four people aboard their vessel and towed the disabled vessel to Venice Marina.

The people were transported safely in stable condition.

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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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Coast Guard rescues 3 people

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans rescues three people from a disabled vessel in Seven Dollar Bay, Louisiana, April 19, 2019. The helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the three people and transferred them to University Medical Center New Orleans in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station New Orleans/Released)

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued three people from a disabled boat south of Hopedale, Louisiana, Saturday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 6:15 p.m. on Friday of a disabled 18-foot recreational boat with three people aboard in Seven Dollar Bay.

Sector watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to rescue the people.

The helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the three people and transferred them to University Medical Center New Orleans in stable condition.

“The three people were able to call for help because they had a working VHF radio aboard their vessel,” said Lt. Cmdr. Brian Ward, an aircraft commander from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans. “If you’re going out on the water, be prepared. Boating safety equipment, including a VHF-radio, could potentially save your life.”

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

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Coast Guard rescues 2 people and dog near Vermillion Bay

USCG MH-65 Dolphin Air Station New Orleans (archive).

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people and a dog near Southwest Pass, Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, Monday.

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 8:40 a.m. of an overdue 19-foot aluminum vessel with two people and a dog aboard who departed for a fishing trip yesterday between Vermillion Bay and Southwest Pass, Louisiana.

Watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Iberia Parish and Vermillion Bay Sherriff’s Department also launched air and surface asset crews to search.

The Dolphin helicopter aircrew located the two people in a marsh area near the southwest point of Southwest Pass, Vermillion Bay, just west of Marsh Island at 4:23 p.m.

The Dolphin helicopter aircrew hoisted the two individuals and their dog at 4:23 p.m. and transported them to Acadiana Regional Airport.

The individuals were reported in good health.

HC-144 Ocean Sentry USCG Aviation Training Center Mobile ©Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm (archive).

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Coast Guard medevacs injured man from vessel

MH-65 Air Station New Orleans ©Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles (archive)

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard conducted an emergency medical evacuation of an injured man from a vessel near the Chandeleur Islands in Louisiana, on Thursday.

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Command Center watchstanders received a notification at 8:23 a.m. of a 45-year-old man who sustained a serious leg injury aboard the commercial fishing vessel Miss Kimberly II.

Watchstanders at Sector New Orleans diverted a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin aircrew at 9:10 a.m. The aircrew arrived on scene at 9:20 a.m. and hoisted the man.

The aircrew transported the man in stable condition back to Air Station New Orleans where local EMS took him to a local hospital.​

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Coast Guard, local agencies search for two people aboard overdue vessel near Mobile Bay, Alabama

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for two people aboard an overdue vessel in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Wednesday.

Missing are two mens, with 85-years-old and 40-years-old.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 6:30 p.m. of an overdue 22-foot white Jon boat with both men aboard.

A family member of one of the two men reported the men were planning to fish between the Theodore Ship Channel and Gaillard Island Tuesday evening and were supposed to return by 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Involved in the search is:

- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter air crew

- Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew

- Mobile County Sheriff’s Flotilla

- Daphne Search and Rescue

- Mobile Police Department

- Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry air crew

- Alabama Marine Resources

Anyone with information about the two men and overdue vessel is requested to contact Coast Guard Sector Mobile at (251) 441-6211.

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