Coast Guard aircrew assists Newport Fire & Rescue in rescuing injured woman on Yaquina Bay’s North Jetty

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrives on scene to hoist an injured woman off the Yaquina Bay North Jetty near Newport, Oregon, Nov. 25, 2019. Newport Fire and Rescue personnel were the first on scene to treat the woman who reportedly injured herself while climbing on the jetty. 

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Loy.

NEWPORT, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted an injured woman off Yaquina Bay's North Jetty Monday afternoon.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Sector North Bend hoisted the injured 43-year-old woman, who reportedly broke her ankle, and transported her to Samaritan Hospital in Newport.

Watchstanders at the Sector North Bend command center received notification of the agency assist from Newport 911 dispatch at approximately 2 p.m. Newport Fire and Rescue personnel were the initial responders and provided stabilizing care to the injured woman. The fire and rescue personnel requested Coast Guard assistance with transportation of the injured woman off the jetty.

The Coast Guard reminds visitors to the Oregon Coast during this Thanksgiving week to be aware of the dangers that lurk near the ocean, including jetties. All are advised to exercise increased vigilance due to the expected arrival of a large storm that could be carrying hurricane force winds.

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Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing boat technician near Curtis Creek, Md.

U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by Auxiliarist David Lau (archive).

BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man who was last seen working on a vessel at a boat shop in Curtis Bay Saturday morning.

Maryland Natural Resources Police personnel called Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region command center watchstanders around 10:15 a.m. to notify them that a 25-foot vessel had been found unmanned​ in Curtis Creek, less than 1 mile from Jaws Marine boat shop.

Allen Van Dyke, a technician at the boat shop, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. wearing dark clothing and working on said vessel.

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay in Baltimore and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, launched to search for Van Dyke.

Also searching are crews with the MNRP, Baltimore City Fire Department and Maryland State Police.

Anyone with additional information regarding this case may contact the Coast Guard MNCR command center on VHF-FM channel 16 or at 410-576-2693.

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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 rescues boater after vessel washes ashore near Port Aransas, Texas

A Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescues a boater after his vessel was sighted washed ashore near the Port Aransas jetties Jun. 16, 2019. The boater was hoisted from the water and transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi. U.S. Coast Guard video.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued a boater after his vessel was sighted washed ashore near the Port Aransas jetties Sunday morning.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call from a Port Aransas Police Department member informing them that a boat with one person aboard had been seen leaving the Port Aransas jetties area and then was sighted washed ashore​ 15 minutes later with no one aboard.​

A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin aircrew was diverted and upon arrival to the scene, spotted the boater near the jetties.​ The boater was hoisted from the water and transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi.

"While all boaters are required to have a life jacket for each person aboard their vessel, we recommend that they wear these life jackets while underway," said Capt. Edward Gaynor, Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi commanding officer. "Accidents on the water, such as this one, happen fast and with very​ little notice. Today we were lucky to be in such close proximity,​ allowing us to rescue this individual in time."

The weather was reported as 9-foot seas and 25 mph winds.

The boater was reported to be in stable condition.

U.S. Navy photo by Anne Owens (archive).

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Coast Guard rescues 10 off boat southwest of Neah Bay, Washington

U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Field Officer Port Angeles (archive).

SEATTLE —​ The Coast Guard rescued 10 people aboard a vessel in distress 25-miles southwest of Neah Bay, Thursday afternoon.

The crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Wahoo and a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Station Neah Bay rescued four minors and six adults and escorted the vessel to Neah Bay with no reported injuries.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound responded to a distress call, at 10:15 a.m., from a person aboard the 33-foot recreational vessel, Doesn’t Matter, who reported to be taking on water southwest of Cape Flattery.

All ten persons aboard the vessel reportedly donned life jackets. The master of the vessel attempted to reduce the flooding by engaging the engine and remaining in motion, however, the engine failed and the installed bilge pumps were unable to handle the rate at which water was flowing into the boat.

Sector Puget Sound watchstanders coordinated with the Wahoo and diverted them from a routine patrol in the area, and launched a crew aboard a 47-foot MLB. They also directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and diverted another Dolphin helicopter from Sector Field Office/Air Station Port Angeles.

Crewmembers from the Wahoo launched their small boat with a rescue and assist team that deployed a P-6 dewatering pump to keep the vessel from sinking.

The small-boat crew was able to transfer eight passengers back to the Wahoo for safety, while two adults stayed behind to assist the team members as they worked to locate and secure the source of the flooding.

The source was reported to be a wash-down hose clamp which had broken off. The source was secured and the engine power restored.

The Wahoo escorted the vessel, under its own power, back to Neah Bay. There was no environmental contamination reported.

Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Station Neah Bay, and aboard the deployable craft of the Coast Guard Cutter Wahoo, intercept and aid a 33-foot recreational vessel reportedly taking on water, 25-nautical miles southwest of Neah Bay, Wash., May 2, 2019.

Coast Guard responded to a call for help from the vessel, which was reportedly taking on water. 

U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Cutter Wahoo.

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Coast Guard rescues 2 from water near Fulton, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters from the water after their vessel sank near Fulton, Texas, Friday.

Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a report of two boaters in the water near Channel Marker 1, approximately one mile east of Fulton Harbor, after their 39-foot vessel reportedly struck a underwater pipe, took on water and sank.

Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast, and launched a Station Port Aransas Response Boat-Small boat crew and an Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew.

Fulton Police Department and Texas General Land Office crews also responded to the scene.

The two boaters were recovered by the Station Port Aransas boat crew and transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Fulton Harbor, where they were reported in stable condition.

One boater was wearing a life jacket, while the second did not have a life jacket on, when they entered the water.

The Coast Guard recommends all boaters wear life jackets while on the water. All personal flotation devices must be U.S. Coast Guard approved, in serviceable condition, readily accessible, and of the appropriate size for the intended user.

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Coast Guard medevacs man from sailboat near Santa Cruz Island

MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, ©U.S. Coast Guard

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a 32-year-old man from a sailboat south of Santa Cruz Island Thursday evening.

At approximately 6:55 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders overheard a conversation via VHF channel 16 about an injured 32-year-old man aboard a 46-foot sailboat named Brett Walda.

A Brett Walda crewmember reported that the man sustained a leg injury after a line wrapped around his leg leaving it with no pulse.

After consulting with a duty flight surgeon, watchstanders dispatched a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Forward Operating Base Mugu MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to medevac the man. Coast Guard Station Channel Islands Harbor also launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew to assist.

The Dolphin crew arrived on scene, hoisted the man and transported him to Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks where he was last reported in stable condition.

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