Coast Guard rescues 2 people from disabled vessel

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

NEW ORLEANS – A man captured his own rescue on video when he was hoisted from a disabled vessel in Otter Bayou, approximately 20 miles southeast of Hopedale, Louisiana, Saturday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 12:30 p.m. Saturday of a disabled recreational vessel with two men aboard in Otter Bayou.

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

The aircrew arrived on scene at 5:30 p.m., recovered the men and transported them to Air Station New Orleans in stable condition.

Two men are rescued from a disabled vessel by an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans in Otter Bayou, approximately 20 miles southeast of Hopedale, Louisiana, August 10, 2019. The aircrew arrived on scene at 5:30 p.m., recovered the men and transported them to Air Station New Orleans in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video/Released)

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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 man from grounded vessel near St. Catherine's Island

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson (archive).

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard rescued a man Tuesday from a grounded vessel near St. Catherine's Island, Georgia.​

Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received a report from Sea Tow at 8:24 p.m. of a grounded 20-foot center console with one person aboard. Thel last communications with the vessel stated, "the situation is deteriorating and I need help."​ A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew diverted to assist.

At 8:58 p.m., the Dolphin crew arrived on scene, hoisted the man and transported him to H Army Airfield in stable condition.

The owner plans to salvage the vessel.

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Coast Guard medevacs boater near Baffin Bay, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin from USCG Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi, U.S. Navy photo by Anne Owens (archive).

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas —​ The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a boat near Baffin Bay, Texas, Sunday morning.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received​ notification that after a recreational boat ran aground, its three passengers had sustained injuries and needed to be medevaced off the boat.​

A Sector/Air Station Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew arrived and medevaced a man from the boat to Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline in Corpus​ Christi, Texas.​

A Texas Parks and Wildlife boat crew transferred a second person to emergency medical services, and a third person was medevaced by a HALO flight emergency medical services aircrew. Both were taken to​ Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline.

The man's condition is unknown.

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Coast Guard rescues 2 people from vessel taking on water

The Coast Guard rescued two people after their vessel began taking on water in Breton Sound, Louisiana, May 31, 2019. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile launched aircrews who located and rescued to the survivors. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photos).

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people after their vessel began taking on water 40 nautical miles northeast of Venice, Louisiana, Friday.

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 4:53 p.m. of the vessel Miss Linda taking on water in Breton Sound, Louisiana, with two people aboard.

Watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew at 5:32 p.m. The aircrew located the Miss Linda and dropped two rafts and supplies to the two individuals.

The Ocean Sentry aircrew remained on scene until a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived at 5:54 p.m. and hoisted the survivors.

The Dolphin aircrew transferred the survivors to Boothville, Louisiana, with no reported medical concerns.

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Coast Guard rescues 2 people from sinking vessel

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

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a sinking vessel in Bayou Eloi approximately 33 nautical miles east of New Orleans, Sunday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 7:30 p.m. Sunday via a marine VHF radio of a 30-foot boat with two people aboard taking on water in Lake Eloi.

Sector watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and a 24-Foot Special Purpose Craft boatcrew from Station New Orleans to assist the people.

The aircrew located the vessel at 8:33 p.m. and directed the Coast Guard boatcrew to its location.

The boatcrew arrived on scene and transported the people to a good Samaritan vessel in stable condition.

The Coast Guard urges mariners to have visual and sound signaling devices readily available on all voyages in case of an emergency to assist responders in rescue missions.

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Coast Guard rescues two stranded by high tide at Ecola State Park

A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Sector Columbia River, hoists two stranded people to safety near the south end of Indian Beach within Ecola State Park, May 19, 2019.

The two individuals got stranded by the incoming tide, but were reportedly uninjured.

U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Sector Columbia River.

WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two tourists who were stranded by a high tide​ on the south side of Indian Beach within Ecola State Park, Sunday afternoon.

An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, hoisted a woman and her boyfriend and transported them to emergency medical services at the Ecola State Park parking area where no injuries were reported.

Coast Guard watchstanders at the Sector Columbia River Command Center received a call from Seaside dispatch at 11:57 a.m., who reported the distress situation. The aircrew immediately launched and the aircrew arrived on scene at 12:32 p.m. The aircrew conducted the first hoist of the female who was being hit by waves at 12:43 p.m. The next hoist occurred at 1:03 p.m., which was of the boyfriend who climbed up some rocks to attempt a rescue but became stranded himself.

Both individuals, who are foreign nationals, were transferred to EMS at 1:16 p.m., checked out and released.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read (archive)

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Coast Guard rescues 2 men, 3dogs near Poplarville, Mississippi

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans rescue two men and three dogs who were stranded in a vehicle on a bridge near Poplarville, Mississippi, due to rapidly rising river flooding May 12, 2019. The aircrew arrived on scene at 4:30 a.m., hoisted the two men and the dogs and transported them to awaiting emergency medical services at a nearby farm field in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two men and three dogs near Poplarville, Mississippi, Sunday.

Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans received a report from Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 2:10 a.m. of two men and three dogs stranded in a vehicle on the McNeill McHenry Ville Highway overpass near Poplarville​ due to rapidly rising river flooding.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to assist the people and the dogs.

The helicopter launch was delayed until 3:46 a.m. due to weather conditions.

The aircrew arrived on scene at 4:30 a.m., hoisted the two men and the dogs and transported them to awaiting emergency medical services at a nearby field in stable condition.

“We faced torrential rain, lightning and low visibility but, thanks to our training, we were able to safely transport the two men and the dogs to safety,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Johannel Mejia, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station New Orleans. “It’s times like this, when we’re able to make an impact on someone’s life, that makes this job so fulfilling.”

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Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 3 people aboard vessel flooding 36 miles west of Florence, Ore.

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer is lowered from a an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter about 40 miles off the Oregon Coast, May 11, 2019.

The aircrew was responding to a vessel that was taking on water, and lowered their swimmer and a dewatering pump to assist the mariners. 

U.S. Coast Guard photos courtesy of Sector North Bend.

FLORENCE, Ore. — Coast Guard crews and a good Samaritan rescued three people aboard a vessel that was taking on water 36 miles offshore from Florence, Ore., Saturday.

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A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River put the Marauder, a 32-foot pleasure craft, in tow and is taken them back to Florence.

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About 11 a.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend received a report that the vessel was taking on water and the bilge pumps were unable to keep up. Sector watchstanders issues an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast, while the Siuslaw boat crew and an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter crew that was forward deployed to Air Facility Newport launched in response.

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First on scene was a good Samaritan aboard the vessel Southern Charm, who passed over a plugging kit to help slow the intake of water. They stayed on scene until the helicopter crew arrived, and lowered their rescue swimmer and a dewater pump.

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The swimmer assisted with the dewatering until the boat crew arrived on scene. The aircrew hoisted the swimmer and left to refuel at Sector North Bend.

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The boat crew placed the vessel in tow and at about 2 p.m. began the estimated 6-hour trip back to Florence. They will continue to monitor and maintain dewatering efforts during the course of the tow.

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Coast Guard cutter rescues 6 from sinking boat off Sunny Isles, Fla.

MIAMI- Six people are shown in the water after their boat sank 25 miles west of Sunny Isles, Fla., Saturday, April 6, 2019. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cochito (WPB 87329), homeported in Miami Fla., arrived on scene and rescued all six people from the water. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cochito photo.

MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cochito (WPB 87329) rescued six people from the water after their boat was taking on water 25 miles west of Sunny Isles.

Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received notification from a Personal Locator Beacon at approximately 9 a.m. Watchstanders launched an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami and the Cutter Cochito to investigate.

The crew of the Cochito arrived on scene as the vessel was reportedly taking on water rapidly and sinking. The Cochito crew rescued all six people from the water and transferred them to a Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale small-boat crew where they were transported to Haulover Park in good condition.

No injuries were reported.

“This case highlights the importance of how an EPIRB can save your life and the life of your loved ones,” said Lt.j.g. Paul Puddington, the Cochito's commanding officer. “We were able to receive notification, get to the scene quickly and rescue them from the water before a deteriorating situation became worse.”

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Coast Guard rescues 7 and dog near Haines, Alaska

The Coast Guard rescues seven people and a dog stranded on a sandbar after a their boat capsized in the Chilkat River near Haines, Saturday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka landed on the sandbar, picked up the survivors and brought them to the Haines Airport where they were placed in the care of Haines EMS. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Sitka

HAINES, Alaska​ — The Coast Guard rescued seven people and a dog stranded on a sandbar after a their boat capsized in the Chilkat River near Haines, Saturday.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka landed on the sandbar approximately 7 miles northwest of Haines, picked up the survivors and brought them to the Haines Airport where they were placed in the care of Haines EMS shortly after midnight.

Watchstanders in the Coast Guard 17th District command center in Juneau received the request for helicopter support from the Alaska State Troopers at about 10 p.m. The stranded boaters initially contacted AST via a satellite communication device that doubled as a GPS. The boaters indicated they were wet and cold.

“We were able to​ rapidly locate the group​ because they were carrying a device that allowed them to call for help and provide their exact location,” said Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Plunkett, air craft commander for the case. 

“With air temperatures in the low 30s yesterday, this device​ likely​ saved their lives. This is a great example of how a sunny day in Alaska can quickly turn into survival situation. I’m thankful they were prepared and the conditions permitted us to help them out.”

No injuries were reported.

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Coast Guard rescues 5 from water 5 miles south of Key West

The sailing vessel aground at Sand Key Reef, Florida, Mar. 28, 2019. Coast Guard Key West watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Station Key West 33-foot Special Purpose Craft—Law Enforcement boatcrew who arrived on scene, safely embarked all five people aboard and transferred them to shore with no reported injuries. (Coast Guard Photos)

KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued five people from the aground 65-foot sailing vessel, Serenity, Thursday approximately 5 miles south of Key West.

At approximately 6 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a report from the crew via VHF radio channel 16 of five people who ran aground on Sand Key Reef. 

Watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Station Key West 33-foot Special Purpose Craft—Law Enforcement boatcrew who arrived on scene, safely embarked the people and transferred them to shore with no reported injuries.

Salvage operations will be discussed after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducts an on scene assessment.

"The boatcrew was able to rescue all five people aboard the aground vessel thanks to the proper use of their VHF radio," said Lt. j.g. Madeline Compagnoni, waterways management chief at Sector Key West. "Owning and knowing how to use the proper communications equipment makes a big difference in any search and rescue case."

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Coast Guard rescues man 170 miles west of St. Petersburg

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, rescues a man from a 120-foot tug 170 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. The 57-year-old man was reportedly suffering from chest pains and was transferred to Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard video)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The​ Coast Guard rescued​ a 57-year-old man Thursday 170 miles west of St. Petersburg.

Coast Guard Sector​ St. Petersburg command center watchstanders received a call via satellite phone at 1:24 p.m. from the master of the Mariya Moran, a 120-foot tug, stating a crew member was suffering from chest pains and was in need of medical attention.

A​ Coast Guard Air Station​ Clearwater​ MH-60​ Jayhawk helicopter​ crew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew launched to assist and arrived at 4 p.m.

The Jayhawk crew hoisted the man and transported him to​ Tampa General Hospital​ at 5:42 p.m.

“This case happened a long way from shore and thankfully they had a satellite phone aboard,” said Lt. j.g. Richard Laws, crew member at the Sector St. Petersburg command center. “They were professional mariners with the proper equipment aboard that allowed them to communicate the nature of distress to the Coast Guard.”

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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 rescues 4 stranded mariners near South Padre Island, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin Air Station Corpus Christi ©Petty Officer 3rd Johanna Strickland (archive)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued four mariners who became stranded near Port Mansfield, Texas, Thursday evening.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders​ received​ a report from an employee of Tow Boat U.S. that four mariners had become stranded on their vessel near the Port Mansfield jetties​ due to high winds and seas.

A​ Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, hoisted all four crewmembers and​ transferred​ them to Port Mansfield airport.

There were no reported injuries.​

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Coast Guard rescues 4 from demasted, disabled sailboat 100 miles off NC

Four mariners are brought back to shore near Morehead City, North Carolina, aboard a 47-foot Coast Guard boat, after being rescued by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, Nov. 28, 2018. Their sailboat was demasted more than 100 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, two days prior, and they used an EPIRB to broadcast their distress. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Healy.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard crews returned four mariners to shore Wednesday, after their sailboat was demasted in a storm more than 100 miles off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.

Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk received a satellite emergency distress notification Monday night. Later that evening, an Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules airplane crew located the 55-foot Beneteau Oceanis sailboat and contacted the crew by radio.

The men did not report any injuries, but the boat’s mast was broken and the steering gear was damaged. The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba reached them Tuesday and the cutter’s crew assessed the damage and rendered assistance. They took the four men aboard and headed back toward North Carolina.

“I am extremely proud of the professionalism and performance of the entire crew of Escanaba, to safely locate and rescue these four mariners,” said Capt. Michael Turdo, the commanding officer of the Escanaba. “With the on scene weather continuing to deteriorate throughout the day, this could have quickly taken a turn for the worse."

Wednesday morning, a Coast Guard Station Fort Macon 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew headed out to meet the Escanaba and bring the four men back to shore.

The crew of the Beneteau sailboat had departed Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday and were headed to Miami to deliver the boat when they encountered heavy wind and seas.

The owner of the boat is coordinating salvage of the vessel.

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Coast Guard medevacs shark bite victim near Farallon Islands, California

A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco helicopter crew medevacs a man who was bitten by a shark near the Farallon Islands off the Coast of San Francisco, Oct. 23, 2018. The air crew transferred the man to medical personnel at Stanford University Medial Center. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video/released)

SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was bitten by a shark while diving near the Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco, Tuesday morning.  

The crew of the research vessel NorCal 1 notified Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders that one of the divers aboard was bitten by a shark around 10 a.m. and required medical attention. 

The shark reportedly bit the man's arm, wrist and hand. 

The NorCal 1 made way toward San Francisco and met the crew of San Francisco Police Department Marine 7, who took the man aboard and began administering first aid. A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Dolphin crew arrived on scene and hoisted the man into the helicopter via a rescue basket.

The Dolphin crew transported the man to Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto in stable condition. 

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Coast Guard assists 3 in Puget Bay, Alaska

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak takes a moment for a photo with three men they rescued from a grounded boat in Puget Bay, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2018.
Third from left is Lt. Jeffrey Mistrick, co-pilot for the case, far right is Andrew Burgard, aviation survival technician, and second from right is Bradley Dunn, flight mechanic. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Lizzy Klynman, aircraft commander for the case.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard assisted three men after their engine failed and boat ran aground Saturday in Puget Bay, Alaska.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak landed on scene, helped the men off the 25-foot boat and brought them to Seward.

Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center in Anchorage received the request for help from the men at about 5 p.m. They reported getting wet due to being aground in the surf, with one man aboard with preexisting medical concerns.

The Coast Guard was deterred from requesting assistance from other mariners in the area due to heavy swell conditions in Puget Bay.

“These men were very well prepared for the worst,” said Lt. Lizzy Klynman, aircraft commander for the case. “In addition to extensive survival gear, they had a radio and lights so we were able to talk to them and locate them very easily. Situations like this can happen to even the best prepared mariners. Being prepared improves the chances of making it home when things go wrong.”

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