Coast Guard ends search for person in the water near Destin, Florida

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

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard ended its search for the person in the water near Destin, Florida, Tuesday. ​

The Coast Guard used eight assets in conjunction with local agencies to search approximately 569 square miles over 41 hours.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a request for assistance at 12:41 p.m. Sunday from Okaloosa County Sheriff’s in the search for a man who entered the water after he and another man were ejected from a 20-foot center console vessel after a reported malfunction. The vessel reportedly continued running in circles and struck the missing individual.

Involved in the response were:

• Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
• Coast Guard Station Destin 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
• Coast Guard Station Destin 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew
• Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew
• Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
• Florida Wildlife and Fisheries
• Eglin Air Force Base Special Ops Dive Team

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

For questions regarding the missing individual please contact Army Major Beth Riordan, 1st Special Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, at (910) 853-4366.

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Coast Guard, partner agencies continue search for overdue aircraft near Kake, Alaska

MH-60 Jayhawk Air Station Sitka ©US Coast Guard Lt. Kellen Browne (archive)

KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard, partner agencies and volunteers continue the search for the overdue aircraft near Kake, Alaska, Wednesday.

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It was reported that debris from a plane was located in the water approximately 22 miles west of Kake, near the south tip of Admiralty Island in the Chatham Strait. The Coast Guard cannot confirm the debris is from the overdue aircraft.

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The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa, Cutter Bailey Barco​ and an Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew continue the search.

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Also assisting in the search are:

• Petersburg Search and Rescue
• Alaska State Troopers
• Kake Search and Rescue
• Wrangell Search and Rescue
• Alaska Marine Highways Ferries
• Good Samaritans

“We have received reports of debris in the water and are concentrating search efforts near that area,” said Capt. Stephen White, Coast Guard Sector Juneau commander. “Through our coordinated efforts with all involved we continue to actively search, we are thankful for the assistance rendered.”

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Weather in the area is reported as a rain and snow mix with overcast skies, 7 mph winds and an air temperature of 39 degrees. The water temperature is 42 degrees with 1-3 foot swells.

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Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard near Ambrose Channel, N.Y.

MH-65 Dolphin ©USCG Atlantic City

NEW YORK – The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday at 12:15 p.m., for a man who fell overboard from a container ship near Ambrose Channel, New York, Saturday morning.

Coast Guard crews searched for over 24 hours and covered more than 460 square miles Saturday and into Sunday for the missing 35-year-old man who was reportedly wearing an orange jumpsuit.

At approximately 8:30 a.m., Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received a mayday call from the container ship Northern Jaguar reporting that a crewmember had fallen overboard while arranging a pilot ladder in 15-foot seas, and 35mile per hour winds.

The search included:

-Coast Guard Cutter Shrike, an 87-foot cutter homeported in Sandy Hook, New Jersey

-An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey

-An HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts

-An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends involved in this case. The suspension of an active search and rescue case is a difficult decision to make,” said Capt. Jason Tama, commander of Coast Guard Sector New York. "Factors such as water temperature, weather conditions, and length of time the person has been missing, inform the decision.”

The search is suspended pending any further developments.

HC-144A Ocean Sentry ©USCG Cape Cod (archive)

MH-60 Jayhawk © USCG Cape Cod (archive)

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Coast Guard rescues 1, continues search for another near Port O’Connor, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued one fisherman and continues the search for another near Port O’Connor, Texas, Friday morning.

Missing is a 22-year-old man, last seen wearing a red and yellow checkered plaid shirt with tan shorts and olive green waders, near Grass Island.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call at approximately 7:18 a.m. from a good Samaritan who had spotted a man stranded on Grass Island.

The fisherman was rescued by a Station Port O’Connor boat crew and informed them that he and a friend became stranded after their boat drifted away. The fisherman last saw his friend attempting to swim out to retrieve their boat.

A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Station Port O’Connor boat crew were launched and are actively searching for the missing man along with Texas Parks and Wildlife boat crews.

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