Coast Guard, partner agencies continue to search for missing boater in Charleston Harbor

The Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant and an Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter search for a missing boater in the Charleston Harbor July 25, 2019. On July 24, Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a report from the cutter Cormorant of a 20-foot Pro-Line crabbing vessel in idle with no one aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by the Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant).

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies are continuing to search Thursday for a missing boater in the Charleston Harbor.

Missing is Terrance Singleton from North Charleston, S.C.

On Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Charleston​ command center watchstanders received a report from the​ Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant​ of a 20-foot Pro-Line crabbing vessel in idle with no one​ aboard.​

The Cormorant crew located a shoe, live bait and catch on board the vessel.

A​ Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston​ MH-65 Dolphin helicopter​ crew and a Charleston County Sheriff's Office helicopter, along with Coast Guard and partner agency vessels, continue to search.

Involved in the search are:

• Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston
• Coast Guard Station Charleston
• Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant
• Charleston County Sheriff's Office
• Charleston Police Department
• North Charleston Police Department
• North Charleston Fire Department
• Mount Pleasant Police Department
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

The Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant crew searches for a missing boater in the Charleston Harbor July 25, 2019. On July 24, Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a report from the cutter Cormorant of a 20-foot Pro-Line crabbing vessel in idle with no one aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by the Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant).

The public is urged to keep a sharp lookout. Anyone with information should contact Sector Charleston at 843-740-7050

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is investigating the cause of the incident.

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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 suspends search for person missing after Whittier fire, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen (archive).

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 49-year-old Cordova man who went missing after an explosion at the Delong Dock in Whittier, Alaska, Monday.

“The Coast Guard committed all available resources in conducting this search effort," said Cmdr. Mark Kuperman, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage deputy commander and the search-and-rescue mission coordinator for the search. "Our thoughts are with the family and friends who were impacted by this tragedy.”

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur and volunteers aboard Coast Guard Auxiliary Boat 336 conducted the search across approximately 12 square miles over the course of 17 hours.

The Coast Guard has conducted a next of kin notification and Coast Guard personnel have assumed lead in the National Safety Transportation Board investigation into the cause of the explosion.

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Coast Guard searches for Carnival Victory crewmember 30 miles northwest of Cuba

HC-144 Ocean Sentry, U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Joseph Feldman.

MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searching for a 37-year-old man Thursday who fell overboard from the cruise ship Carnival Victory approximately 30 miles northwest of Cuba.

Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a report from the Carnival Victory that a crewmember fell overboard. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton (WPC-1108) crew to search.

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing man near Oregon Inlet, NC

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

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard and other federal, state and local agencies searched throughout the day Wednesday, for a missing 60-year-old man near the Bonner Bridge. The Coast Guard suspended their search Wednesday night, after saturating the search area with multiple assets and other agencies.​

The girlfriend of the man told Dare County 911 that he had gone out on a boogie board to swim in the inlet Wednesday morning, but he did not return. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet boat crews were launched alongside an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City. A Coast Guard crew found his boogie board located against a span of the bridge.

Coast Guard crews worked alongside Dare County, North Carolina Parks Service, Cape Hatteras National Seashore park rangers and North Carolina Marine Patrol.

"It's especially busy as we begin the 4th of July weekend and it's very important to be mindful of your environment and wear your life jacket as you head out on the water," said Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Dempsey, a search and rescue coordinator at the Coast Guard's 5th District in Portsmouth, Virginia. "In the region, there have been at least six deaths of people not wearing life jackets in the past week."

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Coast Guard, local partners searching for 2 men near Stoney Creek, Md.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jazmin Jenkins/22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (archive).

BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and Maryland Natural Resources Police are searching for two men who went missing while crabbing in the vicinity of Stoney Creek Saturday evening.

A good Samaritan notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region’s command center at about 5 p.m. Saturday that they found a debris field in the water 300 yards off the Brandon Shores Power Plant.

The items found included empty beer cans, a throwable flotation device, a cooler with an I.D. inside and a gas can that appeared to have been snapped off a boat.​

An MNRP boat crew arrived on scene, joined by a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay shortly thereafter. After investigating the debris, both crews searched the vicinity for signs of people in distress.

Sector Maryland-National Capital Region watchstanders confirmed today that two people associated with the I.D. in the debris field did in fact go crabbing yesterday.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, joined the search efforts this morning. Another RB-M crew from Station Curtis Bay is currently searching the Stoney Creek, Rock Creek and North Beach areas. An MNRP crew is presently searching as well.​

Anyone with additional information regarding this case should contact the Sector Maryland-National Capital Region command center on VHF-FM channel 16 or at 410-576-2693.

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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 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 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 searching for possible person in water near Brownsville, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin Air Station Corpus Christi, photo buenas Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland (archive)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water after locating an overturned life raft near a debris field 68 miles northeast of Brownsville, Texas, Sunday afternoon.​

While on routine patrol, a Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi​ HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft​ crew spotted an orange life ring, pink life jacket and a small debris field.​

Approximately three miles away, an overturned life raft was found.​ ​ ​

Involved in the search are:

• An​ HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft​ crew from Sector/Air Station Corpus​ Christi
• An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Sector/Air Station Corpus Chrisit
• A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island
• The Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo

Anyone with information regarding the search is requested to contact the Coast Guard Sector/Air Station command center at (361) 939-0450.

HC-144 Ocean Sentry Air Station Corpus Christi, photo: USCG (archive)

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Coast Guard searching for two people after boat capsizes

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for two people in the water near Bootheville, Louisiana, Wednesday.

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at approximately 10:40 a.m. of a capsized 32-foot vessel with two people aboard in the vicinity of mile marker 18 on the lower Mississippi River.

Missing are Katelyn Carlisle and Rueben Arellano.

Involved in the response are:

• Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews
• Coast Guard Station Venice 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
• Coast Guard Station Venice 24-foot Special Purpose Craft boatcrew
• Plaquemines Sheriff’s Office helicopter aircrew
• Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries boatcrew
• Branch Pilot boatcrew

River traffic is restricted from mile marker 15 to mile marker 18. The current queue of vessels is 4 vessel northbound, 10 inbound, and 15 southbound.

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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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Coast Guard searching for 2 people 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet

HC-144 Ocean Sentry Air Station Miami ©USCG (archive)

A capsized 18-foot suspected migrant smuggling vessel floats in the water 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet, Florida, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The vessel capsized Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 in an apparent migrant smuggling venture from Freeport, Bahamas to Miami. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

MIAMI — The Coast Guard continues to search Tuesday for two missing people 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet.

The two people missing are a Bahamian national, a suspected migrant smuggler, and a 9-year-old Haitian national. They went missing after an 18-foot boat capsized, with 11 people aboard, Sunday in an apparent migrant smuggling venture from Freeport, Bahamas to Miami.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a notification from a good Samaritan vessel stating they were on scene with nine people in the water from a capsized 18-foot vessel.

Search crews consist of:

• Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered (WPC-1103), homeported in Miami
• Coast Guard Cutter Moray (WPB-87331), homeported in Port Canaveral, Florida
• Coast Guard Cutter Ridley (WPB-87328), homeported in Mayport, Florida
• A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane
• A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules airplane

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Coast Guard, good Samaritan search for 2 missing fishermen near Block Island, RI

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BOSTON — The Coast Guard along with a good Samaritan are searching for two missing fishermen after the fishing boat Mistress capsized Tuesday morning off Block Island, Rhode Island.

At approximately 1:30 a.m. the captain of the Mistress issued a mayday call stating the boat was taking on water near the Block Island Wind Farm.

The fishing boat Captain Bligh was nearby and responded to the scene first. The crew of the Captain Bligh rescued one fisherman and reported that the Mistress had capsized, and two fishermen were missing.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod arrived on scene and began searching but encountered low visibility and unsafe weather conditions and was forced to return to base.

A 45-foot response boat from Station Point Judith also launched but was forced to turn around due to weather.

The 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel and a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Montauk are en route to scene.

The winds were reported to be 30 to 35 knots and the seas 10 feet.

The Captain Bligh has remained on scene.

The Mistress is homeported out of Point Judith, Rhode Island.

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Coast Guard, FWC searching for overdue boater 6 miles south of Stock Island

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MIAMI — The Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are searching for an overdue boater Saturday 6 miles south of Stock Island.

Overdue is Raymond Robins, 65.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West command center received a call from FWC at 9:50 p.m., Friday stating a 24-foot pleasure craft with one person aboard was overdue. The watchstanders acquired a position from Robins’ cell phone.

Searching are crews from:

• The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump
• A Coast Guard Station Key West 45-foot Response Boat—Medium
• A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
• FWC marine and aircrews.

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Coast Guard suspends search for downed aircraft 110 miles east of Charleston

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CHARLERSTON, S.C. - The Coast Guard suspended their search Saturday evening for a downed civilian aircraft approximately 110 miles east of Charleston.

Coast Guard 7th District suspended the search after searching approximately 3,516 square miles for 76 hours.

"It is with a heavy heart that we suspend our search for the missing aircraft and its five passengers," said Capt. John Reed, Commander, Sector Charleston. "I have spoken with the family of those that were on this plane and extend my deepest sympathies to them and all those who have been hit by this tragic loss at sea."

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) notified Coast Guard 7th Districtwatchstanders Thursday of a civilian aircraft emergency at 11:33 a.m. The Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center received a report from the aircraft of an in-flight emergency, lost contact on radar and notified the AFRCC. The aircraft, a Piper PA-31, was leaving from South Carolina to the Bahamas.

Involved in the search were:

• Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircraft
• Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
• Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton
• Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal
• Navy P-3 Orion
• Commercial vessel Seabulk Challenge

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