COAST GUARD MEDEVACS INJURED FISHERMAN ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HH-60 helicopter rescued Robert Gallant, a 47-year-old fisherman, who suffered from a fishing hook stuck in his hand while fishing on board the Madeira Beach, Fla., vessel Bold Venture, 130 miles west of Sanibel Island this afternoon. […]
Boater still missing after Coast Guard, South Carolina DNR search Silver Creek area GEORGETOWN, S.C. – Rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Georgetown, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office continue to search today the Silver Creek area north of Georgetown for one missing person after a boating accident in the […]
Coast Guard Saves Man Clinging to Kayak CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – A man was saved by a Coast Guard boat crew after his Kayak overturned in the Vicinity of Ocracoke Island, N.C., at about 1 p.m. today. The 27-year-old man used his cell phone to call a friend for help after his kayak overturned in […]
OVERDUE BOATERS FOUND ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The Coast Guard suspended it’s search for two people reported overdue this afternoon. Willard Benson a 56-year-old male and his wife, were reported overdue this morning and were found this afternoon, safe at home, after returning from an overnight trip where they stayed at a friend’s house. Friends […]
NOAA SCIENTISTS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. They will hold the second lecture in Boston […]
Fort Fisher Hours to change? I am sure some of you have heard all the hoopla over the restriction of the hours at “The South End” (Fort Fisher Recreation Area). We have it from a pretty good source that the hours are going to change. Here is a listing of the NEW hours… December – […]
Explorer Who Discovered Titanic Returns on Urgent Mission to Investigate Endangered Wreck Television Event Originates from Expedition Led by Dr. Robert Ballard and Will Include First Live Underwater Broadcast from R.M.S. Titanic WASHINGTON, April 15 /PRNewswire/ — The most famous shipwreck in modern history, the R.M.S. Titanic continues to captivate our imagination and to draw […]
Proposed Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas for G-8 Summit SAVANNAH, Ga – The Coast Guard in conjunction with the upcoming G-8 Summit proposed the creation of two temporary security zones and two regulated navigation areas to provide for the safety and security of the public, G-8 Summit participants and the safety of the waterways from […]
U.S. COAST GUARD LOCATES MISSING BOATERS NEW ORLEANS – A U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., jet crew located two missing boaters aboard their capsized vessel about 60 miles southeast of Cape San Blas, Fla., at 4 p.m. today. Kenneth Heybrock, 49, and his son Joshua, 18, of High Point, N.C., left for […]
COAST GUARD TO BEGIN INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY VISITS WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard today announced the establishment of an International Port Security Program that will help the United States and its maritime trading partners better protect the global shipping industry by facilitating the implementation of security improvements in ports around the world. The Coast […]
