By Air and by Sea, Coast Guard Searches for Missing Boaters PORTSMOUTH, Va. – (May 10) An HC-130 long-distance search and rescue airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies over the Cutter Tampa off the coast of North Carolina yesterday. The Tampa, homeported in Portsmouth, has been assisting air crews from Elizabeth […]
Styrofoam Packing Material Washes Ashore on North Carolina Beaches Morehead City, N.C.–Styrofoam packing material began washing ashore on the beaches of the North Carolina Outer Banks Wednesday afternoon as a result of a container ship encountering severe weather off the coast. The debris field ranges from Cape Lookout northward to the Virginia border. The most […]
Coast Guard Search Enters Fourth Day PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard search continues for four sailors onboard the sailing vessel Flying Colours who have been missing off the North Carolina coast since Monday. The search for the missing sailors, Patrick Topping, 39, Jason Franks, 34, Rhiannon Borisoff, 22 and Christine Grinavic, 25, has covered […]
Styrofoam Packing Material Washes Ashore on North Carolina Beaches Morehead City, N.C.–Styrofoam packing material began washing ashore on the beaches of the North Carolina Outer Banks Wednesday afternoon as a result of a container ship encountering severe weather off the coast. The debris field ranges from Cape Lookout northward to the Virginia border. The most […]
COAST GUARD CUTTER TAMPA, HELO CREWS CONDUCTING SEARCH FOR MISSING SAIL BOAT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – (May 9) An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., refuels from the Cutter Tampa off the coast of North Carolina today. The Tampa, homeported in Portsmouth, has been assisting air crews from Elizabeth City and […]
Media Update: Coast Guard Continues Search for 4 Missing Sailors off North Carolina PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa continue searching for four missing sailors from the 54-foot sailing vessel Flying Colours off the North Carolina coast today. Since Monday, Coast Guard […]
Coast Guard Searches for 4 Missing Sailors off North Carolina Graphic PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The graphic above shows the search area for the four missing sailors onboard the 54-foot sailing vessel Flying Colours. Since Monday, Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Stations Elizabeth City, N.C., and St. Petersburg Fla., along with the crew of the […]
Guard Cutter Tampa battles heavy seas The 270-foot Coast Guard Cutter Tampa battles heavy seas while en route to the sailboat Flying Colours search area May 8, 2007. The Coast Guard rescued nine people from three sailboats off North Carolina Monday. A C-130 airplane crew is searching a 100-square-mile area for the Flying Colours and its four-person crew. U.S. Coast Guard photo […]
CREWS STILL SEARCHING FOR 4 SAILORS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard continues to search this afternoon for the four sailors on the 54-foot Flying Colours, missing off the coast of North Carolina.Missing are Patrick Topping, 39, the master of the ship; Jason Franks, 34; Rhiannon Borisoff, 22; and Christine Grinavic. Topping and Franks are […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES 9, SEARCH FOR 4 MORE CONTINUES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – After rescuing nine people Monday, Coast Guard crews continue to search today for a sailboat with four people on board.Coast Guard crews have scoured about 5,440 nautical miles since Monday in the search for the sailboat Flying Colours. This is one of four rescue cases […]
