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USCG Rescues Danish Flagged SV ZOMA With 8 Persons On Board Taking On Water Off Puerto Rico
Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.... Read More
Sailor Rescued After 14 Hours By His Own Ship Retracing Its Course
A sailor fished after 2 p.m. at sea off the Austral Island (article translated from French) Tahiti, February 17, 2021 – A sailor from the Silver Supporter ship was rescued by his own crew off the Austral Islands after spending 14 hours in the water, a press... Read More
USCG Rescue Swimmers Rescue 60 Sea Turtles From Winter Storm Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued 60 sea turtles that were in need of life-saving assistance after being affected by a recent winter storm near South Padre Island, Texas, Wednesday. Two aviation survival technicians, or rescue swimmers, Petty... Read MoreTwo Cubans Rescued From 4 foot Row Boat Key West, Florida
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton’s crew repatriated two Cubans to Cuba, Wednesday, after stopping their sea voyage due to safety of life at sea concerns. A good Samaritan reported to Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders that two men were waving... Read More
SV Enigma Fire Bass Harbor, Langkawi, Malaysia
Sad event in Bass Harbour, Langkawi, Malaysia today. The former Club Mediterranee, Enigma, Phocea. Fire aboard the SV Enigma. She is a sailing yacht that was built at Toulon, France, by DCAN in 1976. She is 246 feet long and can cruise at 11 knots under sail with the... Read More
USCG Suspends Search For Ten Cubans Missing South Of Long Key, Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. —The Coast Guard suspended the search Monday at 6:45 p.m., for 10 people who were reported as missing approximately 8 miles south of Long Key. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a report of an overdue rustic vessel with 10 people aboard... Read More
USCG Suspends Search For Six Missing Off Fort Pierce, One Rescued
Coast Guard suspends search for 6 missing people 23 miles east of Fort Pierce MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday at 10:30 p.m., for six people who were reported as missing approximately 23 miles east of Fort Pierce. Coast Guard Sector Miami... Read More
USCG Fast Response Saves Three Persons and A Dog Willapa Bay, Washington
A textbook cold water rescue. Distress call at 07:30. Helicopter on scene 0740. 0915 hrs, rescue completed and being taken ashore. Bravo Zulu USCG helicopter team and rescue swimmer! ________________________________________________________ WESTPORT, Wash. — The Coast... Read More