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Jun 14, 2020 | News
By: WSOCTV.com News Staff Updated: June 14, 2020 – 8:10 AM ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A team with the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people from a sinking houseboat near the North Carolina coast Saturday. It happened in Elizabeth City, along the Scuppernong River in... Read More
Jun 6, 2020 | News
Coast Guard, Assisted by Navy, Medevacs Man 275 Miles Off Ocean City, MD From Cargo Ship “Laura Maersk” Editors’ Note: Click on this link for a better video to download high resolution version of the entire incredible Medevac ... Read More
Jun 5, 2020 | News
From the Jacksonville Fire Department Earlier this afternoon Fire 1 and Command Van 1 were dispatched to the Jacksonville Port at Blount Island in Fire District 48 for a fire involving an ocean-going cargo ship. First in Fire Companies found a 600’+ long multistory... Read More
Jun 4, 2020 | News
Editors’ Note: Click on video to download. KODIAK, Alaska – Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130J Hercules aircraft and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews coordinated efforts to perform a long-range medevac of an injured fisherman who was approximately... Read More
May 29, 2020 | News
Blue Water Sailing Winter 2020 Publishes Article On Boatwatch.org. A big thank you to Blue Water Sailing for the article Boat Watch: The Cruisers Search and Safety Network. The article and magazine are included below. UPDATE From Glenn & Eddie Tuttle, Owners and... Read More
May 25, 2020 | News
It is with deep sadness this morning that we read of this tragic accident in Antiqua killing SSCA Commodore Ellen Tischbin of S/V Miclo 111. The whole cruising sends their love and support to Ellen’s husband Rob. US tourist dies after swimming accident... Read More
May 9, 2020 | News
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coast Guard crews rescued three boaters Saturday after their vessel sank 18-miles east of Cumberland Island, Georgia. The boaters’ use of a VHF radio and Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) led to a rapid rescue. Coast Guard... Read More
May 8, 2020 | News
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people and a dog from a capsized fishing vessel offshore Apalachicola, Florida, Thursday.All passengers aboard, including the dog, were rescued and no injuries were reported. Click on the image to see the Video of the rescue... Read More
Apr 18, 2020 | News
Boatwatch.org have been assisting with the search for Bob Peel and his boat since mid-March in the Eastern Caribbean. Could this case have had a happy ending if the captain had been able to establish voice contact with a search and rescue agency in addition to the... Read More
Apr 12, 2020 | News
CAPE MAY – The Coast Guard made a dramatic rescue at sea on Friday night after a man, alone aboard his sailboat in heavy seas, began to see his vessel take on water after an electrical fire damaged its communications system. The series of events took place about... Read More
