Coast Guard
Coast Guard Medically Evacuates Ill Fisherman
A U.S. Coast Guard rescue crew medically evacuated an ill crewman from the 84-ft fishing vessel Polaris, 12-miles east of Nantucket, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England watchstanders received a report from the captain of vessel at approximately...
Northeast Boating Fatalities Hold Steady
TheHour.com: Recreational boating and paddling fatalities on waters of the northeastern U.S. have remained nearly the same for the second year in a row. The 1st Coast Guard District recorded a preliminary total of 51 deaths during 2011. There...
Fishing Vessel Aided Near New London’s Ledge Light
Coast Guard and two fishing crews aided the crew of a fishing vessel taking on water near New London Ledge Light, Connecticut, today. The Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, Conn., command center received a distress call at 5:15...
Coast Guard Ends Search For Plane and Crew
The U.S. Coast Guard has ended their search for the missing aircraft and its two-person crew off Brewster, Mass., Sunday. The two people aboard the small aircraft were located deceased by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from...
Disabled Vessel Towed to Gloucester, MA
Multiple Coast Guard crews assisted a disabled fishing vessel and safely delivered it to Gloucester, Massachusetts, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Friday. The four-person crew of the 75’ stern trawler Bulldog used their radio to contact watchstanders at the Coast...
Coast Guard Searching for Plane Off MA Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary are searching for a small aircraft after receiving a report the aircraft may be in distress in the vicinity of Dennis, Mass., and Yarmouth, Mass., Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration contacted...
Coast Guard Tows Disabled Vessel to Portsmouth, New Hampshire
A New Jersey-based U.S. Coast Guard crew is en route to tow a disabled New Bedford, Mass., fishing boat to port after it became disabled more than 20 miles southeast of Portsmouth, N.H., Thursday. The four-person crew of the...
Victim of 1918 Sub Attack to be Awarded Purple Heart
On Friday, January 13, U.S. Senator for New Hampshire, Kelly Ayotte, and the 1st District commander, Rear Adm. Daniel Neptun, are scheduled to present the prestigious award to the family of Water Tender Fred Wyman, a crewman aboard the...
Bridge Work to Halt Piscataqua River Travel
SeacoastOnline: Local Coast Guard officials are warning mariners who frequent the Piscataqua River to be prepared at the end of the month when the river is shut down as a result of the Memorial Bridge replacement project. Chief Petty...
2 Fishing Vessels Sink in 2 Days
Five commercial fishermen are safe after their vessels sank this past weekend in 2 different Northeast states. During separate events, the fishermen were transported safely back to shore by Coast Guard rescue crews from Rhode Island and New York....
