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CBS News
29-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Video shows Coast Guard rescuing 3 from capsized vessel on Lake Michigan in Sturgeon Bay
United States Coast Guard crews rescued three people from a capsized vessel on Lake Michigan on Monday. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes received a call around 1:27 p.m. Monday of a capsized 16-foot vessel with three people in the water in Sturgeon Bay. A small boat crew from the St. Ignace Coast Guard Station and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Air Station in Traverse City responded to the rescue. Members of the helicopter crew rescued three from the water, while the station crew confirmed that there was no debris, hazards or pollution to navigate, officials said. The three were taken to Pellston Regional Airport, where they were then transferred to EMS for further medical evaluation. "The crew operated with outstanding teamwork, which is a result of the numerous hours spent training alongside station personnel and assets like Station St. Ignace for moments like these," said Lt. j.g. Nicholas Betts, Air Station Traverse City Public Affairs Officer. "Thanks to the survivors for wearing life jackets — which made locating and rescuing them far more efficient — the crews were able to save three lives today."
Global News
25-07-2025
- General
- Global News
Kingfisher SAR plane joins U.S. Coast Guard in medical rescue of Canadian mariner
Canada's new search-and-rescue plane was back in action on Thursday, as a CC-295 Kingfisher based out of 19 Wing Comox was deployed for a joint rescue with the U.S. Coast Guard off the Oregon Coast. The Canadian Forces said the aircraft was called out around 11:30 a.m. to help support the medical evacuation of a Canadian mariner from a fishing boat about 300 kilometres offshore from Astoria, Oregon. 'Our job was top cover, so what we do is we stay with the helicopter, we stay with the boat, we maintain visual contact throughout the whole rescue, and if there is any issue with the helicopter, any emergency, we are able to help them,' explained Capt. Rock Veilleux, the Kingfisher's first officer. Aircraft commander Capt. Bryn Evans said the crew remained in communication with the fishing vessel, directing them on a heading to the pickup point where it would meet a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Story continues below advertisement 1:32 Canada's newest search and rescue plane makes night jump to rescue crushed horseback rider The Canadian team coached the fishing vessel crew through clearing their decks to prepare for a search-and-rescue technician to hoist down from the helicopter, he added. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'The interoperability between us and the U.S. Coast Guard was excellent,' he said, adding that the two forces often train together. 'All of that activity really pays a lot of dividends; the rescue (Thursday) went off without a hitch.' The rescued mariner was flown directly to a U.S. medical facility, and is recovering. The deployment comes about a week after the crew of a Comox-based Kingfisher completed the first operational night jump from one of Canada's newest search-and-rescue planes, parachuting to rescue an injured hunter in northeastern B.C. The RCAF took delivery of the Kingfishers in 2020 after years-long procurement effort to replace its 50-year-old fleet of DHC-Buffalo and CC-130H Hercules planes. Story continues below advertisement
USA Today
01-07-2025
- General
- USA Today
Video captures family rescue from boat off Bahamas coast by Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people, including an 8-year-old child, from a life raft after their sailing vessel became partially submerged near Plana Cays, Bahamas, the Guard said in a June 30 statement. Video shows the Guardsmen of the Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew reach the family at around 7 a.m. June 30 after a Good Samaritan called the Guard around midnight. The Guard said that no injuries were reported and that the family had been taken to Bahamian authorities in Great Inagua. The owner of the boat is coordinating the vessel's recovery with commercial salvage, according to the statement. "Our aircrews train very hard for moments like this, and we are thankful to have played a role in the safe rescue of this family," Lt. Andrew Boyle, a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater Jayhawk aircraft commander, said in the statement. Boyle urged mariners to keep a radio and an emergency distress beacon when on the water saying, "it could help save their lives."
New York Post
29-06-2025
- Health
- New York Post
Ailing worker plucked from high-seas oil rig in daring Coast Guard rescue: video
An ailing worker was pulled off a high-seas oil rig after suffering severe chest pains, with the entire daring rescue captured on dramatic Coast Guard video. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk chopper was called to the Platform Heritage rig about 35 miles off the California coastline around 10:30 a.m. Friday on reports of a seriously ill worker, the agency said. A Coast Guard crew member is lowered onto the Platform Heritage oil rig off the coast of California for a medivac. USCG A worker on the oil rig suffering severe chest pains is hauled onto the Coast Guard chopper and taken to the hospital. USCG The helicopter arrived at the oil rig shortly before 12:30 p.m. to retrieve the worker. The footage shows a Coast Guard crew member being rappelled onto the deck of the rig, followed by a stretcher — with the ill worker then placed on the stretcher and pulled up to the Jayhawk. The Coast Guard crew transported the man to Camarillo Airport in Ventura County, California, where he was treated and rushed to St John's Hospital Camarillo for further treatment. The workers identity and condition were not released.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Coast Guard suspends search for six after plane crashes into ocean off San Diego
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Coast Guard on Tuesday suspended its search for six people who were reportedly aboard a small plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast Sunday afternoon. The Coast Guard suspended its search at 10 a.m. Tuesday, after rescue crews searched for over 35 hours through more than 300 square miles of ocean. All six people on board downed Cessna presumed dead: FAA All six people who were on board the Cessna 414 aircraft that went down around three miles off the coast of Point Loma in San Diego just before 12:45 p.m. on Sunday are presumed dead, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. 'The decision to suspend a search is never an easy one,' said Lt. Cmdr Justin Brooks, a search and rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard Sector San Diego. 'We appreciate the work of our partners throughout the search efforts, and our hearts are with the loved ones of those involved in the crash.' U.S. Coast Guard responds to plane in the water off the coast of Point Loma According to the flight tracker, FlightAware, the Cessna appeared to have been bound for Phoenix, Arizona, departing from San Diego International Airport just 15 minutes before it went down in the Pacific Ocean. The Cessna was registered to Optimal Health Systems LLC out of Arizona. The Coast Guard says several rescue crews were involved in the search: Coast Guard Air Station Ventura MH-60 Jayhawk air crew Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan air crew Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter crew Coast Guard Station San Diego 45-foot RB-M crew Coast Guard Maritime Safety & Security Team 29-foot RB-S crew Customs & Border Protection Air & Marine Operations crews San Diego Harbor Police boat crews San Diego Lifeguards The plane crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
