Sector Mobile News Releases

Coast Guard assisting local agencies in the search for missing men

2009-12-07T13:46:08Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Dec. 7, 2009 Contact: U.S. Coast Guard External Affairs (504) 671-2020
Coast Guard assisting local agencies in search for missing men
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard is assisting local agencies in searching for two missing men. The Coast Guard received the initial report of the missing men at approximately 7 p.m. Sunday from the Alabama Marine Police, who had discovered an empty canoe. After determining the owner and talking with his wife, the Alabama Marine Police determined that he and his friend were missing. Coast Guard Sector Mobile launched a 41-foot rescue boat and crew from Station Dauphin Island and an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter and crew from Air Station New Orleans to assist in the search. The Coast Guard is continuing to search this morning from North Mobile Bay to the Tensaw River. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

UPDATE: Coast Guard ends search for overdue sailing vessel Tortuga

2009-11-21T22:51:57Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Nov. 21, 2009 Contact: U. S. Coast Guard External Affairs (618) 225-9008
UPDATE: Coast Guard ends search for overdue sailing vessel Tortuga
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Coast Guard ended its search for the 33-foot sailing vessel, Tortuga, which was reported overdue by Sea Tow late Friday. S/V Tortuga was transiting from Mobile Bay to Panama City, Fla. Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island was able to make contact with the vessel owner and he stated he had arrived safely in Panama City. Coast Guard Sector Mobile launched an HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft and crew from the Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., after receiving a call Friday from Sea Tow reporting a mariner departed Mobile Bay and was scheduled to arrive in Panama City, Friday at noon. The mariner did not report his scheduled arrival to Sea Tow. "Float plans are important because they let your family and friends know how long you are going to stay out on the water and where you plan on going. All mariners should file a float plan with friends or family before leaving port and let them know when you have arrived at your destination," said Lt. Sue Kerver, Public Affairs Officer for the Eighth Coast Guard District. "Filing a float plan with friends or family, and reporting in to them when you arrive, lets everyone know you arrived safely. Float plans help the Coast Guard help you if you are ever in an emergency." For more information about Float Plans click here. ### *Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.* *The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.*

Coast Guard searches for overdue sailing vessel from Mobile Bay to Panama City

2009-11-21T13:50:59Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Nov. 21, 2009 Contact: U. S. Coast Guard External Affairs (618) 225-9008
Coast Guard searches for overdue sailing vessel from Mobile Bay to Panama City
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 33-foot sailing vessel, the Tortuga, in the Gulf of Mexico from Mobile Bay to Panama City, Fla., today. Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call at approximately 4 p.m., Friday from Sea Tow, reporting they had received a call from a mariner Thursday, stating he was departing Mobile Bay and was scheduled to arrive in Panama City, Friday at noon. The mariner did not report his scheduled arrival to Sea Tow. Sector Mobile launched an HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft and crew from Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., to search. An Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB) was also issued to mariners as a caution in the area. ### *Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.* *The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.*

Coast Guard investigates diving incident

2009-11-16T21:49:19Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Nov. 16, 2009 Contact: Lt. j.g. James McKnight (251) 441-6522
Coast Guard investigates diving incident
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of a diving incident in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday. Coast Guard Station Pensacola received a report of a diving accident at the site of the sunken USS Oriskany, 26 miles south of Pensacola, Saturday. The station launched a 41-foot rescue boat and crew to the scene and escorted a dive boat back to the station docks to an awaiting LifeFlight helicopter. The man was air lifted to Baptist Hospital where he pronounced deceased. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

Coast Guard rescues man with leg injury

2009-11-04T03:51:52Z

Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

Multimedia Release

Date: Nov. 3, 2009

Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann
(618) 225-9008

Coast Guard rescues man with leg injury

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Coast Guard rescued a man who injured his leg on board a fishing vessel two miles north of Horn Island, Nov. 3, 2009

Coast Guard Sector Mobile received the initial call from the captain of the fishing vessel Captain Dennis at approximately 10 a.m. He reported that a man on his vessel had injured his leg and was in need of medical attention.

Sector Mobile launched a 25-foot rescue boat and crew from Station Gulfport, Miss., a 41-foot rescue boat from Station Pascagoula, Miss., and an MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station New Orleans to assist.

The injured man was transferred to the 41-foot rescue boat and from there was hoisted to the helicopter for medevac.

The man was taken to the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport where Emergency Medical Services were standing by.

The condition of the man is unknown.

Video of the rescue can be found here

MOBILE, Ala. -- U.S. Coast Guard small boats and crews from stations Gulfport and Pascagoula arrive on scene to assist a man who injured his leg on the fishing vessel Captain Dennis two miles north of Horn Island, Nov. 3, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Rebecca Fosha.

MOBILE, Ala. -- Coast Guard small boats and crews from stations Gulfport and Pascagoula arrive on scene to assist a man who had injured his leg on the fishing vessel Captain Dennis two miles north of Horn Island, Nov. 3, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Rebecca Fosha.

MOBILE, Ala. -- Coast Guard and emergency medical services personnel move a man who had injured his leg on the fishing vessel Captain Dennis from an Air Station New Orleans MH-65C rescue helicopter to an ambulance gurney at Gulfport-Biloxi Airport, Nov. 3, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Rebecca Fosha.

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UPDATE: 4th crewmember from sinking tugboat found safe

2009-10-31T13:21:40Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Oct. 31, 2009 Contact: Public Affairs (618) 225-9008
UPDATE: 4th crewmember from sinking tugboat found safe
MOBILE, Ala. — The missing crewmember from a tugboat that partially sank in Mobile Bay Saturday has been found safe. The man was able to make it ashore in a 14-foot skiff and notified a local fire department that he safe. The vessel was reported to have sunk at approximately 3 a.m., Saturday, leaving its crew of four stranded. A rescue helicopter and crew form Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans located and rescued the other three people aboard the vessel at approximately 5 a.m. Saturday. With all persons aboard the tug safe and accounted for, the Coast Guard has switched to a pollution response stance to ensure the vessel's fuel does not escape into the environment. The tug is reported to have approximately 600 gallons of diesel fuel in its fuel tanks. A Coast Guard pollution team and investigators are en route to location of the partially sunk tug to mitigate the impact of any fuel and oil that may leak from the vessel. The cause of the incident is under investigation. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

Coast Guard rescues 3 from sunk tug, 1 still missing

2009-10-31T12:33:46Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Oct. 31, 2009 Contact: Public Affairs (618) 225-9008
Coast Guard rescues 3 from sunk tug, 1 still missing
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard has rescued three people after the 70-foot tug boat they were aboard sank in Mobile Bay, Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call at approximately 3 a.m. that the Capt. Larry Barkins had partially sank outside of the navigational channel near the Fowl River with four people aboard. Watchstanders immediately issued an urgent marine information broadcast requesting mariners in the area keep a look out and assist in the search if possible. An MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans was launched and at approximately 5 a.m., rescued three people who had stayed with the tugboat after it sank. They were taken to Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala. The survivors stated that the fourth crewmember had gotten in the tug's skiff (a 14-foot white aluminum boat with no engine). Currently searching are: A search and rescue boat from Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island, Ala. An HC-144 Ocean Sentry from Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile An MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans A sheriffs boat from the Mobile County Sheriffs Office Additionally, the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Hawk, an 87-foot patrol boat homported in Carabelle, Fla., has been diverted from a routine patrol in the area to assist in the search. The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the incident. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship

2009-08-21T02:41:34Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Aug. 20, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson (618) 225-9008
Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 75-year-old woman from a cruise ship in Mobile Bay near Mobile, Ala., Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call from the Carnival cruise ship Holiday at approximately 5:30 p.m. requesting a medevac for a 75-year-old woman, who sustained a cut to her leg. Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island, Ala., immediately launched a 25-foot response boat and crew, which brought the woman and her daughter to Station Dauphin Island where Emergency Medical Technicians were standing by to provide further care for the woman and transport her to a local hospital. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard releases photos, video of capsized vessel rescue

2009-08-13T20:26:22Z

Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

Photo Release

Date: Aug. 13, 2009
Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann (618) 225-9008

In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, an 87-foot cutter small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Coho searches for survivors Wednesday after their 21-foot recreational vessel capsized 27 miles south of Petit Bois Island, Miss.

The Coast Guard assisted in saving six of the seven people thrown from the vessel when it capsized.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Jace Bourgeois)

For video of one of the rescues, please click here

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Coast Guard saves 6 from capsized vessel, locates body of possible 7th passenger

2009-08-13T04:47:38Z

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Aug. 12, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann (618) 225-9008
Coast Guard saves 6 from capsized vessel, locates body of possible 7th passenger
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard rescued six of seven people after their vessel capsized in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday. A body was found in the pilot house of vessel, and has been turned over to local authorities for identification and next of kin notifications. Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 3:30 p.m. from the captain of the off shore supply vessel Fighting Chicken that a 21-foot recreational vessel had capsized 27 miles south of Petit Bois Island, Miss. Sector Mobile immediately launched the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Coho, homeported in Panama City, Fl., an MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station New Orleans, and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry rescue plane and crew from Aviation Training Center, Mobile, Ala. to assist in the search and rescue. Four survivors were picked up by the Fighting Chicken and later transferred to the Coho. Two additional survivors were found on a nearby oil rig by the crew of the rescue helicopter and hoisted into the helicopter and taken to Gulfport Regional Airport where local emergency medical services were standing by. The rescue helicopter and crew returned to the scene to continue the search for the missing person. A Sea Tow vessel with assistance from the Coho, helped right the capsized vessel. A body was found in the pilot house and has been turned over to local authorities for identification and next of kin notifications. The condition of those rescued is unknown. The incident is under investigation. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.