Coast Guard News 6-26-10

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Coast Guard and Good Samaritan rescue man after collision between personal watercraft and boat
June 25th, 2010

BALTIMORE – A Coast Guard rescue boat crew recovered an injured man from West River after his personal watercraft and a power boat collided near Shady Side at about 4:45 p.m. Friday.

A good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders and reported the incident. He then held the man alongside his boat until a Station Annapolis boat crew arrived to recover him a few minutes later.

Anne Arundel Fire and Rescue EMTs were able to stabilize the man aboard the Coast Guard boat, and he was taken to the YMCA ball field off Rhode River where they were met by Maryland State Police’s Trooper 2 helicopter. He was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.


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Coast Guard rescues 3 near Sheboygan, Wis.
June 25th, 2010

CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard Station Sheboygan boat crews rescued three men from a capsized pleasure craft near Sheboygan Harbor, Friday, at approximately 10 a.m., CST.

The Coast Guard boat crews transferred one unconscious man aboard the station’s 25-foot response boat to waiting Emergency Medical Services, and transferred the two others to shore aboard a 41-foot utility boat.
All three were wearing personal flotation devices, or life jackets.

The Coast Guard received notification from Sheboygan 911 dispatch that there was a vessel in distress near the harbor. The men had called 911 via cell phone.

The Coast Guard recommends mariners invest in a VHF-FM radio as their primary means of alerting distress on the water. Communication via VHF-FM radio provides superior alerting capabilities when compared to cellular phones. When a MAYDAY is sent out via VHF-FM radio, it is a broadcast. Not just one party is receiving the distress call; any nearby boaters can hear the distress call and offer immediate assistance.

“No boat is too small for a marine radio,” said Frank Jennings, Jr., recreational boating safety program manager for the Ninth Coast Guard District. “If the boating budget allows, two marine radios – one installed and one waterproof hand-held attached to your PFD – are even better. When it comes to communications off shore; redundancy is a good thing.”

Additionally, the Coast Guard also reminds everyone that all recreational boats must carry one wearable personal flotation device (Type I, II, III or Type V PFD) for each person aboard. Any boat 16 feet and longer (except canoes and kayaks) must also carry one throwable PFD (Type IV PFD). The law states boaters must have a PFD onboard, but the Coast Guard recommends boaters wear their PFDs at all times when boating. It is much more difficult to locate, access or don a PFD at the moment an accident occurs.


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Coast Guard cautions boaters as Mississippi and Illinois Rivers rise
June 25th, 2010

ST. LOUIS — Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River is reminding boaters to exercise extreme caution while operating their vessels on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.

The Coast Guard urges boaters to pay special attention near the Grafton, Ill., Copperas Creek, Ill., and Peoria, Ill areas.. As the rivers continue to rise and threaten to wash over levees and dams, there is a possibility of damage to homes and other property. Boaters should be aware that they are responsible for any damage their wakes create.
Boaters are requested to travel at the slowest safe speed they can to minimize wakes and monitor marine band radio channel 16 for all broadcast notice to mariners for the latest operating restrictions.


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Coast Guard investigates collision on Tennessee River
June 25th, 2010

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Coast Guard is investigating a collision between a towing vessel and a recreational boat carrying 3 people that occurred on the Tennessee River, June 19, 2010.

The towing vessel Bearcat, owned and operated by Serodino Inc., and the recreational vessel collided at approximately 5:30 p,m., near Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.. One survivor was rescued by a near by good Samaritan, who also recovered a second victim who was deceased. The third man was found June 23 at approximately 8 a.m. in the area the incident occurred.
Following the incident, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) instructed the Bearcat’s crew to moor the Bearcat at the nearest safe mooring area for Coast Guard and TWRA investigators to conduct an investigation into the cause of the incident.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.


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Coast Guard aircrew rescues hiker near Craig Alaska
June 25th, 2010

KODIAK, Alaska – A hiker lost on Sunny Hay Mountain east of Craig was rescued late Thursday night by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka.

Personnel at the Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center received a call from the Klawock-based Alaska State Troopers about 10:55 p.m. requesting assistance to locate the 60-year-old man. The rescue helicopter crew was launched at 12:30 a.m. and arrived on scene to begin their search at 2 a.m.
The crew located the man using forward-looking infrared radar after 15 minutes on scene. He was hoisted safely aboard with an injured Klawock search and rescue team member. Both men were delivered to Klawock about 2:51 a.m.

An Air Station Sitka aircrew also medevaced a 90-year-old man suffering from symptoms of a stroke from the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl 23 miles southwest of Juneau in Chatham Strait to Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau Thursday evening.


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Coast Guard rescues man from sinking vessel off Edisto Beach
June 25th, 2010

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man at approximately 12 a.m. Friday after his 30-foot sailing vessel began to take on water 13 miles east of Edisto Beach, S.C.

Rescued was Tolga Deniz, 37, from the Republic of Turkey.

Deniz hailed Coast Guard watchstanders via VHF channel 16 radio at 11:05 p.m. Thursday. He reported his vessel, Foreign Exchange, was sinking and he needed assistance. An HH-65 helicopter crew from Air Facility Charleston and a rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Charleston immediately deployed to assist the distressed mariner.
At 12:05 a.m. Friday, Deniz was airlifted to safety and transported to shore where a local friend was awaiting his return. He was reported to be in good condition. The condition of the sinking vessel in unknown and being investigated.

Deniz had recently purchased Foreign Exchange, in Charleston, and was en route to Florida to have the vessel shipped overseas.

The Coast Guard reminds all boaters, professional or recreational, to take extra precaution when alone on a watercraft. For more information on boating safety, please visit http://www.uscgboating.org/.


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[SJ-Nick]

thx for the info. It's nice to know you guys are out there!