U.S. Coast Guard District 5
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Featured Video
Coast Guard rescues heart attack victim from cruise ship 150 miles offshore
A crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hovers nearby the 952-foot cruise ship Carnival Splendor in the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C., Saturday, May 18, 2013. The crew medevaced a heart attack patient and a nurse from the ship and took them to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va. U.S. Coast Guard video
Courtesy Video | USCGD5 | 05.18.2013
Recent Photos
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Oil tanker medevacCrew members at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., transfer a patient to EMS personnel Thursday, May 23, 2013. The 47-year-old man suffered a head injury...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen | PADET-AC | 05.23.2013
STEM projectCoast Guard Lt. Jeremy McKenzie, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot at Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., stands in the hanger near a helicopter, Tuesday, March 5, 2013....
Courtesy Photo | PADET-AC | 03.05.2013
National Safe Boating Week - Small vessel identification...Vessel identification stickers are used to locate the owners of small crafts, such as kayaks, canoes and rowboats, when the vessels get lost or loose from their...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Masaschi | PADET-Baltimore | 05.18.2013
Coast Guard rescues heart attack victim from cruise ship...A crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hovers nearby the 952-foot cruise ship Carnival Splendor in the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C.,...
Courtesy Photo | USCGD5 | 05.18.2013
Coast Guard participates in firefighting symposiumParticipants at the firefighting symposium aboard the Cape Ray in Portsmouth, Va., were tasked with distinguishing a simulated fire while battling to see in the dark...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | USCGD5 | 05.16.2013
Vigorous change-of-command ceremonyCmdr. Gregory H. Magee, the commanding officer of the 44-year-old Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous, homeported in Cape May, N.J., honors tradition by inspecting his ship's...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cynthia Oldham | PADET-AC | 05.16.2013
Recent Video
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Coast Guard rescues heart attack victim from cruise ship...A crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hovers nearby the 952-foot cruise ship Carnival Splendor in the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C.,...
Courtesy Video | USCGD5 | 05.18.2013
Coast Guard Rescues Man from Sailboat 70 Miles East of...An MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City rescues man from sailboat 70 miles east of Kitty Hawk, NC.
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | USCGD5 | 05.08.2013
HMS Bounty RescueThe following clips are from the HMS Bounty Rescue during Hurricane Sandy. Video by US Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City
Courtesy Video | USCGD5 | 10.30.2012
Coast Guard Assists Aground AailboatCrewmembers aboard a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Elizabeth City, N.C., assist an aground sailboat in the Albermarle Sound Saturday, May 4,...
Courtesy Video | USCGD5 | 05.04.2013
The Surfmen of Barnegat LightSurfmen from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., discuss what it takes to be a member of the small community of specialized heavy weather boat handlers. Chief...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen and Petty Officer 3rd Class Cynthia Oldham | PADET-AC | 03.26.2013
Coast Guard Medevacs Man from Tanker Ship in Delaware RiverCrew members from Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., transfer a man to emergency medical services personnel who were waiting on the station's pier, Wednesday, April...
Courtesy Video | PADET-AC | 04.10.2013
Recent News Stories
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Coast Guard rescues heart attack victim from cruise ship...The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man Saturday from the Carnival Splendor, a 952-foot cruise ship, approximately 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill | USCGD5 | 05.18.2013
Military mother pulls double dutyImagine raising a child alone as a single mother and with your nearest family and closest friends living more than 1,000 miles away.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cynthia Oldham | PADET-AC | 05.10.2013
Coast Guard assists aground sailboat in Albemarle Sound...The Coast Guard was able to free an aground 30-foot sailboat with a man aboard Saturday in the Albemarle Sound and tow it approximately 15 miles northwest to a pier...
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill | USCGD5 | 05.04.2013
Coast Guard Yard hosts Fifth Annual Nate Bruckenthal...The Fifth Annual Nate Bruckenthal Memorial Run was held at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Saturday, April 27. More than 80 people participated in the...
Courtesy Story | PADET-Baltimore | 04.27.2013
Bruckenthal family visits Nate’s Open DoorNathan B. “Nate” Bruckenthal, a Damage Controlman Third Class, was killed April 24, 2004, while serving a second deployment in Iraq during Operation Iraqi...
Courtesy Story | PADET-Baltimore | 04.27.2013
Coast Guard conducts operation seeking public assistanceThe Coast Guard in Maryland and Washington is conducting the 2nd Operation Mayday from April 15 to May 15.
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lindberg | PADET-Baltimore | 04.23.2013
