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2,000 people attend memorial service to honor fallen Coast Guardsmen
 A gathering of more than 2,000 at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento helped honor the legacies of seven air crewmen who were aboard a Coast Guard C-130 when it collided with a Marine Corps AH-1W helicopter off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif., Oct. 30.
(11/6/09)
Names of missing USCG, USMC aviators released; search continues
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to coordinate a joint agency search operation for seven Coast Guard aircrew and two Marine Corps aircrew missing off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif. after a suspected mid-air collision between a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft and a Marine Corps AH-1W helicopter.
(10/31/09)
Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps continue search for downed aircrafts
The Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corps continue the searching for survivors from two military aircraft that collided 15 miles east of San Clemente Island, Calif., Oct. 29.
(10/30/09)
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater participates in 'Boss Lift'
 A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft and crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., participated in "Boss Lift" Oct. 29, which was created by the Florida Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
(10/29/09)
Coast Guard rescues 5 sailors
 An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego rescued five people after their sail boat capsized 197 miles southwest of San Diego, Wednesday morning.
(10/28/09)
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Coast Guard rescues 1 after recieving distress call near Ponce de Leon Inle
The Coast Guard responded to a mayday call from a distressed boater and later rescued the boater following the sinking of a 23-foot sail boat in Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla., Oct. 5. Rescued was Anthony Nogradi, 43, of Holley Hill, Fla. Executing search plans developed by Operation Unit Controllers at the Sector Jacksonville command center, a 47-foot rescue boat crew from Station Ponce Inlet and an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Clearwater were launched. The Coast Guard was notified at 3:37 a.m., by a bridge tender working aboard the George Munson Bridge in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., of a mayday call on VHF Channel 9. This was unusual, because the national hailing and distress frequency is VHF Channel 16. At about the same time, the Coast Guard received, "mayday, mayday, I'm sinking at the inlet," over VHF Channel 16. While searching near the jetties located within Ponce Inlet, the rescue boat crew heard faint screams.
"I looked the crew and asked 'did you hear that?'" said Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Richardson, lead crewmember aboard the rescue boat. "The crew then heard, 'yes I am over here.'"
The boat crew turned on the spot light and located the distressed boater in the water, wearing one life jacket and holding on to two other life jackets. The boat crew tossed a heaving line to the boater and pulled him aboard.
"During a debriefing, he informed us that he was transiting out of Ponce Inlet aboard the 23-foot sail boat Common Girl, when his rudder broke causing water to flood the vessel and sink," said Richardson.
"Thinking quickly, he anchored the vessel and called for help," Richardson added. "Because the vessel was sinking to fast to be saved, he put on a life jacket and cut the anchor line and tied it to a second life jacket and to himself, where he waited until the rescue occurred, approximately and hour and a half later."
This rescue demonstrates the critical importance of wearing a life jacket in the event of an emergency. Boaters are also recommended to know the names of nearby landmarks and the body of water they are operating on. In the event of an emergency, that information is critical to Coast Guard response efforts.
"Details are critical during a search and rescue case," said Jeffrey Royer, a Sector Jacksonville command center watchstander. "In this case, although the mayday was sounded, to ensure exactly where you are, the Coast Guard needs to know as many details as possible as time allows."
090605-G-0000X Mayday call from 25-foot Sea Ray
The Coast Guard, along with the assistance of two Good Samaritans rescued four people from an oil rig after their boat capsized, 20 miles off the coast of Sabine Pass, June 5, 2009.
Wathstanders at Sector Houston-Galveston received a mayday call at approximately 8:45 a.m. from a crewmember on board the 25-foot Sea Ray reporting they were taking on water. A watchstander immediately issued an Urgent Marine Broadcast (UMB). Good Samaritans on board the Ms. Adrienne and Miss Amy responded to the UMB. The Good Samaritans reported that the 25-foot Sea Ray had capsized and all four people on board were able to safely swim to a nearby oil rig.
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65C rescue helicopter crew was launched, and a 25-foot response boat crew and 41-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sabine were dispatched to assist with the rescue effort.
The four people were taken off the oil rig by the 25-foot response boat crew and transported back to Station Sabine.
They were reported to be in good condition.
"In this particular case, the mariner made an accurate report of his position. If he was not able to provide us with a precise latitude and longitude, that's where the capabilities of Rescue 21 come in. Rescue 21 would be able to detect the boater's position through its direct finding capabilities," said Bill Segelken, Sector Houston-Galveston operations controller.
Coast Guard searching for 6 people off Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Audio of distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard from a vessel reportedly sinking off the coast of Florida.
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