Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 12.30.2025
Two people, their dog and their cat are rescued Dec. 30, 2025, by an MH-60 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The mariners were underway when their sailboat became disabled, and they activated their emergency positioning indicator radio beacon (EPIRB) to signal that they needed assistance. (U.S. Coast Guard video by......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Faba | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes | 12.14.2024
U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew members assigned to Air Station Traverse City respond to a report of three people aboard 25-foot vessel experiencing a loss of steering, 2 nautical miles north of Manistee Harbor, Michigan December 14, 2024. The initial report was received from a tow boat company and Coast Guard Cutter Spar (WLB 206) as well as the Air Station crew were launched to assist.......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East | 12.12.2024
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Elizabeth City rescued three mariners from the sailing vessel TIME-AUT 154 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on Thursday, December 12, 2024. The mariners aboard the vessel initially stated that they were not in distress, however early Thursday morning the mariners aboard the sailing vessel requested to abandon their......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast | 10.08.2024
Coast Guard Air Station Miami aircrew flies over the Tampa Bay area to assess Florida's west coast prior to the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 10, 2024. Milton is forecasted to impact the region late Wednesday as a major hurricane while the area still recovers from Hurricane Helene. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg)...
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes | 02.05.2024
U.S. Coast Guard Station Manistee and Air Station Traverse City conduct cooperative ice rescue training on Lake Michigan Feb. 5, 2024. This cooperative training with helicopters is vital for situations on larger bodies of water where a helicopter’s speed can make all the difference in getting survivors to medical personnel quickly. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.21.2023
A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City rescued four people from an overturned 60-foot catamaran, about 140 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The Coast Guard 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth, Va. received a signal from an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) at 12:18 p.m. from the Moon Dragon, a yacht that charters......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.17.2023
A rescue crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City conducts basket lowering, rescue swimmer lowering and retrieval on the back section of a nacelle during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off the coast Virginia as the marine protector-class patrol cutter USCGC Seahawk (WPB 87323) provides a safety zone, Oct. 17, 2023. The goal of the unique training was to identify challenges,......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.17.2023
A rescue crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, in North Carolina, participates in a search and rescue exercise, 27-miles off the coast of Virginia, Oct. 17, 2023. During the training, the Coast Guard air crew partnered with Dominion Energy and Coast Guard Sector Virginia to lower a Coast Guard rescue swimmer onto powered-down wind turbine, rendezvoused with technicians from......
