Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 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 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 10.26.2023
A brief interview with Petty Officer Second Class Katya Fons from the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB-207) on what the Buoy Tender Round-up is, some of the events from it, and her experiences within the Aids to Navigation world in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Oct. 26, 2023. Events included the Survival Swim, Chain Pull, Spin & Hook, Tug-O-War, and the Heat and Beat. All events relate to the Aids to......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 10.26.2023
The crews from Coast Guard cutters Frank Drew, Sledge, William Tate, James Rankin, Kennebec, and Maple competed in various events for the 2023 Buoy Tender Round-up in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Oct. 26, 2023. Events included the Survival Swim, Chain Pull, Spin & Hook, Tug-O-War, and the Heat and Beat. All events relate to the Aids to Navigation (ATON) mission and underway operations. The......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 10.26.2023
A brief interview with Petty Officer First Class Nicholas Abdelnour from the Coast Guard Cutter William Tate (WLM-560) on what the Buoy Tender Round-up is, some of the events from it, and his experiences within the Aids to Navigation world in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Oct. 26, 2023. Events included the Survival Swim, Chain Pull, Spin & Hook, Tug-O-War, and the Heat and Beat. All events relate......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 09.22.2023
A crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon rescued rescued five people from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia within Lookout Bight in Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Friday, Sep. 22, 2023. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew also arrived on scene and provided an overhead light for the transit......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 09.22.2023
A crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon rescued rescued five people from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia within Lookout Bight in Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Friday, Sep. 22, 2023. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew also arrived on scene and provided an overhead light for the transit......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katie Lipe | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.11.2022
Fireman Diego Fernandez and Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Figgs, crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, perform a Coast Guard SAR demonstration aboard a 45-foot response boat alongside an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Harborfest in Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday June 11, 2022. The Coast Guard performs regular drills to remain ready to respond effectively to emergencies on the water. U.S.......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katie Lipe | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.11.2022
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ethan Wenzel, Machinery Technician; Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Shelton, Seaman Kyle Himes, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Kral and Fireman Diego Fernandez, crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, patrol the Elizabeth River aboard a 45-foot response boat during a fireworks celebration at Harborfest in Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday June 11, 2022. The Coast Guard......
