Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducted a search and rescue mission for four people in distress due to a capsized vessel on Lake Erie near Erie, Pennsylvania, on August 8, 2025. Once on scene, the helicopter crew deployed a rescue swimmer to rescue the last remaining survivor from an air pocket beneath the vessel. (Courtesy video by Air Station Detroit)
The Port Huron Float Down is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 17, 2025, on the St. Clair River. This unsanctioned event poses significant dangers to participants and other users of the waterway on the 7.5 mile/12 km course.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. ā€” A Coast Guardsman assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay
(WTGB 101), rescued a 97-year-old man during Coast Guard Festival at the Grand Haven Pier in
Michigan on July 29, 2025.
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Coast Guard member serving less than 1 year rescues 97-year-old man after fall from pier during Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival
WHAT: Media availability discussing rescue of 97-year-old man who fell from a pier during the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival
WHO: Rear Adm. Jonathan Hickey, Coast Guard Great Lakes District commander, Lt. Lisa Pietruszka, Coast Guard Festival incident commander, Seaman Joseph Turk,...
