Discover the latest rescues undertaken by the US Coast Guard. Some stories contain harrowing videos as people are rescued from sinking vessels. Find out about USCG’s data driven approach to risk mitigation.
The U.S. Coast Guard has released the 2023 calendar year statistics on recreational boating incidents, reporting a decrease in fatalities and incidents, and revealing the top reasons for accidents. Fatalities fell by 11.3 per cent to 564 from 636 in 2022, while overall incidents decreased by 4.9 per cent from 4,040 to 3,844. Non-fatal injuries […]
According to Megan Sheahan, an economic and statistical analyst, data suggest that American Boat and Yacht Council’s (ABYC) voluntary standards (for marine safety) reduce the risk of involvement in a focused accident by 43 to 47 per cent. Focused, in this context, means the type of accidents the standards are designed to address. The insight […]
Footage shows the moment a man and his two dogs were hoisted to safety by a US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter off the Oregon coast after their boat started to sink. The Pacific Northwest division of the agency says its rescue teams responded to reports about a boat that had lost power and was taking […]
A large, two-storey houseboat — featuring a white picket fence — has been seen floating across San Francisco Bay after its owners were told to leave the nearby marina. The floating home was towed through the bay to San Rafael after its owners were asked to leave Redwood City marina, which had once housed over […]
Three mariners stranded on a deserted remote Pacific island for over a week have been rescued, after using palm fronds to write the word ‘help’ on the beach. The US Coast Guard confirms the three fishermen were rescued on 9 April 2024, following a coordinated rescue effort from Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the […]
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) have opened registration for the next webinar in their risk mitigation series. Entitled ‘Don’t be a statistic: data saves lives’, it will be held 1 May 2024, from 2-3:30 pm EDT. The webinar will focus on how boating incidents are reported, recorded, […]
The US Coast Guard has located the missing sailor Noel Rubio, who has arrived in Hawaii after sparking a large-scale search when he failed to arrive as scheduled. Rubio, 60, departed Long Beach, California on 28 December 2023 en route to Kaneohe, O’ahu, Hawaii, on 32-foot Westsail sloop Malulani. He had a planned arrival date […]
The US Coastguard’s aviation life support equipment technical services office has selected the patented ThrowRaft TD2401 as a critical throwable self-inflating device to be kept on its helicopters. The patented ThrowRaft TD2401, made by marine safety and rescue equipment manufacturer ThrowRaft, has undergone rigorous testing and evaluations through the coastguard approval process. The ThrowRaft TD2401 […]
A man from Florida has been arrested after trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a vessel resembling a hamster wheel. The US Coast Guard cutter Valiant intercepted 44-year-old Reza Baluchi about 70 miles (110km) off Tybee Island, Georgia on 26 August 2023. When questioned, he said he was heading for London but refused to leave […]
Dramatic footage shared online shows the moment a US Coast Guard helicopter was almost blown into the ocean, during the medical evacuation of a cruise ship passenger. The MH60 Jayhawk and crew were dispatched to the Carnival Dream cruise liner, which was sailing off the coast of Alabama, after reports that a 76-year-old passenger was […]
The US Coast Guard has conducted a nail-biting rescue amid huge swells and rough seas off the US Pacific Coast, after a boat was stolen from a nearby port. The boat was about 10km from land, at the mouth of the Columbia River in the country’s north-west. Two Coast Guard aircrew received a mayday broadcast […]