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Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevacs a 52-year-old woman from a cruise ship approximately 51 miles east of Elizabeth City, N.C., Oct. 23, 2012. Personnel aboard the Carnival Glory, a 952-foot cruise ship, contacted Coast Guard 5th District watchstanders at approximately 10:30 p.m. Oct. 22, reporting a woman aboard was experiencing chest pains and requesting a medevac. U.S. Coast Guard video released by D5 Public Affairs. There is no audio on this clip.
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | USCGD5 | 10.23.2012
Recent Photos
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Coast Guard members help release sea turtlesA Kemp's Ridley sea turtle peaks out from its box as it's transported to Coast Guard Station Sabine Pass for release, Oct. 18, 2012. Four turtles were released back...
Photo by Stephen Lehmann | USCGD8 | 10.18.2012
Cutter Forward pistol qualificationA target sheet is shown at the gun range on Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Va., during a basic pistol course while a member fires rounds during a timed shooting...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | USCGD5 | 10.18.2012
Rescue Swimmer Training FacilityThe Coast Guard opens the new Rescue Swimmer Training Facility Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Elizabeth City, N.C. The new building encompasses approximately...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Shinn | USCG-AA | 10.17.2012
Coast Guard members honored during a Houston Rockets...U.S. Coast Guard members from the surrounding Houston area converged on the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston, to be honored during a Houston Rockets...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm | CGPADH | 10.17.2012
Coast Guard rescues 3 from wrecked sailboatLt. Cmdr Ryan Matson, a helicopter pilot from Air Station Corpus Christi, stands with three men at the air station after rescuing them early Saturday morning, Oct.13,...
Courtesy Photo | CGPADH | 10.13.2012
USLSSHA tours Long Island Life-Saving Stations during...Members from the U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association stand in front of a former Life-Saving Station that has since been converted into a chapel in...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta Disco | PADET-NY | 10.09.2012
Recent Video
(134 votes; 3.65)
Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise shipPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevacs a 52-year-old woman from a cruise ship approximately 51 miles east of Elizabeth City, N.C., Oct. 23, 2012. Personnel...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | USCGD5 | 10.23.2012
Coast Guard Station Sabine helps release sea turtlesHOUSTON - Coast Guard crewmembers from Station Sabine Pass work with marine wildlife specialists from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Houston...
Video by Stephen Lehmann | USCGD8 | 10.18.2012
Coast Guard at the 2012 Texas Coast Boat & Outdoor ShowCoast Guard crews aboard boats and aircraft, on the shore and in the water, were participating in the 2012 Texas Coast Boat and Outdoor Show at the Galveston Yacht...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick | CGPADH | 10.13.2012
Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City honors fallen...The Coast Guard honored the crew of Coast Guard 6535 during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday. On Feb. 28, 2012, the Coast Guard...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | USCGD5 | 09.28.2012
Coast Guard Crews Assist Entangled Leatherback Sea TurtleA Coast Guard Station Provincetown, Mass., 25-Foot Defender Class Boat crew assisted in disentangling a Leatherback sea turtle near Truro, Mass., Monday.
Video by Telfair Brown | USCGD1 | 09.17.2012
Jireh - Mona IslandMONA ISLAND, Puerto Rico ⎯ Response crews insert roller bags in the 202-foot grounded freighter Jireh, Sept. 3, 2012 for final removal and disposal. The Jireh is...
Courtesy Video | PADET-SJ | 09.03.2012
Recent News Stories
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Coast Guard Aviation Technical Training Center hosts...The Coast Guard hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the new Rescue Swimmer Training Facility in Elizabeth City, N.C., Wednesday.
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Shinn | USCG-AA | 10.18.2012
Coast Guard rescues 3 from wrecked sailboatThe Coast Guard rescued three men after their sailboat ran aground off South Padre Island about 8 miles south of the Port Mansfield Jetties.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick | CGPADH | 10.13.2012
Response crews scheduled to continue work on grounded...
Response crews are scheduled to continue removal operations for the 202-foot grounded freighter Jireh, Monday, Aug. 27.
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Shinn | USCG-AA | 08.24.2012
Response crews are scheduled to continue removal operations for the 202-foot grounded freighter Jireh, Monday, Aug. 27.
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Shinn | USCG-AA | 08.24.2012
Coast Guard auxiliarists assist rescue of 7 from rip...
Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary rescued seven swimmers in Lake Michigan, near the Holland State Park, who became caught in rip currents after they entered a no...
Courtesy Story | USCGD9 | 07.07.2012
Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary rescued seven swimmers in Lake Michigan, near the Holland State Park, who became caught in rip currents after they entered a no...
Courtesy Story | USCGD9 | 07.07.2012
Local Coast Guardsman awarded Bronze StarA local Coast Guardsman was awarded the Bronze Star, the fourth-highest combat decoration, at the Portsmouth Federal Building, Tuesday, June 26, for his performance...
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Shinn | USCG-AA | 06.26.2012
US Coast Guard participates in Exercise Tradewinds 2012Through the sweltering 85-degree Caribbean heat and 79 percent humidity, U.S. Coast Guard members are renewing partnerships with 16 other countries during Exercise...
Story by Stephen Lehmann | USCGD8 | 06.22.2012
Recent Audio
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Lt. Caitlin Mitchell Wurster
Lt. Caitlin Mitchell Wurster, Richmond, Va., talks to a military reporter about her job as a helicopter pilot in the Coast Guard. Audio only.
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 06.15.2012
Lt. Caitlin Mitchell Wurster, Richmond, Va., talks to a military reporter about her job as a helicopter pilot in the Coast Guard. Audio only.
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 06.15.2012
Unified Area Command press conference
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry, the federal on-scene coordinator; Doug Suttles, BP Chief Operating Officer; and Lars Herbst, MMS Regional Director of the Gulf...
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 05.08.2010
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry, the federal on-scene coordinator; Doug Suttles, BP Chief Operating Officer; and Lars Herbst, MMS Regional Director of the Gulf...
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 05.08.2010
Coast Guard Aircraft Broadcasts Warning to Mariners
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A Coast Guard HC-130J Hercules aircraft crew from Air Station Elizabeth City is conducting a search and rescue patrol along the mid-atlantic region...
Audio by Monica Leftwich | USCG-AA | 12.18.2009
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A Coast Guard HC-130J Hercules aircraft crew from Air Station Elizabeth City is conducting a search and rescue patrol along the mid-atlantic region...
Audio by Monica Leftwich | USCG-AA | 12.18.2009
Coast Guard rescues 1 after receiving distress call near...
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,...
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 10.05.2009
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,...
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 10.05.2009
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...
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 06.05.2009
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...
Courtesy Audio | USCG-AA | 06.05.2009
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.
Audio by Lt.Cmdr. Robert Wyman | USCG-AA | 09.10.2008
Audio of distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard from a vessel reportedly sinking off the coast of Florida.
Audio by Lt.Cmdr. Robert Wyman | USCG-AA | 09.10.2008
