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Coast Guard rescues fallen container ship crewmember in airlift off Bay Area
A Taiwanese crewmember injured in a fall from a container ship about 6 miles from the Bay Area was airlifted Friday night to a hospital, the U.S. Coast Guard...Read More
Coast Guard transports passenger from cruise ship for medical condition unrelated to COVID-19
Another passenger has been transported by the U.S. Coast Guard from the Grand Princess cruise ship to a hospital on the mainland for treatment of medical condition not related...Read More
Firefighter injures back when floor gives out in Coast Guard housing blaze
A firefighter suffered a back injury Saturday morning helping fight a fire in an abandoned apartment building on Concord’s east side, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said....Read More
Several agencies launch ‘team effort’ to rescue woman from high surf
A person was rescued from the high surf off the coast of San Mateo County Thursday morning, a deputy harbor master said. Rescuers got a report of a person...Read More
Coast Guard crew returns home after massive cocaine seizures
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returned home to Alameda Monday after an 82-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew was responsible for...Read More
Cargo ship head officer pleads guilty to operating while drunk
A Ukraine national on Friday pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to operating a 590-foot-long commercial cargo ship while drunk, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In pleading...Read More
Seaman faces Article 32 hearing for murder connected to drunken fight
A U.S. Coast Guardsman currently stationed in Alameda will learn within weeks whether he will face a court-martial for murder in connection with the death of a shipmate in...Read More
Fire department, Coast Guard team up for Baker Beach rescue
Four adults were rescued Sunday morning from a boat that ran aground at Baker Beach, the San Francisco Fire Department said via social media. One adult was hospitalized for...Read More
Coast Guard helicopter rescues three, suspends search for fourth man
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people Saturday from a fishing boat that capsized about 30 miles northwest of Bodega Bay, but have suspended their search for a fourth...Read More
Coast Guard finds body believed to be woman swept out by tide Friday
The U.S. Coast Guard found a body Saturday morning believed to be a 24-year-old woman apparently swept out by strong currents in waters off Lands End the night before....Read More
Coast Guard commander faces charges for importing addictive narcotic
A U.S. Coast Guard commander has been charged with illegally importing a controlled substance into the U.S. from other countries, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. James Heyward Silcox III, 41,...Read More
Tiburon boy dies, another sustains injuries in boating accident
An 11-year-old Tiburon boy died in a boating mishap near Angel Island on Sunday, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. A 911 caller reported two minor children were...Read More
Preliminary report says Conception crew asleep when fire broke out
One of the crewmembers in the wheelhouse berths woke up to a noise and saw a fire rising from the salon level below.Read More
Federal officials launch ‘comprehensive’ investigation into deadly boat fire
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board said investigators Wednesday began interviews looking into the fire that presumably killed 34 people aboard the boat Conception off Santa Barbara County...Read More
Search on for man in water near Discovery Bay
The Coast Guard is searching for a man who was last seen in the water near Discovery Bay early Sunday morning. The San Francisco sector of the U.S. Coast...Read More
Two found dead on houseboat, carbon monoxide suspected
Two people were found dead early Friday morning on a houseboat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, possible victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, a San Joaquin County sheriff’s deputy said...Read More
Sailboat strikes train trestle piling, causes delays
A sailboat that struck a piling attached to an Amtrak train trestle in the Carquinez Strait Friday morning delayed train schedules but did no permanent damage to the structure,...Read More
Monterey cruise ships cause ongoing concerns, public meeting scheduled
Officials with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary will take questions from the public Monday evening about the effects of cruise ships on marine life in the bay, city...Read More
Several agencies rescue woman from apparent suicide attempt on coast
A 54-year-old Santa Rosa woman who escaped her burning Volkswagen Beetle on the Sonoma Coast and swam into the ocean Tuesday morning may have intended to kill herself, according...Read More