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• US Coast Guard Station Venice rescues "a tiny life in need" during storm recovery efforts

  September 14, 2021 4:25 PM

  PLAQUEMINES PARISH - Sometimes the best discoveries are made under challenging circumstances. This was certainly the case for members of the U.S. Coast Guard who were tirelessly assisting in storm recovery efforts in the small Plaquemines Parish community of Venice. After Hurricane Ida hit the area in late... more »

• Coast Guard rescues mariner near Lake Pontchartrain over weekend

  September 13, 2021 10:47 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued a mariner Sunday from a sailing vessel near Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. It was around 11:17 a.m. when Coast Guard Sector New Orleans was contacted by the owner of the 23-foot sailing vessel, Pierce, and told that it was disabled and drifting towards... more »

• Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater in Vermilion Bay

  June 19, 2020 11:21 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - On Saturday evening, the Coast Guard suspended its search for a person in the water in Vermilion Bay, Louisiana. The Coast Guard searched approximately 1782 square miles continuously over 25 hours. "After an exhaustive search the Coast Guard and local partners were unable to locate... more »

• Coast Guard searching for two missing persons near Perdido Pass, Alabama

  May 25, 2020 8:29 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — Two swimmers have been missing since Sunday and the U.S. Coast Guard is actively searching for both individuals. The two were last seen swimming near the East Jetty in Perdido Pass with a third person. On Sunday evening, those three were reportedly "in distress" during an... more »

• Coast Guard finds body of missing man near Panama City

  March 17, 2020 5:48 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Coast Guard has found the body of a man who they'd been searching for since Sunday. The man, Te-Andre Brown, had been declared missing in the waters of Saint Andrews Bay near Panama City, Florida . A deceased person matching his description was... more »

• Coast Guard searching for two missing boaters near Panama City, Florida

  January 3, 2020 9:40 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has been searching for two people aboard an overdue vessel near Panama City, Florida since Thursday. Officials received a report at 6:20 p.m. regarding two people aboard an 18-foot white pleasure craft vessel who were scheduled to return to Carl Grey Park at... more »