Coast Guard

Coast Guard Searching for Woman Who Fell Off Cruise Ship in Gulf of Mexico

by foxnews.com The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger who may have gone overboard in the Gulf of Mexico, the Houston Chronicle reported Saturday. The Coast Guard said in a statement that its district command center in New Orleans was contacted by the master of the...

Disney Cruise Ship Rescues 12 Cuban Migrants in Caribbean

by nbcnews.com The U.S. Coast Guard says a passing cruise ship has rescued 12 Cuban migrants from an unseaworthy vessel in the Caribbean. A Coast Guard spokesman in Miami says the crew of the Disney Wonder spotted the migrants southeast of Cuba. Petty Officer John-Paul Rios said the cruise ship...

Woman Falls Off Cruise Ship Hosting ‘Mad Decent’ Music Festival Near Cuba

by M. Alex Johnson of nbcnews.com The Coast Guard was searching for a woman who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of Cuba during a floating festival featuring electronic music stars Diplo and Skrillex. The woman, who wasn't identified, fell into the water from the deck of the...

Shocking Video Shows Man Going Overboard on Cruise Ship

by Yahoo Travel Editors The search continues today for a passenger who fell over overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise. The Coast guard is looking for the 35-year-old...

What Happens When Someone Falls Overboard on a Cruise?

By Sherri Eisenberg of Fox News The only thing harder than falling off a cruise ship is surviving the fall. But it does happen. It happened in January when a 22-year-old passenger on Royal Caribbean’s...

Search for Passenger Who Fell from Cruise Ship Called Off

by bignewsnetwork.com UK rescue teams have called off a search for a passenger who is believed to have fallen overboard from a PO cruise ship off the Isle of Wight. The man reportedly fell from the cruise ship Ventura at about 04:30 local time as it was returning to...

Prinsendam’s Sinking in 1980 Led to One of History’s Greatest Maritime Rescues

By Dave Kiffer of sitnews.us At the beginning of most cruise ship sailings, the passengers gather for a safety lecture. It's not really a drill because they don't get into lifeboats or rafts that are then cast off. What takes place is a muster drill in which passengers are...

U.S. Coast Guard: Celebrating 225 Years of Service to Nation

by dhs.gov Today marks the 225th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Coast Guard. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson congratulates the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard on this remarkable anniversary, and extends his gratitude for their unfailing service to this nation, in a...

Passengers Evacuate Damaged Saint Laurent in Baskets

by THERESA NORTON MASEK of travelpulse.com Passengers and their baggage were being evacuated in baskets attached to cranes Friday afternoon from the damaged Saint Laurent cruise ship, which struck a wall in a lock on the Saint Lawrence Seaway in New York. The passengers will be bused to...

Saint Laurent Hits Lock Wall In Saint Lawrence

by marinelog.com Last night, a cruise ship carrying 274 people collided with the wall in the Eisenhower Lock in the Saint Lawrence Seaway in Massena, NY, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Local reports said 17 people were injured. The injuries were believed to be minor. The cause of...