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Six Partiers Rescued From Sinking Boat Along Schuylkill River: Coast Guard Six Partiers Rescued From Sinking Boat Along Schuylkill River: Coast Guard
Six Partiers Rescued From Sinking Boat Along Schuylkill River: Coast Guard Six partiers were rescued from a sinking 20-foot boat on the Schuylkill River in Southeast Philadelphia, authorities said. At about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, first responders got a call from one of the boaters who said their vessel was taking on water at the Platt Bridge, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The Philadelphia Fire Department's marine unit was able to pull alongside the boat and rescue its occupants, the Coast Guard said.
Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have been identified. Brawner Builders employees Miguel Luna, 49, and Maynor Yassir Suazo, 38, Sandovol were making repairs to concrete on the bridge when a Singaporean ship, the Dali, lost power and struck a beam, causing the collapse and sending them into the Patapsco River below around 1:30 a.m., according to multiple news reports and loved ones. The US Coast Guard on Tuesday evening, March 26 said that all six of the missing construction workers are presumed dead and the search has transitioned to a reco…
6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard 6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard
6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard The search for six missing construction workers in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has become a recovery effort, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday night, March 26. UPDATE: Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse The Brawner Builders employees are presumed dead after they were sent plunging into the Patapsco River at 1:30 a.m., when one of the bridge's beams was struck by a container ship that had lost power, officials previously said. Miguel Luna, 49, is one of the men missing, his wife María del Carmen Castellón told our sister station Telemundo... …
Search For Girl Swept Away In PA Creek Is Recovery Operation, Officials Say Search For Girl Swept Away In PA Creek Is Recovery Operation, Officials Say
Search For Girl Swept Away In PA Creek Is Recovery Operation, Officials Say The search for a 6-year-old girl swept away by a creek in Chester, PA after this weekend's storm continues as a recovery operation, officials said. Lin'ajah Brooker was playing near Chester Creek off 8th Street sometime before 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23 when she slipped and fell in, officials said at a press briefing. #BREAKING: Officials tell us the search for missing six-year-old Lin’ajah Brooker has turned into a recovery operation. @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/xvoLcctJ3m — Brian Sheehan (@BSheehanTV) March 24, 2024 Chester City Officials have updated the community on th…
'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say 'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say
'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say Philadelphia police are investigating after a man's body was recovered from the Delaware River late on Sunday, July 23, the department told Daily Voice.  It happened just before 8 p.m. near the corner of North Delaware Avenue and Orthodox Street in Bridesburg, authorities said.  The remains were found in the water by a passing ship and reported to the US Coast Guard, police said. A police boat recovered the body and turned it over to the Medical Examiner's Office for identification, according to PPD.  The man is described as being white and between 40 and 50 years old. Polic…
Titanic Sub Built By Princeton Grad Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Passengers Presumed Dead Titanic Sub Built By Princeton Grad Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Passengers Presumed Dead
Titanic Sub Built By Princeton Grad Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Passengers Presumed Dead All five passengers on the OceanGate Titan submersible built by Princeton University graduate Stockton Rush are feared dead after pieces of it were found on the ocean floor Thursday, June 21, according to the US Coast Guard. Members of the US Coast Guard announced that the 22-foot vessel likely imploded. Now, the question is, when? The five-day search for the submersible came to a tragic end Thursday morning, when an ROV discovered a debris field approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic, the Coast Guard said during a press conference. "The debris is consistent with the catastro…
Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports
Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports A Philadelphia University alumnus is among the five crewmembers aboard the missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic, according to reports.  Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, both Pakistani nationals, are aboard the small craft that went missing in the North Atlantic after launching early local time on Sunday, June 18, the Associated Press has reported.  The Titan lost contact with its mothership Polar Prince roughly 900 miles east of Cape Cod during a dive, the US Coast Guard has said.  The US Coast Guard in a Tweet Wednesday, June 21 said that while underwater noises were det…
‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes ‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes
‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes A woman and a 7-year-old boy were killed when a private boat from New Jersey capsized near Manhattan on Tuesday, bringing to mind for many the “Miracle on the Hudson.” UPDATE: Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River. “My heart breaks for all those involved in today’s tragic boating accident,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference on the Manhattan side of the river. “This is a devastating moment for their families and our city.” The 50-year-old adult and boy were pulled from beneath the boat and taken to Mount Sinai and Bellevue hospitals, where they …
Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says
Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says Three children were among four people injured in a jet boat accident in Atlantic City July Fourth weekend, NJ Advance Media reports. The 24-foot Yamaha jet boat was carrying five people when it struck a submerged metal piling outside of the channel near North Riverside Drive, ejecting three people in the afternoon hours Saturday, July 2, the outlet said citing the US Coast Guard. None of the victims who were ejected were seriously injured, but one man was hospitalized with serious injuries, officials said. A 29-foot Coast Guard response boat equipped with medical personnel transported …
South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody
South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody Federal agents followed a tractor-trailer loaded with nearly 250 pounds of cocaine for more than 75 miles from South Jersey to New York before busting the driver and a co-conspirator in Yonkers, authorities said. They were right behind when Eddie Velez-Pena, 33, of Yonkers, stopped the tractor-trailer in the Hunterdon County town of Hampton, NJ, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. They then followed him and the rig north to the border of Yonkers and the Bronx, the U.S. attorney said. There Velez-Pena transferred multiple duffle bags to Robin Medina-Fabian, 38, of the Bro…
Lifeguards Recover Body Of Missing Jersey Shore Swimmer Lifeguards Recover Body Of Missing Jersey Shore Swimmer
Lifeguards Recover Body Of Missing Jersey Shore Swimmer The body of a drowned swimmer was found off the Jersey Shore in Belmar after several others were rescued, authorities said. Belmar lifeguards and Water Rescue members rushed to the area off the 8th Avenue jetty around 12:30 p.m. Monday after beachgoers tried in vain to rescue a group of distressed swimmers, police said. EMS workers took one of them to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune Township for additional treatment. Another was still unaccounted for, however. It was nearly an hour later when lifeguards found the body of the 20-something victim, who was pronounced dead at JSMC a s…
Missing Swimmer Believed To Have Drowned In Cape May Identified As PA Man: Police Missing Swimmer Believed To Have Drowned In Cape May Identified As PA Man: Police
Missing Swimmer Believed To Have Drowned In Cape May Identified As PA Man: Police A swimmer who is believed to have drowned off the Cape May coastline in Wildwood has been identified as a man from Pennsylvania, authorities said. Alfred Williams, 19, of Drexel Hill, is presumed dead after going missing on Tuesday, May 31 while swimming with three others, who were later rescued or got out on their own, according to Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto and Wildwood Fire Chief Ernie Troiano III. The search, which began around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, has evolved into a recovery mission, police said. The Wildwood Fire Department led the search, along with the US Coast Guard…
Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners
Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners A pair of mariners were rescued by the US Coast Guard when their 33-foot sailboat overturned along the Jersey Shore Friday night. The couple radioed for help around 8 p.m. near Little Egg Inlet, officials said. Video posted by the Coast Guard shows the rescue. Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City on Friday, May 6, 2022 “With high winds, driving rain and thunderstorms in the area, our aircrew worked to quickly lower the rescue swimmer to help the couple,” Lt. Humberto Hernandez, a pilot who flew on the rescue, said. “Our swimmer was able to walk in the shallow breaking…
US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore
US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore A 46-year-old fisherman suffering a medical emergency was rescued off the Jersey Shore by members of the US Coast Guard from Barnegat and Atlantic City, authorities said. The rescue involved the fishing vessel "Captain John" about 45 miles east of Point Pleasant. A crew member aboard Captain John reportedly used a marine radio to notify Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders of the emergency at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. The Coast Guard launched an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City. A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station B…
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie'
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' "I love my family. I don't want to die." Those were some of the last words spoken by New Jersey’s Matthew Preziose moments before being swept out to sea by the heavy currents on a beach in Hawaii last weekend — never to be seen again. The irony of it all is that his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, said he’d never seen Preziose, 25, of Middletown, happier than he was that week. The couple chose Lumahai beach in Kauai to visit particularly because of its rave reviews both from tour guides and Google, 26-year-old Slawinski, of Riverside, said. Little did they know, the site is known as a dangerou…
18 People Rescued From Ice Floating In Lake Erie: US Coast Guard (Photos, Video) 18 People Rescued From Ice Floating In Lake Erie: US Coast Guard (Photos, Video)
18 People Rescued From Ice Floating In Lake Erie: US Coast Guard (Photos, Video) Eighteen people were rescued from an ice floe– or a separated sheet of floating ice– in Lake Erie on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard says. A group of snowmobilers were trapped on the ice floe, the Coast Guard stationed at Marblehead said on its Facebook page on Monday. Great collaboration with US Coast Guard Air Station Detroit and Catawba Island Volunteer Fire Department again today!... Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Station Marblehead, OH on Sunday, February 6, 2022 The group was first aided by a "good Samaritan" with an airboat while an Air Station Detroit helicopter arrived to rescue t…
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters New Jersey State Police have identified the two boaters who they said went missing on the Delaware River over the weekend. A search and rescue mission was launched Saturday for Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, and Brian S. Palangi, 26, both of Deptford, New Jersey State Police spokesperson Adam Dewechter said. Their boat capsized near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m., sending them and a third victim overboard, authorities said previously. The third victim was recovered by responders that afternoon, but McLaughlin and Palangi remained missing as of Monday morning, NJSP …
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission The search for boaters who went missing when their vessel capsized over the weekend on the Delaware River has turned to a recovery mission, authorities said. Several search and rescue teams including the US Coast Guard were called to the area near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, authorities and sources said. The small speed boat had apparently overturned, sending three occupants overboard. One was rescued by Good Samaritans and the other two remained missing as of Monday morning. "The search and rescue has transitioned into a recovery operation," New Jerse…
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter Memorial services have been scheduled to honor the life of a Westchester County man who died after a powerful Nor'easter rolled in while he was kayaking on the Long Island Sound. Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Scarsdale, was reported overdue by his family on Tuesday, Oct. 26, after he left Hempstead en route to Mamamronek in his kayak at about 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, authorities reported.  He was found unresponsive by the US Coast Guard on Tuesday afternoon, and he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov…