The Fishing Vessel Madam Glenda with four persons on board ran into an Air Force tower that had no lights or horn. The damaged vessel began taking on water. Air Station Miami launched a helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft. The Coast Guard cutter Key Biscayne was also deployed to the SARSAT position. The cutter rescued the four persons and took them to Key West Station. The vessel sank.
4 SARSAT RESCUES
10/26/07
Key West, Florida
Coast Guard, LantArea Rescue Coordination Center received a mayday call from the vessel Mary B that became disabled off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. The Coast Guard instructed the crew to activate their EPIRB so they could obtain the location of the vessel. The vessel with a crew of five was located and towed to port.
5 SARSAT RESCUES
10/25/07
Fort Bragg, California
The crew of the sailing vessel Passing Wind II activated their EPIRB when the vessel lost its mast. Coast Guard Station Humboldt launched helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft from Air Station Sacramento to locate the disabled vessel. The crew of the helicopter located the disabled vessel. The two passengers had abandoned their vessel and were in the water. A Coast Guard rescue swimmer was deployed and recovered the two individuals from the water. They were hoisted aboard the helicopter and transported to Point Arena. The helicopter was met by Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel and an ambulance where both survivors were evaluated for hypothermia.
Two SARSAT Rescues
10/25/07
Golfito, Costa Rica
Coast Guard District PACAREA was unable to establish communications with the pleasure craft Dorthea but was able to confirm with the emergency contact that the vessel was underway between Costa Rica and the Galápagos Islands. The Coast Guard transmitted an alert to all vessels in the area to assist the disabled vessel which was on fire. A Panamian fishing vessel responded and found the pleasure craft on fire and the crew of five in a life raft. The Panamian vessel picked up the five people. The US Navy vessel USN Halyburton arrived and took the crew from the fishing vessel. The five people are being transported into port.
Five SARSAT Rescues
10/24/07
Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska Rescue Coordination Center responded to a mission that opened in response to SARSAT and aircraft reports of a 121.5 MHz ELT near the mouth of the Big Susitna River, and a subsequent report of an overdue aircraft. The Alaska Air National Guard (ANG) was tasked and responded by diverting two helicopters and one fixed wing aircraft with a pararescue team from a training flight. The crew of one of the helicopters located the crash site and rescued the pilot. The pilot was then taken to Kulis ANG base and released to the Anchorage International Airport police.
One SARSAT Rescue
10/17/07
Marsh Island, Louisiana
The owner operator of the Fishing Vessel Manassas Junction activated his EPIRB when the fishing vessel began taking on water. Coast Guard District 8 issued an alert message and launched a helicopter, a fixed wing aircraft and the Coast Guard cutter Man of War to the scene. The helicopter provided a water pump which controlled the vessel’s flooding. The Man of War escorted the Manassas Junction to the port at Sabine Pass.
Four SARSAT Rescues
10/17/07
Wilmington, North Carolina
The owner-operator of the Fishing Vessel Go Get Em manually activated his 406 MHz EPIRB when his vessel lost engine power. Coast Guard Station Fort Macon launched a helicopter and contacted a commercial towing company. The helicopter located the disabled vessel and remained on scene until the towing company arrived. The disabled vessel was towed into port.
Three SARSAT Rescues
10/14/07
Honolulu, Hawaii
Coast Guard District 14 received a VHF radio mayday from a 26-foot vessel that was adrift and disabled. The Coast Guard was unable to determine the location of the vessel and requested the crew of the disabled vessel to manually activate their EPIRB. Using the SARSAT alert data the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi located the disabled vessel with two persons on board and towed the vessel to Molokai. There were no injuries.
Two SARSAT Rescues
10/10/07
Corpus Christi, Texas
The Fishing Vessel Linda Cruz was taking on water and Coast Guard District 8 launched a cutter and a helicopter to the scene. The crew of the helicopter dropped pumps to the fishing vessel. The pumps controlled the flooding and the vessel was escorted into Port Isabel by the Coast Guard cutter.
Four SARSAT Rescues
10/9/07
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
An individual activated his because he was suffering from heat exhaustion. The Grand Canyon Park Service Search and Rescue team located the individual and transported him to the Canyon Clinic.
One SARSAT Rescue
10/8/07
Alyeska, Alaska
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received both an overdue report and a SARSAT alert for an ELT in the Lake George area. The Alaska Air National Guard launched a helicopter to the area. The helicopter crew located the crash site and recovered the uninjured pilot. The pilot was flown to Kulis Air National Guard Base where he was released to Airport Security.
One SARSAT Rescue
10/03/07
Barrow, Alaska
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a 406 MHZ alert from a PLB that was manually activated when an individual was injured while fishing. A North Slope Borough helicopter transported the individual to a Barrow, Alaska hospital.
One SARSAT Rescue
10/01/07
Great Ignagua, Bahamas
Coast Guard District Seven received a 406 MHZ alert from a vessel that ran out of gas 100 yards off shore. The crew of three was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter and transported to land.
