Tag: U.S. Coast Guard

Ailing crewman airlifted from ship to hospital

By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The crew member of a container ship is safe after a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter flew near the shores of South Padre Island to medevac the 24-year-old man late Saturday night. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, the USCG’s “8th District watchstanders …

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Coast Guard salvages Mexican shrimper grounded by Dolly

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities with the U.S. Coast Guard continue to investigate what caused the grounding of a Mexican shrimper on South Padre Island last week. According to the Coast Guard, the vessel was attempting to seek refuge from Tropical Storm Dolly, which made landfall in Mexican south of Brownsville on …

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