Coastguard Videos, Reports, and Responses to Mariners

Boat in fatal capsize was 'inappropriate' for race

An investigative panel reports that WingNuts' 'extreme deck beam' had a negative effect on her stability. In response to a US Sailing-led inquiry into the deaths of two sailors in the 2011 Race to Mackinac, the race selection committee expects to re-evaluate its participant selection process and examine stability requirements for boats.

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US Sailing weighs in on two other incidents

The WingNuts capsize during the Race to Mackinac wasn’t the only fatal accident that US Sailing investigated in 2011.

Q&A: Preparedness

What can I do to better my chances of rescue in an emergency?

A recent rescue is a good example of how to optimize your chances when things go wrong. Four men in their mid-40s were aboard a 26-foot Cobalt powerboat that sank at night in 58-degree water 13 miles off California’s Catalina Island. Within 1 hour and 15 minutes all were safely out of the water. Here’s how the rescue played out.

Mishaps & Rescues January 2012

EXTREME TEST

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol crew simulate a chase and man-overboard situation with a dummy as part of an exercise off Panama City, Fla. The Oct. 7 drill brought together the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Customs, the Panama City Fire and Rescue and Police departments, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Mishaps and Rescues Dec. 2011

Family helping family as 21 are rescued
Sea Tow Naples Capt. Dan Mercier Jr. and Dan Sr., owner of the franchise. A Sea Tow captain and his brother rescued a family of 21 children, parents and grandparents from a 22-foot deckboat that was taking on water in the Gulf of Mexico off Naples, Fla.
“It was mayhem,” says Dan Mercier Jr., 25, a Sea Tow captain and son of Dan Mercier Sr., owner of the Naples Sea Tow franchise.

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