Coast Guard hoists ill man from cruise ship
A passenger on a cruise ship about 270 miles off the coast of Los Angeles experienced severe abdominal pain and was rescued from the ship Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Around 1 a.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard 11th District Command Center received a request for assistance from the Grand Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, […]
Moment US Coast Guard rescues fisherman clinging to ice box miles off Florida coast after Hurricane Milton
He was really calm. Dramatic video captures the moment a fisherman was miraculously rescued after being found clinging to an icebox some 30 miles off the Florida coast after being stranded overnight in 25-foot waters devastated by Hurricane Milton. A video has been released. The man, whose name has not been released, was rescued Thursday […]
‘A nightmare scenario’: man rescued 48km off Florida coast clinging to ice box after Hurricane Milton | Hurricane Milton
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues a man who was clinging to an icebox after his boat ran aground overnight in the Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Milton's rough waves. The man was on a fishing boat that became disabled off the coast of Madeira Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, hours before the hurricane […]
Watch as Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues man floating on cooler 30 miles off Florida’s coast
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew found and rescued a man clinging to a cooler in the Gulf of Mexico, about 30 miles off Florida's central coast. The Coast Guard District 7, which covers South Carolina, Georgia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, and Florida, posted video of the miraculous rescue Thursday afternoon. […]
Milton makes landfall along Florida’s west coast as a Category 3 storm with 78 mph winds
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida's west coast Wednesday night, bringing with it “life-threatening” storm surge and 128 mph winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key in Sarasota County around 8:30 p.m., with winds of up to 190 mph, but was still raging as a […]
Cruise passengers airlifted from ship off Florida coast ahead of Hurricane Milton’s wrath
Dramatic footage has captured sick passengers being evacuated from the luxury liner in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as the cruise ship ran aground several miles off the coast of Florida as it awaited Hurricane Milton. The Sun Princess was forced to turn around before entering Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ahead of […]
Hurricane Milton ‘Not Just an Event About the West Coast of Florida’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) held another press conference Tuesday afternoon, saying there was “still a lot of uncertainty” about where the eye of Hurricane Milton would land. warned that “this is not just about Hurricane Milton.” It will affect the East Coast as well as the West Coast of Florida. The governor said the […]
Threat to Florida's west coast increased with Hurricane Milton
Milton strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Sunday, increasing the threat to Florida's west coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “While it is too early to determine the exact scale and location of the greatest impacts, parts of the west coast of the Florida peninsula are at increased risk of […]
Port strike grinds coffee shipments to a halt at East and Gulf Coast ports
John DeCicco Jr., CEO of DeCicco & Sons, details the impact of the longshoremen's strike on his company as it prepares for fruit shortages. The strike currently in progress is Unionized longshoremen The unloading of imported coffee has been suspended at Eastern and Gulf ports, tightening supplies for coffee drinkers in the United States, the […]
Biden Confuses Israeli Strikes in Yemen with East Coast Port Strike
President Joe Biden on Sunday confused Israel's offensive against the Houthis in Yemen with the ongoing attack on East Coast ports. After returning from a weekend in Rehoboth Beach, a reporter asked him, “Do you have any comments to make about the strikes in Yemen, Mr. President?” “I've talked to both sides. They have to […]