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20 people were rescued from an ice floe about a mile offshore from Catawaba Island State Park in Lake Erie after being stranded while ice fishing. The United States Coast Guard, along with other municipal authorities, conducted rescue operations, with nine people rescued by airboats, four by local authorities, and seven managing to reach land themselves.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has called off the search for four crew members who went missing from a Bangladeshi bulk carrier vessel in the Mississippi River. The crew members failed to arrive at their vessel on Monday, prompting a search operation involving the USCG, local and state agencies. After searching approximately 495 square miles for 12 hours, the search was suspended as the missing men were not found. The incident is currently under investigation. The crew members are of Bangladeshi nationality, and their names have not been disclosed.
A 623-foot freighter carrying 21,000 tons of wheat to Italy ran aground in the Detroit River outside Belle Isle Anchorage. The United States Coast Guard and a tugboat are at the scene, but no pollution, injuries, or damage have been reported.
Over 1.1 million gallons of crude oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico near a pipeline off the coast of Louisiana, potentially endangering threatened and endangered species. The source of the leak is still unknown, and remotely operated vehicles are being used to survey the pipeline. The spill poses a significant risk to sensitive wetlands and marshes, as well as endangered sea turtles and whales in the area. The impact of the spill, rather than the amount of oil, is of utmost concern.
A sailor who had been missing for nearly two weeks was found alive in a life raft about 70 miles off the coast of Washington State's Cape Flattery by a Good Samaritan, two days after the Coast Guard suspended the search. The man, who was alone on the raft for 13 days, survived by catching and eating a salmon. He is in stable condition and was transported to shore by the Canadian Coast Guard. The search for the second person remains ongoing.
The United States Coast Guard rescued a 25-year-old man, Charles Gregory, who was found in a partially submerged boat 12 miles offshore of St. Augustine. Gregory's family had reported him missing after he failed to return to the Lighthouse Park Boat Ramp.
The Mark W. Barker freighter hauling salt lost propulsion and ran aground near Belle Isle in the Detroit River. The United States Coast Guard reported that the freighter is stuck in dirt or mud, but it is a "soft aground."
Texas EquuSearch and the United States Coast Guard are searching for 19-year-old DeAngelo Phillip Jackson, who went missing while swimming near Surfside Beach in Brazoria County. Jackson was last seen wearing black shorts with an orange stripe around the waistband and was not wearing a shirt. Family and friends are asking for prayers and assistance in locating him.