Tag: Cayman Islands Coast Guard
Paddle-boarder rescued four miles offshore
(CNS): A search and rescue operation off Cemetery Beach, West Bay, on Monday ended happily yesterday when a woman who was caught in a strong current while she was paddle-boarding was safely brought back to shore. Police said they received a report that two women had gone paddle-boarding, but one had been unable to make […]
Coastguard seized 560lbs of ganja in latest interdiction
(CNS): During the recent interdiction at sea during joint maritime operations in international waters, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard and the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard seized an estimated 560 lbs of ganja. Multiple large packets of drugs are now being analysed, and more details of the haul will be presented in court, an RCIPS […]
Oil tanker under inspection before it returns to sea
(CNS): The oil tanker that ran aground while delivering diesel to Cayman Brac on Saturday, 6 July, is now anchored off the coast of Grand Cayman, the Department of Environment and Cayman Islands Coast Guard have said. After temporary repairs were made to its damaged hull, the Sea Elephant left the Brac on Thursday afternoon […]
Man died in the water after boat ran aground
(CNS): A 54-year-old man from Bodden Town died in the very early hours of Wednesday morning after the boat he was in ran onto the reef around Colliers Channel in East End. Although Cayman Islands Coast Guard officers had advised him and another man on board to remain on the boat, he had entered the […]
Sea Cadets acquire vessel for training
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps’ (CICC) maritime detachment, known as the Sea Cadets, has acquired a motor vessel, purchased for CI$75,000, where the young sailors will now train. Named in honour of the late Gwendolyn Bush, a Caymanian seafaring matriarch, the MV Miss Gwen was commissioned at a formal ceremony at the Cayman Islands […]
CICG rescues seven migrants from raft
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard rescued a group of migrants at sea last night after its Operations Rescue Coordination Centre (ORCC) was notified of a raft adrift some 20 nautical miles northeast of Grand Cayman. According to a social media post, the coastguard set off in one of its patrol vessels, found the raft […]
Two missing Cubans now feared lost at sea
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coat Guard, fire crews, police and border control ceased their joint operation Monday night after another day of searching for two missing Cuban men who were part of a group of ten migrants shipwrecked off the coast of Cayman Brac at the weekend. After a full day of search and recovery, […]
Two Cubans missing, eight rescued at sea
(CNS): A major search and rescue operation involving the police, coastguard, fire service, border control and private boat owners in the sea around Cayman Brac was conducted Saturday and Sunday, in which eight Cuban men were rescued. However, two more are missing. According to Customs and Border Control (CBC), the operation began after one man […]
Liveaboard dive boat runs aground on Sandbar
(CNS): Aggressor Adventures, the owners of the liveaboard dive boat, the Cayman Aggressor IV, which ran aground in the North Sound on Thursday morning, have said it is no longer on the Sting Ray City sandbar and was being moved to her anchorage this evening. The owners said there were no injuries, everyone was safely […]
CICG rescues vessel stuck in lightning storm
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard has posted a video on its social media pages of a rescue in the North Sound at the weekend during a lightning storm. The CICG Operation Rescue Coordination Centre (ORCC) was notified by 911 on Saturday evening, 26 August, that a 15ft vessel with two people on board was […]
RCIPS $54M budget to grow despite 2022 savings
(CNS): The Office of the Police Commissioner (OPC), which runs the annual budget for both the RCIPS and the Cayman Islands Coast Guard, had more than CI$1.8 million left over from last year’s budget of $54 million. But according to the 2022 annual report, this is unlikely to be the case in future years, as […]
