Tag: Cayman Islands Coast Guard
Coastguard rescues Boxing Day boaters
(CNS): At around 6:20pm on Sunday, 26 December, while on patrol within the North South, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) received a report from the 911 call centre of a 20ft vessel in distress in the vicinity of Duck Pond. Officers were able to contact the boat directly and were told by the occupants […]
Two Cuban migrant boats arrive over Christmas
(CNS): Thirteen Cuban migrants who reached Cayman Brac on two boats this week are all now in custody on Grand Cayman. According to Customs and Border Control Service (CBC), the six migrants who arrived on the first boat on Christmas Day “were managed in accordance with COVID-19 processing protocols”. They were transported to Grand Cayman […]
Search continues for man overboard
(CNS) UPDATED: Officials have revealed that the Cayman Islands Coast Guard and other agencies have been searching for a man who fell overboard in the North Sound since last night. The missing man had been on a party boat but at around 7:30pm it was reported that he had fallen off. The search continued last […]
Coastguard’s independence set in law
(CNS): The independence of the Cayman Islands Coast Guard has now been formalised after the legislation to create the country’s newest law enforcement and rescue agency passed through Parliament with full support on both sides of the House. The debate on the bill was sandwiched between legislation for the work permit vaccine mandate, so the […]
Bill will make Cayman Islands Coast Guard official
(CNS): Legislation to formally establish the country’s first coastguard unit has been published in the government gazette. The latest arm of local law enforcement has been taking shape over the last year and its first cohort of recruits graduated in March. An amalgamation of the jobs once done by the RCIPS Joint Marine Unit with […]
Hawksbill turtle caught in net trap rescued
(CNS): A critically endangered hawksbill turtle was rescued by the Cayman Islands Coast Guard yesterday after officers received a report from the public that it was caught in a net attached to two buoys. Using the detailed information on the location of the distressed animal provided by those who made the report, the officers were […]
Jamaican fishermen rescued after a week lost at sea
(CNS) Two Jamaican fishermen aboard a 34ft fishing vessel that was missing at sea for more than a week were rescued and brought to shore in Cayman early Friday morning following a coordinated search and the help of an oil tanker. The Jamaican authorities notified the Cayman Islands Coast Guard about the missing boat and […]
Cops deploy major resources on false alarm
(CNS): The emergency services were enlisted in a search this weekend in response to a report by a guest at the Westin Hotel of what they believed was a small aircraft that crashed into the sea. However, it turned out to be a false alarm. The person called 911 at 10:45am on Sunday and reported […]
Rookie coastguards make it through first ever course
(CNS): The first ever cohort of Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) recruits completed their basic training last week, marked with a ceremony at Pedro St James. Sixteen Caymanian men and women aged between 18 and 33 successfully concluded the eight-week course and will now continue on the process to become officers. “We have been stretched, […]
Chopper and coastguard chase drug canoe
(CNS): Four Jamaican nationals have been charged with drug smuggling offences after they were caught by the Cayman Islands Coast Guard last week and around 400lbs of ganja was recovered. A release from the RCIPS said the canoe was spotted by the police helicopter crew while on coastline patrol. After they saw the chopper, the […]
CI Fire Service trains coastguard recruits
(CNS): The new Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) will be working with various other agencies in the course of its responsibilities to protect the shoreline and Cayman waters. To this end, 16 recruits to the government’s newest uniform agency have therefore been given training on how to put out fires. During the three-day course in […]
