A coordinated rescue by the United States Coast Guard and local agencies successfully evacuated a 23-year-old crewman with spinal injuries from a vessel.

The U.S. Coast Guard, sheriff’s deputies and EMS workers rescued a crew member from his moving ship Thursday night on the Hudson River, officials said. The 23-year-old junior engineer from China sustained spinal injuries on the Sheng Ping Hai,

U.S. Coast Guard and Navy crews rescued 18 people from a disabled boat adrift and sinking in international waters about 50 miles southwest of San Diego over the weekend, authorities reported Monday. The 35-foot vessel was taking on water when someone aboard it issued a mayday shortly before 8 a.