MCMURDO, ANTARCTICA – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea successfully towed the Naval Ship Paul Buck from the ice pier in McMurdo Sunday.
The USNS Paul Buck had been in Antarctica delivering fuel stores for personnel working at McMurdo Station. Upon completion of the operation, CGC Polar Sea was needed to assist the tanker in [...]
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CGC Polar Sea Tows USNS Paul Buck in Antarctica
Coast Guard Repatriates 49 Cuban Migrants
MIAMI РThe crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island repatriated 49 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Caba̱as, Cuba today at 10 a.m.
On February 4, the crew of the Cutter Tempest interdicted 4 Cuban migrants on a rustic vessel 53 miles southeast of Key West, Fla.
On February 3, the crew of an HC-130 Hercules [...]
Coast Guard Assisting Disabled Fishing Vessel
BOSTON – The Coast Guard is assisting a 74-foot New Bedford, Mass., based fishing vessel with three people aboard disabled approximately 35 nautical miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., today.
The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter home-ported in Kittery, Maine, is en route to tow the Creole Belle and is expected on scene [...]
Man’s Body Recovered from Saginaw Bay Near Pinconning
DETROIT – U.S. Coast Guard Station Saginaw River recovered a deceased 53 year-old ice fisherman 2 miles off of Pinconning, Michigan at approximately 12:00 p.m. today.
Around 2:00 a.m. this morning, while investigating an unrelated report, Station Saginaw River discovered a truck and empty snowmobile trailer parked at the water’s edge near a boat ramp in [...]
Coast Guard to Increase Presence For Mardi Gras Festivities
NEW ORLEANS – Local citizens and visitors will see a rise in Coast Guard presence in the air and along the water as units of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans begin operating an increased patrol schedule during Mardi Gras festivities here.
The increased security initiatives will include extra patrols, deployment of additional crewmembers and resources, and [...]
Feature Story: Battling Against Time Coast Guard Races to Save Infant
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero
HALO-Flight, an organization created to provide medical transportation for the critically ill, was not flying, both of their helicopters were down for repairs. A worried mother from Brownsville, Texas, didn’t know what to do or what was going to happen. Her two-day-old son lay in an incubator suffering from [...]
Coast Guard Repatirates 46 Dominicans, Detains 5 Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless repatriated 46 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic, at approximately 11:40 a.m. today, following two at-sea interdictions of Dominican migrants Monday and Tuesday.
Five migrants were identified through the use of biometrics, digital fingerprints and photographs, three of them, as having been [...]