MIAMI – The Coast Guard repatriated a total of 137 migrants Thursday and Friday, who were caught during six different attempts to enter the U.S. illegally since Saturday.
The migrants were interdicted in the following order:
* 16 Cuban migrants were interdicted from a rustic vessel Saturday 185 miles south of the Southwest Pass, La.
* 14 Cuban [...]
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Coast Guard Interdicts, Repatriates 137 Migrants
Coast Guard Seeks Input for Waterway Study of Narragansett Bay and Hope Bay/Sakonnet River
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Coast Guard is conducting waterways analysis reviews of Narragansett Bay, R.I., (East and West passage) and Mount Hope Bay/Sakonnet River, R.I. The waterways analysis review is used to determine the effectiveness of aids to navigation within the waterways.
The following areas will be reviewed:
Narragansett Bay (East and West Passage), Newport [...]
Make Dad’s Day Safer in the Bay!
As Father’s Day quickly approaches, now is the time for a few last-minute gifts to show dad just how much you really love him. If your dad is a boater, deck shoes and sunglasses are great gifts, but how about something that could potentially save his life?The U.S. Coast Guard stresses that lifejackets and [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable receves new commanding officer
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Cmdr. Laura M. Dickey relieved Capt. David S. Klipp Thursday as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable during a ceremony held on the pier at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.
Klipp was a 1980 graduate of Trinity High School and is a native of California. He served as [...]
Air Station Los Angeles Schedules Change of Command
LOS ANGELES – Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles is scheduled to host a change command ceremony for the commander of the air station on Monday.
Capt. William C. Deal will transfer command of the air station to Cmdr. Salvatore G. Palmeri during the ceremony. Rear Adm. Jody A. Breckenridge, the Eleventh Coast Guard District [...]
Coast Guard Seeks Info in Bomb Hoax
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The Coast Guard is looking for any information in a hoax bomb-threat to the Surf City, N.C., swing bridge, which prompted a massive response from federal, state and local officials Thursday.
Coast Guard Station Wrighstville Beach received a call Thursday morning from the Surf City Swing Bridge tender who overheard a transmission [...]
Coast Guard Opens Regional Exam Center Remote Office in Denver, CO
ST. LOUIS – Personnel from Coast Guard Regional Exam Center St. Louis opened a Remote Customer Assistance Office in Denver, Colo, today in order to reduce time and travel costs for mariners in the Denver area.
The new office is co-located with the Coast Guard Recruiting Office Denver located in the Brookhill Shopping Center at 7355 [...]