HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard is alerting the public to security zones that will be in effect during the transit of the Hawaii Superferry, the Alakai. These security zones are necessary to provide a safe and secure environment for both recreational vessels and the Alakai.
Inside the harbors of Honolulu, Kahului and Nawiliwili, the Alakai [...]
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Coast Guard to Enforce Hawaii Superferry Security Zone
Sector Boston Schedules Change of Command
BOSTON – Coast Guard Sector Boston will hold a change of command and retirement ceremony at Integrated Support Command Boston, 427 Commercial St., Wednesday at 10 a.m.
During the ceremony, Capt. Gail Kulisch, previously senior fellow for Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Study Group, will assume the responsibilities from Capt. James McDonald as commander of Sector [...]
Coast Guard Interdicts 68 Cuban Migrants
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island repatriated 68 undocumented Cuban migrants from five separate interdictions to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, Tuesday.
A Good Samaritan located a rustic vessel Friday morning with three migrants eight miles southeast of Alligator Reef Light in Islamorada, Fla., and contacted the Coast Guard. The Good [...]
Coast Guard Repatriates 22 Dominicans
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 22 Dominicans at 1 p.m. today to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction Monday.
Four migrants were identified through the use of biometrics (digital fingerprints and photographs) as having attempted to enter illegally into the United States or a U.S. [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 4 Boaters in Gulf of Mexico
MOBILE, Ala – The Coast Guard rescued four boaters in the Gulf after their boat capsized. They were aboard a Catamaran, 29-nautical miles south of Dauphin Island, Ala., at approximately 7 a.m. today.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call late Monday, from a concerned family member that four people aboard a 28-foot Catamaran powerboat [...]
Coast Guard to participate in Caribbean Mass Rescue Exercise
SAINT THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The U.S. Coast Guard, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and the U.S. Virgin Islands Government are working together to coordinate a one-day full-scale Caribbean Mass Rescue Operation Exercise in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on Aug. 9.
“When a community is faced with a mass rescue emergency, whether it is caused [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 2 Stranded Boaters
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a 17-foot pleasure craft southeast of the Mississippi River Gulf this morning.
The Coast Guard received a cell phone call for assistance from Todd Dolce of Metairie and Danny Mattingly of Kenner at 11:45p.m. last night reporting their grounded boat.
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans launched [...]