WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard transferred the former cutter Gentian to the Colombian Navy today in a ceremony at Coast Guard headquarters.
“Colombia is one of the most important countries in the Coast Guard’s counter-drug program, and shares our goal of improving maritime counter-narcotics cooperation,” said Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard. [...]
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Coast Guard Transfers Cutter Gentian to Columbian Navy
Coast Guard Repatriates 17 Dominicans, Detains Two Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 17 Dominicans in the last 72 hours to La Romana, Dominican Republic, and they detained two others for prosecution following two at-sea interdictions Saturday and Monday.
Coast Guard law enforcement personnel detained two of the migrants who were interdicted Saturday, one of [...]
Coast Guard Exercises Option for Overhaul of USCGC Healy
SEATTLE – The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation a $3,443,681 modification to a previously awarded contract Hin support of repairs and alterations performed during the dockside availability of the icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB-20). The contract modification provides for the alteration and repair of the ship’s systems, engines and shipboard equipment. The [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Harris Sullivan
MIAMI – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a Port Richey, Fla., man Monday at 7:52 a.m. after his aircraft went missing 50 miles northwest of Nassau, Bahamas, Saturday.
Harris Sullivan, 68, and his single-engine aircraft were reported missing to Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators by the Federal Aviation Administration about 11 a.m. Saturday. [...]
Mystery Oil Spill Cleanup Concludes, Investigation Continues
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Unified Command for the mystery oil spill in Guayanilla Bay Aug. 30, demobilized the La Parguera, Puerto Rico, Incident Command Post Friday, after completing cleanup operations in the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico.A final assessment team with representatives from U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Puerto Rico’s Department [...]
Six Million dollars awarded in Port Security Grants from DHS
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Department of Homeland Security has announced the awarding of over $6.1 million in supplementary Port Security Grant funds to the ports of San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond and Stockton, California.
The San Francisco Marine Exchange was selected by the Coast Guard Federal Maritime Security Coordinator as the fiduciary agent to oversee the [...]
Coast Guard Medevacs Ukranian National
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – An Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., based HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew medevaced a Ukrainian national off the coast of North Carolina today.
Flight crewmembers hoisted a 48-year-old Ukrainian man suffering from chest pains at approximately 12:30 p.m. from the foreign-flagged Motor Tanker Marlin approximately 150 nautical miles off the coast of Cape [...]