SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews are searching Wednesday for a man and a woman after their yola (boat) reportedly carrying a total of 15 passengers capsized in waters south of Isla Saona, Dominican Republic.
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Coast Guard ends search for missing boater in Saint Croix
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews at Sector San Juan ended their search pending further developments Wednesday afternoon for a missing boater in waters south of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Search for second boater continues after Coast Guard recovers deceased boater
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews recovered a boater deceased from the water Tuesday and are searching for one other, in waters south of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Coast Guard awards Meritorious Public Service Award to six British Virgin Islands Residents
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard recognized six British Virgin Islands’ Good Samaritans during an awards presentation Friday at the Premier’s Office in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Coast Guard prepares for heavy surf along the north coast of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing for expected dangerous surf conditions predicted by the National Weather Service, with large swells and breaking waves of 20 feet or larger, along the north coast of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands beginning Friday and continuing through Saturday.
Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island returns home after 21-day deployment
KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island returned to Key West Sunday following a 21-day deployment. The crew worked for Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico conducting alien migrant interdiction operations, counter-narcotics efforts, living marine resource enforcement, ports waterways and coastal security, and supported search-and-rescue missions. Crewmembers also [...]
Coast Guard establishes safety zone during Super-Post Panamax crane arrivals to the Port of the Americas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan, Capt. Eduardo Pino, established a 100 yard radius moving safety zone around the heavy-lift ship Zen Hua 7, during her arrival and delivery of two Super-Post Panamax cranes Thursday morning to the Port of the Americas in Ponce, Puerto Rico.