Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home after 59 days

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 to their homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returned home Monday to St. Petersburg following a 59-day patrol.
Resolute crew members patrolled...
Coast Guard searching for 2 people 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet

Coast Guard Cutter Moray file photo
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searching for two missing people Monday 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a notification from a good Samaritan vessel stating they were on scene with nine people in the water from a capsized 18-foot vessel. The vessel reportedly capsized during a transit from Freeport, Bahamas to Miami...
Coast Guard urges caution ahead of heavy weather conditions along California coast

Coast Guard Station Golden Gate 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crews conduct surf training near Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Dec. 13, 2018. (Coast Guard photo by Seaman Ryan Estrada)
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard encourages mariners to prepare for heavy sea conditions and high winds, which are expected to impact the California region over the next few days.
The San Francisco Bay Area is expected to...
Coast Guard assists sailing vessel 50 miles off Cape Lookout, NC

A boatcrew from Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder assists a disabled sailing vessel more than 50 miles off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Dec. 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder)
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. — The Coast Guard saved three mariners aboard a disabled sailing vessel more than 50 miles east southeast of Cape Lookout, Saturday evening.
At 9:45 a.m.,...
Coast Guard reopens Port of Tampa Bay to ship traffic after heavy fog closed bay

TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard reopened all Port of Tampa zones Sunday allowing ship traffic to move in and out of the port.
The port reopened approximately 11 a.m. Sunday when visibility increased to 2 nautical miles.
The Coast Guard closed the Port of Tampa Bay due to dense fog that reduced visibility to under 1 mile for much of the day Saturday. Several cruise ships and other vessels were prevented...
Coast Guard assists disabled vessel near Venice, Louisiana

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jon Adams from Coast Guard Station Venice, Louisiana, tows a vessel that was disabled approximately 25 miles south of Venice December 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Station Venice)
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard towed a vessel that was disabled approximately 25 miles south of Venice, Louisiana, Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans...