Coast Guard rescues two after fishing vessel sinks near Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Coast Guard aircrews stand with two crewmembers of a vessel that sank 37 miles off Barnegat Light, New Jersey, Jul. 27, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. — The Coast Guard rescued two men 33 miles east of Barnegat Light early Tuesday morning.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay were notified at 5:30 a.m. via Channel 16 that a 68-foot fishing vessel had begun taking...
Coast Guard sets Port Condition YANKEE for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN – The Coast Guard set Port Condition YANKEE at 8p.m. Tuesday for all maritime ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands following a tropical storm warning in which the possibility of sustained gale force winds, greater than 39 mph, may arrive to the islands within 12 hours.
The Captain of the Port is directing action to the maritime and port community for final preparations and for...
Coast Guard, partner agencies search for missing man in Virginia Beach
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat – Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd. Class Mark Jones
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing 67-year old man who reportedly entered the water near 86th Street in Virginia Beach Monday evening.
The Coast Guard joined the multi-agency search Monday evening after notification from the Virginia Beach Fire Department, who reported a family...
Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command
Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffery Scully relieves Master Chief Petty Officer Edward Iversen as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Port Aransas July 27, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffery Scully relieved Master Chief Petty Officer Edward Iversen as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Port Aransas during a change...
Coast Guard rescues kayaker off island of Hawaii
Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department crews rescued a kayaker beset by weather six miles off South Point, July 27, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball)
HONOLULU — Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department crews rescued a kayaker beset by weather 6 miles off South Point, Monday.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) recovered the kayaker...
Coast Guard continues response to areas affected by Hurricane Hanna
A vessel floats amongst wreckage left behind by Hurricane Hanna near Corpus Christi, Texas, July 27, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard, along with multiple agencies, is continuing their response operations following the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna near Corpus Christi, Texas.
Multiple Coast Guard units and agencies are conducting channel assessments, identifying...
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence arrives in new homeport after 64-day patrol
Capt. Tim Kinsella, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola, greets the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence as they arrive at their new homeport onboard NAS Pensacola, Florida, on Monday, July 27.
NEW ORLEANS — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence arrived at the cutter’s new homeport in Pensacola, Florida at the end of a 64-day patrol in the Caribbean, Monday.
The Diligence crew...
Coast Guard holds multiple change-of-command ceremonies
Lt.j.g. Kiana Kekoa relieved Lt. Nolan Salyer as the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Tern in a change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, July 27, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Pantelis Vasilarakis)
SAN FRANCISCO — Several Coast Guard Sector San Francisco units held change-of-command ceremonies this summer, welcoming new commanding officers and officers...
Coast Guard removes restrictions on all State of Hawaii ports
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port lifted all remaining restrictions on commercial ports in the State of Hawaii following Hurricane Douglas, Monday.
As of 5 a.m., Hurricane Douglas was moving away from the main Hawaiian Islands. A hurricane warning remains for portions of the Papahanumokuakea Marine National Monument. All ports on the main Hawaiian Islands have returned to condition Hurricane...
