U.S., Japan Coast Guards train together in East China Sea

U.S., Japan Coast Guards train together in East China Sea
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro and Japan Coast Guard Patrol Vessel Large Aso, transit together in formation during a maritime engagement in the East China Sea Aug. 25, 2021.  (Photo courtesy of Japan Coast Guard) YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. Coast Guard members aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) participated in a cooperative two-day deployment with Japan Coast Guard members aboard...

Coast Guard rescues 4 near Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Coast Guard rescues 4 near Dutch Harbor, Alaska
A helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak shares a moment with four survivors in Dutch Harbor after hoisting them from a rock near the grounded fishing vessel Endurance August 26, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued four people Thursday after a fishing vessel ran aground near Dutch Harbor. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew deployed...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing crew member off Florida Keys

Coast Guard suspends search for missing crew member off Florida Keys
Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Parrinello. KEY WEST, Fla. — Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders suspended the search for Adianel Morales, Thursday, pending new information. The captain of the fishing vessel Bigfoot reported Morales missing Tuesday, at approximately 11 p.m., less than 1 mile from Marquesas Key to Sector...

Coast Guard urges public to prepare for hurricane threat along Gulf Coast

Coast Guard urges public to prepare for hurricane threat along Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is urging the public to prepare Thursday for the arrival of a hurricane threat throughout the Gulf Coast. The Coast Guard is advising the boating public to prepare now as hurricane winds, degraded sea conditions and rainfall can impact areas well ahead of the storm. “As we collectively prepare for this potential hurricane threat, we would ask that the boating public...

Coast Guard commissions new unit in Paducah, Ky.

Coast Guard commissions new unit in Paducah, Ky.
The crew of Station Paducah stand in front of a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II boat at the station commissioning, Aug. 26, 2021 held in Paducah, Kentucky. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lally) PADUCAH, Ky. — The Coast Guard commissioned a new station, Coast Guard Station Paducah, during a ceremony held Thursday at the Carson Center in Paducah, Kentucky. Presiding over...

Coast Guard repatriates 24 Cubans to Cuba; detains smuggler

Coast Guard repatriates 24 Cubans to Cuba; detains smuggler
While on a routine patrol a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations airplane crew identified this suspicious vessel Aug. 21, 2021. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr.’s crew repatriated 24 Cubans to Cuba, Wednesday, after interdicting a suspicious vessel off the coast of Elbow Cay, Bahamas. While...

Coast Guard, partner agencies continue to support Haiti

Coast Guard, partner agencies continue to support Haiti
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter rescue crew and lands after conducting a medical evacuation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Estrada) MIAMI — The Coast Guard, USAID, U.S. Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Haiti continued to have unity of effort and respond to critically injured Haitian citizens, Tuesday, by transporting...

Coast Guard assists 2 from vessel taking on water near Slocum Arm, Alaska

Coast Guard assists 2 from vessel taking on water near Slocum Arm, Alaska
Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa file photo JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard assisted two people on a sailing vessel when it took on water after it grounded near Slocum Arm, approximately 30 miles northwest of Sitka, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene to the sailing vessel George Grey at 9:41 p.m. Saturday, delivered a dewatering pump, and helped dewater...

Coast Guard reopens all maritime ports within the Northeast

Coast Guard reopens all maritime ports within the Northeast
The Coast Guard Captains of the Port opens the Port. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by PA3 Jose Hernandez) BOSTON — Coast Guard Captains of the Port have reopened the area’s maritime ports, following the passing of Tropical Storm Henri. All ports within the New York, and New Jersey, were reopened without restrictions at 5 p.m., Sunday. All ports within the entire Long Island, and Long Island Sound...