Coast Guard repatriates 58 Dominican nationals
Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Barney.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez’s crew repatriated 58 Dominicans to the Dominican Republic Thursday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages northwest of Aguadilla.
The interdictions are the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of...
Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger off Southwest Pass
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin aircrew medevacs a cruise ship passenger aboard Carnival Valor 218 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana on Dec. 22, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 53-year-old male cruise ship passenger Wednesday approximately 218 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing freediver off Hawaii Island
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the active search Monday for a missing 46-year-old man last seen south of Honokohau Harbor.
“A total of 29 searches were conducted covering 658 square miles totaling 29.34 hours of active searching,” said Petty Officer 1st Class James Shaw, a search and rescue planner at Sector...
Coast Guard repatriates 18 migrants to Cuba
A container ship crew member reported this rustic vessel to Sector Key West watchstanders Dec. 17, 2021 approximately 15 miles off Duck Key, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 18 people to Cuba, Tuesday, following an interdiction off the Florida Keys, due to safety of life at sea concerns.
A container ship crewmember reported to Sector...
Cutter Mohawk returns from Eastern Pacific patrol
USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) and the Ecuador navy LAE Isla San Cristobal (LG 30) cross the Sleeping Lion rock formation at sea on Nov. 28, 2021, in the Galapagos Islands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by USCGC Mohawk)
KEY WEST, Florida — The Famous-class medium endurance Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to homeport in Key West Sunday after completing a groundbreaking 45-day deployment to the Eastern...
Coast Guard coordinates response to oil discharge in Kivalina, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are coordinating a response to a heating oil discharge from the Northwest Arctic Borough School District in Kivalina, Alaska, December 16, 2021.
The school district reported a pipe supplying oil to the school was damaged, causing the oil to seep into the ground. The maximum potential discharged is approximately...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing snorkeler off Maui
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the active search Friday for a missing 62-year-old man last seen snorkeling off Chang’s Beach.
“With multiple agencies involved in the search, we covered 537 square miles over the course of 75 hours and conducted 29 total searches,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Soren Johansson,...
Coast Guard, partner agencies find missing person’s body in Miami River
Coast Guard Station Miami Beach 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
MIAMI — Coast Guard and partner agencies found the body of a missing person, Saturday, in the Miami River.
Missing was 26-year-old Joustin Chavez.
City of Miami Fire department search crews found him in the waters north of the Rickenbacker Causeway off Brickell Avenue at approximately 7 p.m. Chavez’s sister initially reported...
Coast Guard Meritorious Advancement in Sitka, Alaska
Rear Adm. Nathan Moore the 17th Coast Guard District commander, meritoriously advanced Petty Officer 2nd Class Allysia Helton, a marine science technician from MSD Sitka, to Petty Officer 1st Class in recognition of her outstanding contributions and accomplishments both on and off-duty.
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard meritoriously advanced a marine science technician during a ceremony at Coast...
