Coast Guard seizes 230 pounds of marijuana near South Padre Island

Following a successful interdiction in the Brownsville Shipping Channel, personnel from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island photograph bales of marijuana stacked at the station in Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 31, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard seized 230 pounds of marijuana near South Padre Island, Texas, Monday.
At approximately...
Coast Guard rescues 6 boaters near Hopedale, Louisiana

A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin aircrew hoist a basket during a rescue operation near Hopedale, Louisiana, Jan. 29, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station New Orleans)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued six boaters Saturday after their vessel ran aground in Christmas Camp Lake near Hopedale, Louisiana.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification...
Coast Guard seeks help identifying owner of inflatable skiff found off Maui

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the owner of an 8-foot, gray inflatable skiff found adrift off Lahaina, Maui, Sunday.
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the owner of an 8-foot, gray inflatable skiff found adrift off Lahaina, Maui, Sunday.
Anyone with information is requested to contact the Sector Honolulu command center at 808-842-2600.
For...
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns to Alameda after Bering Sea Patrol

During a brief stop for logistics in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, a bald eagle made Coast Guard Cutter Waesche’s dual point davit its home for the afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Waesche)
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returned to homeport in Alameda Saturday following a 77-day Bering Sea patrol, during which the cutter and crew served as the ready asset for...
Coast Guard rescues 2 off Cape Canaveral

The sailing vessel, Critical Window, disabled about 200 miles off Cape Canaveral, Florida, Jan. 29, 2022.(U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and Miami crews rescued two people Saturday from their disabled sailboat approximately 200 miles off Cape Canaveral.
The operator of the sailing vessel, Critical Window, activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon,...
Coast Guard medevacs crewmember 100 miles offshore Port Fourchon

Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a male crewmember off a research vessel Friday approximately 100 miles offshore Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at approximately 7:19 p.m. stating a man was exhibiting seizure like symptoms aboard the 283-foot vessel Sanco Spirit.
Watchstanders...
Coast Guard medevacs crew member from tanker 190 miles off Galveston

Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin R. Williams
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from a chemical tanker 190 miles off Galveston, Texas, Friday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received notification at 3:45 a.m. from personnel aboard the 525-foot chemical tanker Ginga Caracal that a...
Coast Guard stops 2 smugglers; repatriates 40 Cubans to Cuba

Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr’s crew reported to Sector Key West watchstanders of a vessel approximately 13 miles southeast of Marathon, Florida, Jan. 23, 2022. One suspected smuggler was transferred to Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter William Trump’s crew repatriated 40 people to Cuba, Thursday,...
Coast Guard Academy and UMass Boston sign memorandum of understanding

Rear Adm. William Kelly, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy superintendent, signs a memorandum of understanding with University of Massachusetts Chancellor, Marcelo Orozco, as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Scholars Pilot program in Boston, January 28, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and officials...