Coast Guard repatriates 80 people to Cuba 

Coast Guard repatriates 80 people to Cuba 
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a notification from a good Samaritan of a migrant vessel about one mile south of Boot Key, Florida, Dec. 28, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge’s crew repatriated 80 Cubans to Cuba, Saturday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders...

Coast Guard interdicts 5 lancha crews off Texas coast

Coast Guard interdicts 5 lancha crews off Texas coast
Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted five lancha crews and seized 590 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boat crews and the Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo crew, in coordination with Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi...

Coast Guard repatriates 63 people to Haiti 

Coast Guard repatriates 63 people to Haiti 
Coast Guard Cutter Bear’s crew stop a grossly overloaded sailing vessel about 25 miles east of Punta Maisi, Cuba, Dec. 25, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cutter Bear’s crew) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 63 Haitians to Haiti, Friday, following an interdiction off Cuba’s coast. A Coast Guard Operations Bahamas, Turks and Caicos law enforcement...

Coast Guard suspends search for 4 missing near Southwest Pass

Coast Guard suspends search for 4 missing near Southwest Pass
Debris from helicopter crash 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Dec. 29, 2022.  (U.S. Cost Guard photo) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday at approximately 6:15 p.m. for four passengers aboard a downed helicopter approximately 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a call at approximately 8:40 a.m. from Rotorcraft...

Coast Guard rescues 1 person, 2 dogs from Canadian waters

Coast Guard rescues 1 person, 2 dogs from Canadian waters
Petty Officer 3rd Class Austen Marshall, an avionics electrical technician and a flight mechanic at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, sits near a dog his aircrew rescued from a grounded sailing vessel near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Dec. 28, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued one person and two dogs Wednesday from a grounded sailing vessel offshore...

Coast Guard repatriates 82 people to Cuba 

Coast Guard repatriates 82 people to Cuba 
A U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach law enforcement crew interdicts an illegal migrant voyage near Sands Key, Florida, Dec. 23, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. repatriated 82 Cubans to Cuba, Wednesday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant vessel, Dec....

Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water offshore Dauphin Island

Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water offshore Dauphin Island
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter landing in New Orleans, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard assisted a vessel taking on water approximately 30 miles southeast of Dauphin Island, Alabama, Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at approximately 5 p.m. via VHF marine radio...

Coast Guard repatriates 143 people to Cuba 

Coast Guard repatriates 143 people to Cuba 
An interdicted illegal migrant voyage near Boca Raton, Florida, Dec. 22, 2022. The people were repatriated to Cuba on Dec. 27, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. and Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew’s repatriated 143 Cubans to Cuba, Tuesday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders...

Coast Guard Commences Operation Coal Shovel

Coast Guard Commences Operation Coal Shovel
Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay cuts ice in the Detroit River in this Operation Coal Shovel file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Jaquish, Air Station Detroit. DETROIT, MI – The U.S. Coast Guard commenced Operation Coal Shovel on Monday, December 26, 2022. Operation Coal Shovel is the domestic ice-breaking operation with an area of responsibility spanning from southern...