Coast Guard medevacs mariners near Bethany Beach, Delaware

Coast Guard medevacs mariners near Bethany Beach, Delaware
47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo by Cmdr. Brendan Hilleary BETHANY BEACH, Del. — The Coast Guard medevaced five mariners from a motor vessel approximately 11 miles east of the Indian River Bay Sunday afternoon. Sector Delaware Bay Command Center watchstanders received notification that five mariners aboard the motor vessel Reggeborg had experienced possible carbon monoxide poisoning and required...

Coast Guard leverages aviation workhorse to overcome challenges

Coast Guard leverages aviation workhorse to overcome challenges
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130J Hercules aircrew transports FN200 fire suppression bottles to Guam on Nov. 9, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) SANTA RITA, Guam — Guam is home to three 154-foot fast response cutters commissioned in 2021. These ships are built in Lockport, Louisiana. After initial workups, they sailed from Key West through the...

Coast Guard responds to oil spill near Corpus Christi, Texas

Coast Guard responds to oil spill near Corpus Christi, Texas
Boom contains an oil spill in the La Quinta Channel in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, Dec. 25, 2022. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi pollution responders estimated up to 3,800 gallons of light crude oil entered the water from a cracked pipeline near the Flint Hills Ingleside facility. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen McConnell) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard...

Coast Guard rescues 6 non-citizens stranded near Port Mansfield, Texas

Coast Guard rescues 6 non-citizens stranded near Port Mansfield, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued six non-citizens stranded near Port Mansfield, Texas, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call relayed by Willacy County dispatch personnel at 6:42 a.m. from six adult non-citizens stating they were stranded on Padre Island north of the jetties near Port Mansfield. The individuals indicated they were beset by cold weather...

Coast Guard announces MWR Program of the Year winners in Kodiak

Coast Guard announces MWR Program of the Year winners in Kodiak
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley file photo. KODIAK, Alaska — Some of the most overlooked and underpublicized programs in the military are ones keeping our sailors and soldiers mentally healthy. Life at sea in the Coast Guard can be at times depressing, overwhelming, exhausting and boring. Luckily, there are programs put in place to mitigate these issues. The Coast Guard recently announced its annual...

Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded near Port O’Connor, Texas

Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded near Port O'Connor, Texas
Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor 29-foot Response Boat–Small file photo. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters stranded near Port O’Connor, Texas, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a report from Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor personnel at 6:18 p.m. of two boaters whose 21-foot pleasure craft was disabled in the vicinity...

Coast Guard responds to oil discharge in Lower Plaquemines Parish

Coast Guard responds to oil discharge in Lower Plaquemines Parish
NEW ORLEANS —The Coast Guard is responding to a discharge of oil into a Plaquemines Parish drainage canal in Port Sulphur, La. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification Thursday at 2:47 p.m. of an estimated 1,260 gallons of crude oil from an undetermined source that was impacting nearly two miles of the canal. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans pollution response personnel...

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Australia, bound for Antarctica

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Australia, bound for Antarctica
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew hosts guests for a reception aboard the cutter in Hobart, Tasmania, Dec. 18, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney) HOBART, Australia — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew departed Hobart, December 21, 2022, to begin their journey across the Southern Ocean en route to Antarctica in support of...

Coast Guard repatriates 66 people to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 66 people to Haiti
U.S. Coast Guard graphic by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Hernandez MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 66 Haitians to Haiti, Friday. A Customs and Border Protect Air and Marine Operations law enforcement aircrew notified District Seven watchstanders of a suspicious vessel, Dec. 16, at approximately 8 p.m., off Florida’s coast. Coast Guard surface crews responded. Kathleen...