Coast Guard Cutter Alert, crew returns to homeport

Coast Guard Cutter Alert, crew returns to homeport
The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC-630) crew offloads approximately 4,000 pounds of marijuana, January 18, 2023, in San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Gray) ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and crew returned to homeport Jan. 24 after a 58-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Alert crew conducted counter-narcotics operations off the...

Coast Guard searching for four overdue boaters near Biloxi

Coast Guard searching for four overdue boaters near Biloxi
Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry file photo by Petty Officer Thomas Blue NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for four overdue boaters in the vicinity of Biloxi Bay near Biloxi, Mississippi, Tuesday. The missing boaters are 42-year-old female Victoria Elizabeth Farr, 37-year-old male Richard Allen, 12-year-old female Piper Nicole Farr, and 11-year-old male Chase...

Coast Guard Cutter Stone arrives in Port of Suape, Brazil

Coast Guard Cutter Stone arrives in Port of Suape, Brazil
Crew members aboard USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) throw lines to shore during a mooring evolution in Suape, Brazil, Jan. 30, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Riley Perkofski) SUAPE, Brazil – The Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) arrived in the Port of Suape, Pernambuco, Brazil for a scheduled port visit Monday. This port visit marks the first stop for Stone on its scheduled multi-mission...

Coast Guard ends search for man in Cabo Rojo

Coast Guard ends search for man in Cabo Rojo
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Auxiliarist Joseph Feldman. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue units ended their search for a man who fell off a 70-foot coastal cliff near the lighthouse in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, after a Puerto Rico Emergency Bureau dive unit located and recovered the man’s submerged body Monday afternoon. A Puerto Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action...

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters near Pascagoula, Mississippi

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters near Pascagoula, Mississippi
Coast Guard Station Pascagoula rescues distressed boaters Jan. 30, 2023, near Pascagoula, Mississippi.  (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo by Coast Guard Station Pascagoula) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters Monday after their vessel began taking on water near Pascagoula, Mississippi. Eighth Coast Guard District watchstanders received a distress alert at 8:11 a.m. Monday from an...

Coast Guard searching for man in Cabo Rojo

Coast Guard searching for man in Cabo Rojo
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard air and surface units are searching Monday for a man believed to have fallen off a 70-foot coastal cliff near the lighthouse in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Edgar Garay, 27, a resident of Indiana, reportedly left from San Juan on a recreational day trip to the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico and was last seen at approximately...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver off California

Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver off California
Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have suspended the search for a missing 27-year-old diver off Fanshell Beach, Sunday. The search was suspended pending further information after Coast Guard and Navy responders conducted 17.6 cumulative search hours covering...

Coast Guard rescues 2 near the Chandeleur Islands

Coast Guard rescues 2 near the Chandeleur Islands
Coast Guard  45-Foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Saturday after their vessel began taking on water near the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a notification at 8:13 a.m. Saturday via Channel 16 of a 20-foot recreational fishing vessel taking on water after their...

Coast Guard suspends search for boater near Port O’Connor

Coast Guard suspends search for boater near Port O’Connor
Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor 29-foot Response Boat–Small file photo. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 20-year-old man who went overboard into the water near Port O’Connor, Texas, Saturday. Coast Guard crews searched approximately 64 square miles. “Suspending a search without a positive ending is always a difficult decision to make,” said Lt....