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 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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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....