Coast Guard Sector Juneau successfully recovers submerged tug
The Tagish, a 107-foot tugboat, built during World War II, is submerged at the Gastineau Channel dock in Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ilian Borrero-Aguirre)
JUNEAU, Alaska — Recovery of the tugboat Tagish was successful, and the vessel was secured on the beach at the National Guard Dock in Gastineau Channel, Feb. 19.
Contractors dewatered and defueled...
Coast Guard Cutter Munro arrives in Juneau, Alaska
Coast Guard Cutter Munro file photo
Juneau, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) arrived in Juneau, Alaska, for a scheduled port visit Monday.
This port visit marks Munro’s final stop before returning to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., after 11,500 miles and 105 days away from homeport.
During the patrol, Munro served as the primary search and rescue (SAR) asset in the Bering Sea, performing...
Coast Guard Cutter Juniper returns to homeport
Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) file photo. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Juniper)
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) returned to homeport in Honolulu after a mission in the Pacific to deter illegal fishing and support partner nation’s sovereignty as part of Operation Blue Pacific.
The crew of the Juniper departed Honolulu mid-January and covered...
Coast Guard Cutter William Hart completes Operation ‘Aiga
The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart file photo/ (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart)
HONOLULU — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart returned to Honolulu after completing a 42-day patrol in Oceania in support of Operation ‘Aiga on Monday.
During the 8,616 nautical-mile patrol, the cutter’s crew conducted operations to counter illegal, unreported,...
Coast Guard Cutter Decisive to be decommissioned Thursday
The Reliance-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Decisive (WMEC 629) conducts at sea engagements with the navy of Guatemala in the territorial seas of Guatemala on Oct. 25 – 26, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
PENSACOLA, Fla— The Coast Guard is scheduled to decommission the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive (WMEC 629), a 210-foot, Reliance-class medium endurance cutter during a ceremony 10 a.m. Thursday,...
Coast Guard rescues overdue fisherman on Mona Island
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and a Good Samaritan vessel rescued one of two overdue fishermen Monday, after he was found stranded on Mona Island, Puerto Rico.
Still missing is Wilson Negrón, while rescued is Luis Eliel Guerra, 29, after he was found by a Good Samaritan vessel stranded on ‘Pajaros Beach’ on...
Coast Guard rescues hiker on Mussel Rock Beach
Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued a stranded hiker off Mussel Rock Beach Sunday.
The 24-year-old male contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders at approximately 4:25 a.m., reporting he was stuck on the beach with no way back up the cliff.
Sector San Francisco watchstanders notified San Mateo County...
Coast Guard medevacs boater near St. Andrews Bay, Florida
Sector Mobile, AL
NEW ORLEANS —The Coast Guard medevaced a 60-year-old male Sunday near St. Andrews Bay, Florida.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call from personnel aboard a sailing vessel that a man had collapsed on deck and was convulsing. Watchstanders then coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Station Panama City Response Boat – Small boatcrew to assist.
The boatcrew...
Coast Guard searches for 2 overdue fishermen off Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Barney.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard air and surface units are searching for two overdue fishermen Sunday in Mona Passage waters off Rincón, Puerto Rico.
Overdue are Luis Eliel Guerra, 29, and Wilson Negrón, who reportedly departed from Rincón at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday on a fishing trip aboard an Aquasport,...
