Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following patrol
The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) crew performs a migrant patrol in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral Saturday following a 28-day patrol in the Florida Straits. Patrolling in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast and Operation Vigilant...

Coast Guard, partners responding to vessel aground off Maui

Coast Guard, partners responding to vessel aground off Maui
HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and County of Maui Police Department continue to work with contractors from Sea Engineering Inc and Pacific Helicopters to remove the pollution threat from the 94 ft vessel Nakoa grounded at Honolua Bay. Earlier this week, contractors provided initial pollution mitigation, putting absorbent materials inside the vessel...

Coast Guard removes pollution threat in San Juan Harbor

Coast Guard removes pollution threat in San Juan Harbor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard Incident Management pollution responders from Sector San Juan and the hired oil spill removal organization, Clean Harbors LLC, completed the removal of diesel and oily products from the 42-foot recreational vessel Ajo del País by Pier 11 in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Thursday. Clean-up crews refloated the partially sunken vessel to remove approximately 800...

Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home from 50-day patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home from 50-day patrol
A USCGC Dependable (WMEC 626) small boat crew operates alongside USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) and USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry off the coast of Haiti, Jan. 27, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Hannah Jamison) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their homeport in Virginia Beach Thursday following a 50-day...

Coast Guard warns of forecasted weather in Northern California

Coast Guard warns of forecasted weather in Northern California
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard urges recreational mariners to limit waterside activity due to winter storm forecasts calling for hazardous seas and strong winds Thursday and Friday. With winds expected to exceed 30 mph and gusts of 50 mph, boaters should check local weather conditions and consider limiting underway time until the strong winds and heavy seas subside. The hazardous weather began...

Coast Guard rescues overdue boater near Bay Denesse

Coast Guard rescues overdue boater near Bay Denesse
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 rescued an overdue boater Wednesday from their aground vessel near Bay Denesse, Louisiana. Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report of an overdue boater aboard an 18-foot aluminum vessel at approximately...

Coast Guard rescues three overdue boaters

Coast Guard rescues three overdue boaters
The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters Wednesday, near Breton Sound, Louisiana, on Feb. 22, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Manuel Quintero-Saldarriaga) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters on Wednesday from their disabled fishing vessel near Breton Sound, Louisiana. Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report of an overdue 26-foot...

Coast Guard to host Community Day in Metairie, Louisiana

Coast Guard to host Community Day in Metairie, Louisiana
Coast Guard Station New Orleans 25-Foot Response Boat-Small file photo NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is scheduled to host a free, open-to-the-public Community Day 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 at Coast Guard Station New Orleans, 201 Metairie-Hammond Hwy in Metairie, LA. During the event, Coast Guard members from Station New Orleans and surrounding units will display equipment and discuss...

Coast Guard conducts pollution response exercise in Rota

Coast Guard conducts pollution response exercise in Rota
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Incident Management Division, alongside personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Planning and Disaster Response Advisory Team, conducted a series of operations in Rota, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, on Feb. 8, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SANTA RITA, Guam — Members of the U.S. Coast Guard worked with officials...