Preliminary public notice: Novato Family Housing area

Preliminary public notice: Novato Family Housing area
NOVATO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting public comments on a proposal to renovate the Novato Family Housing area, a 126-acre housing site located at the former Hamilton Army Airfield, in Novato, California. The Coast Guard is seeking public input to help identify environmental resources, regulatory concerns, approvals, and any other relevant information that may be useful during the...

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visits Singapore

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visits Singapore
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts passing exercises with Indonesian Maritime Security Agency patrol boat KN Belut Laut-406 and Republic of Singapore Navy MSRV Bastion on May 22, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote) SINGAPORE – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Singapore, May 22, following a scheduled port visit while deployed to the Indo-Pacific. While...

Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester to be commissioned in Newport

Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester to be commissioned in Newport
Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester (WPC-1152) is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, June 1. The newly-built Maurice Jester was accepted by the Coast Guard on March 2, and will be one of six new Fast Response Cutters homeported in Boston. The...

Coast Guard responds to boat collision in James River, Virginia

Coast Guard responds to boat collision in James River, Virginia
A 38-foot deadrise fishing vessel, the Miss Heather, sinks after colliding with a pilot boat near the Newport News Small Boat Harbor, in the James River, Virginia, on May 30, 2023.  (U.S. Coast. Guard photo) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision Tuesday morning near the Newport News Small Boat Harbor. The Coast Guard was alerted at 7:50 a.m. that the pilot boat, Swift,...

Coast Guard rescues 7 people in Manatee County

Coast Guard rescues 7 people in Manatee County
A Station Cortez rescue crew saved 4 people from a capsized vessel about 40 miles west of Egmont Key, May 28, 2023. (Coast Guard photo by Air Station Clearwater) FORT MYERS, Fla. – Coast Guard Station Cortez rescue crews saved seven people in two different cases in Manatee County over the weekend. A Station Cortez rescue crew saved three people, Saturday, at approximately 11 p.m., after their boat...

Coast Guard rescues boaters from sinking vessel in Delaware Bay

Coast Guard rescues boaters from sinking vessel in Delaware Bay
The 47-foot vessel, Floating Dock taking on water after they struck something in Delaware Bay and there was a hole in the bow of their boat. The mariners were transported to shore, and a SMIB was issued for the submerged vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued two people from their sinking boat Saturday, off the coast of Fortescue, New Jersey. Watchstanders...

Coast Guard Cutter Tern tows vessel with 3 people aboard to safety

Coast Guard Cutter Tern tows vessel with 3 people aboard to safety
Coast Guard Cutter Tern file photo by Petty Officer Kevin J. Neff SAN FRANCISCO – Coast Guard Cutter Tern crewmembers towed a demasted sailing vessel with three people aboard to San Francisco Thursday, May 25th. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received the initial distress call from the sailing vessel Namaste at approximately 7:45 a.m., Wednesday, reporting that their vessel became...

Coast Guard ends search man near Nassau, Bahamas

Coast Guard ends search man near Nassau, Bahamas
A graphic of search patterns conducted by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami aircrews to assist the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s search and rescue efforts of Cameron Robbins near Nassau, Bahamas, from May 25, 2023 to May 26, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard illustration) MIAMI — The Coast Guard concluded its search efforts while assisting the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Friday, for a missing 18-year-old...

Coast Guard rescues 3 near Kiawah Island

Coast Guard rescues 3 near Kiawah Island
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued three people from a capsized 39-foot vessel near Kiawah Island, South Carolina, May 26, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Savannah) CHARLESTON, S.C.— A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescued three people, Friday, after their 39-foot vessel capsized near Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The...