Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles off Corpus Christi

Coast Guard medevacs man 130 miles off Corpus Christi
Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by PA2 Adam Eggers CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was injured while fishing approximately 130 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received calls for help via satellite phone, an emergency position indicating radio beacon, and Garmin inReach...

Coast Guard celebrates groundbreaking ceremony

Coast Guard celebrates groundbreaking ceremony
Coast Guard and local officials celebrate the groundbreaking for rebuild efforts focused on Coast Guard infrastructure impacted by Hurricane Maria, July 27, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Base San Juan and Coast Guard Sector San Juan held a groundbreaking ceremony, Thursday, for the rebuilding of shore infrastructure impacted by Hurricane Maria. The work includes...

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett holds change of command

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett holds change of command
Capt. Matthew Rooney (left) salutes Capt. Willie Carmichael (right) during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett’s (WMSL 757) change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Base Honolulu, July 20, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi. HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, on Coast Guard Base Honolulu. Rear...

Coast Guard repatriates 44 migrants to Dominican Republic

Coast Guard repatriates 44 migrants to Dominican Republic
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley File Photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle crew repatriated 44 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of a makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the northwest coast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Three migrants from previous interdiction events in the Mona Passage were among those repatriated....

Salmangundi Club to host Coast Guard’s 2023 Art Collection

Salmangundi Club to host Coast Guard’s 2023 Art Collection
In this work from the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program 2015 Collection, “Small Boats, Big Jobs,” ID# 201516, a boatswain’s mate and a crewmember stationed onboard the 87-foot USCGC Ahi (WPB 87364) conduct small boat drills off Diamond Head, Hawaii. boatswain’s mates are versatile members of the service’s operational teams and masters of seamanship who are capable of performing almost...

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston holds change-of-command

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston holds change-of-command
Capt. Jason Smith, departing commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston, salutes Capt. Keith Donohue, new commander of the sector, during the sector’s change-of-command ceremony in La Porte, Texas, June 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Nidiffer) HOUSTON — Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston personnel held a change-of-command ceremony in La Porte,...

Coast Guard to hold special status ceremony for Cutter Bayberry

Coast Guard to hold special status ceremony for Cutter Bayberry
Coast Guard Cutter Bayberry (WLI 65400) personnel deploy the oil retention boom into the water. USCG photo by PA2 Tiffany Powell PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard will hold a special status ceremony Wednesday at Coast Guard Station Oak Island to recognize the accomplishments of the Coast Guard Cutter Bayberry and the change of the cutter’s operational status, signifying the beginning of being decommissioned...

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...

Lake freighter runs aground off Belle Isle

Lake freighter runs aground off Belle Isle
lake freighter Mark W. Barker DETROIT — The Mark W. Barker, a 639-foot lake freighter ran soft aground in the Detroit River due to an electronics malfunction, and was successfully refloated at approximately 12:10 p.m. Wednesday with the assistance of commercial towing. Coast Guard Sector Detroit responded to the initial report of the incident, after the ship lost propulsion and ran soft aground near...