Navy launches a drone from Coast Guard ship in the Middle East for the first time
(Dec. 7, 2022) An Aerovel Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) takes off from U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) transiting the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 7. U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 launched the UAV during Digital Horizon, a three-week event focused on integrating new unmanned and artificial intelligence platforms, including 10 that are in the region for the first...
Four dead, five missing after homemade boat carrying migrants capsizes off Florida
A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of this migrant vessel about 10 miles south of Lower Matecombe Key, Florida, Nov. 7, 2022. The people were repatriated on Nov. 12, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Theresa Braine
New York Daily News
The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Sunday for five people missing after a homemade vessel capsized off the Florida Keys.
Four people drowned when...
A Humbling and Gratifying Honor
Retired Capt. James Hubbard receives applause as he is formally inducted into the Hall of Heroes Wall of Gallantry memorial at the Coast Guard Academy, October 21st, 2022. Hubbard was formally recognized for his efforts during two helicopter rescues that he played an integral role in during his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)
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Coast Guard cadet who was disenrolled for having a child receives settlement
Elizabeth Regan
The Day, New London, Conn.
Oct. 7—NEW LONDON — Eight years after former U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet Isaak Olson was disenrolled from the school during his senior year because of his newfound “parental obligation,” a settlement agreement has awarded him a mechanical engineering degree and the opportunity to apply to become a commissioned officer.
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Cadet discharged from Coast Guard Academy says she has no regrets
Alexis Colasurdo
Brian Hallenbeck
The Day, New London, Conn.
Sep. 28—NEW LONDON — Alexis Colasurdo said she wouldn’t wish the experience on anyone, but she’s grateful for it.
Because of it, she said, she’ll be a better leader.
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Colasurdo, 18, is one of seven...
Coast Guard rescues young woman swept out to sea by waves from Hurricane Earl
Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park (Will Newton/Friends of Acadia)
Helena Wegner
The Charlotte Observer
A 20-year-old woman was watching waves from a rocky ledge during high tide when she was pulled into the ocean before being rescued, officials in Maine told multiple news outlets.
The woman was swept away at the Acadia National Park shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, the Bangor...
Mexicans arrested after trying to run from US Coast Guard off Texas coast
Illegal fishing aboard a lancha boat caught by the US Coast Guard in August (Twitter)
Laura B. Martinez
The Brownsville Herald, Texas
September 14 – A 15-minute pursuit between the U.S. Coast Guard and a Mexican fishing vessel, also known as a lancha, ended with the boat operator being taken into custody and charged.
According to a federal criminal complaint, Eder Tadeo-Perez told authorities...
Top Coast Guard Chefs Excel in Bahrain
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Christian Bostick, left, and Culinary Specialist 1st Class Adrian Hernandez, right, pose for a photo aboard U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141), Aug. 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Anita Chebahtah)
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Anita Chebahtah
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet
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Cuba cracks down on would-be rafters as U.S. Coast Guard ramps up patrols in the Caribbean
A Coast Guard Station Key West law enforcement crew rescued two people off a floating raft about 9 miles south of Ramrod Key, Florida, May 3, 2022. The Cubans were repatriated on May 7, 2022. ( U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Key West)
Nora Gámez Torres
Miami Herald
Residents of a shantytown in a coastal area near Havana clashed last week with police officers who were looking for makeshift rafts,...
