Coast Guard boat crew rescues missing snorkeler in St. Croix

Coast Guard boat crew rescues missing snorkeler in St. Croix
A Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Boat Forces Detachment St. Croix rescues a missing snorkeler who was found stranded on the rocks off of Hams Bluff Lighthouse in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Nov. 29, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard boat crew rescued a missing snorkeler who was found stranded on the rocks off the Hams Bluff Lighthouse in...

Coast Guard rescues man from tide pools in St. Croix

Coast Guard rescues man from tide pools in St. Croix
A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoists a 65-year-old man who was trapped in a blowhole of the Annaly Bay Carambola tide pools in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Nov. 22, 2022.  ( U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard, St. Croix Rescue, Virgin Islands Department of Natural Resources and Virgin Islands Fire Emergency Service units rescued...

Coast Guard rescues 5 following capsizing in St. Croix

Coast Guard rescues 5 following capsizing in St. Croix
A Coast Guard Boat Forces Detachment St. Croix boat crew rescues a person from the water following a vessel capsizing offshore from Green Cay Marina in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands July 17, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo.) ST CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – A Coast Guard boat crew and two Good Samaritan vessels rescued five persons following a vessel capsizing offshore from Green Cay Marina in St....

Coast Guard Boat Forces in the U.S. Virgin Islands to operate 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boats

Coast Guard Boat Forces in the U.S. Virgin Islands to operate 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boats
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — The commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan announced the stationing of four 33-Special Purpose Craft Law-Enforcement boats in the U.S. Virgin Islands during a press conference Friday at Marine Safety Detachment Saint Thomas. Two of the 33-foot Special Purpose Crafts are being assigned to the Coast Guard Boat Forces Detachment in St. Thomas, while the other...

Coast Guard Resident Inspection Office, Boat Forces Detachment in St. Croix inaugurate new facilities

Coast Guard Resident Inspection Office, Boat Forces Detachment in St. Croix inaugurate new facilities
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands — The Coast Guard officially announced Friday the move of the Coast Guard Resident Inspection Office and Boat Forces Detachment in St. Croix to 5090 Estate Solitude in Christiansted, during an Open House and Ribbon Cutting inaugurating a newly leased facility from where the units will be conducting and supporting Coast Guard operations in the island. Capt. Drew W....