Coast Guard repatriates 82 people to Cuba

Coast Guard repatriates 82 people to Cuba
Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culberton’s crew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of this vessel at approximately 5:15 p.m., about 23 miles north of Cayo Cruz Del Padre, Cuba, April 23, 2023. The people were repatriated to Cuba on April 27, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cutter Edgar Culberton’s crew) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent’s crew repatriated 82 people to...

Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews off Texas coast

Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews off Texas coast
Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted two lancha crews and seized 200 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a notification from a Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aircrew of lancha...

Coast Guard seizes 480 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

Coast Guard seizes 480 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast
A Mexican lancha, with 5 fishermen aboard, is interdicted for illegally fishing by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson in federal waters off the southern Texas coast, Jan. 26, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by the cutter Edgar Culbertson) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted two lancha crews and seized 480 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern...

Coast Guard interdicts 3 lancha crews illegally fishing US waters

Coast Guard interdicts 3 lancha crews illegally fishing US waters
A lancha, Mexican fishing boat, sinking off the southern Texas coast, Aug. 30, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Multiple Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted three Mexican lancha boat crews illegally fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Tuesday. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boat crews and the Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson crew,...

Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes 40 sharks off Texas coast

Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes 40 sharks off Texas coast
Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson assess sharks caught by four Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing off the southern Texas coast, Aug. 2, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Edgar Culbertson) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha boat crew and seized 40 illegally caught sharks in federal waters off southern Texas, Tuesday. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard rescues 5 boaters 195 miles southeast of Mobile

Coast Guard rescues 5 boaters 195 miles southeast of Mobile
Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued five boaters from a disabled sailing vessel Friday 195 miles southeast of Mobile, Alabama. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a distress call at 1 p.m. from the 36-foot recreational sailing vessel Madam X with a broken mast and five people aboard. Watchstanders...

Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews illegally fishing US waters

Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews illegally fishing US waters
A Mexican fishing boat, or lancha, floats alongside the pier at Coast Guard Station South Padre Island after a 45-foot Response Boat–Medium boat crew from the station detected men illegally fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 21, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Multiple Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected five and interdicted two...

Coast Guard suspends search for boy near Jetty Park in Matagorda, Texas

Coast Guard suspends search for boy near Jetty Park in Matagorda, Texas
Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause HOUSTON — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing ten-year-old male Monday evening after a body was located matching the missing child’s description near the mouth of the Colorado River in Matagorda, Texas. On Sunday, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received notification at 6:53...

Coast Guard ends search for person in the water near South Padre Island, Texas

Coast Guard ends search for person in the water near South Padre Island, Texas
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard ended its search Thursday after a body matching the description of the missing swimmer was located two miles north of Beach Access 6 near South Padre Island, Texas. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders were initially notified Wednesday morning by South Padre Island Police Department of...