Onboard Isolation – Quarantining on a military ship
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j. g. Michael Marriott and Portuguese navy Lt. Miguel Dias Pinheiro use their scheduled exercise time in the Coast Guard Cutter Stone gym on Dec. 18, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)
by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower
How does one prepare for three-months at sea? These days, with two weeks in limited contact.
Very few events in recent...
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns home after crewmembers test positive for COVID
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton file photo by Lt. Brian Dykens
ALAMEDA, Calif — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL-752) returned to its homeport Wednesday at Coast Guard Island in Alameda after 11 crew members tested positive for COVID-19 during the deployment.
The affected crew members reported mild symptoms and are receiving medical care.
The cutter was met by Coast Guard medical staff, who...
Coast Guard Vice Commandant tests positive for COVID-19
Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Charles W. Ray
WASHINGTON – On Monday, the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Charles Ray, tested positive for COVID-19. He was tested the same day, after feeling mild symptoms over the weekend.
The Coast Guard is following established policies for COVID, per CDC guidelines, to include quarantine and contact tracing. According to CDC guidelines,...
Coast Guard Auxiliary transports vital response supplies in Hawaii
A Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew (left) stands with Brian Kamimoto (right), assistant airport superintendent Maui District at the Maui Airport Fire Station while picking up response supplies for delivery from Maui to Lanai, March 28, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Berry Redmayne)
HONOLULU — A Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew delivered response supplies from Maui to Lanai, March 28.
“This is another...
Coast Guard oversees medevacs from cruise ships along Florida Coast
Coast Guard Station Miami Beach 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
MIAMI — The Coast Guard coordinated three at-sea cruise ship medevacs within the Miami and St. Petersburg areas of responsibility Saturday and Sunday.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders oversaw the medevac of one Celebrity Infinity crew member with COVID-19 like symptoms. The cruise ship’s small boat tender transported...
Coast Guard oversees disembarkation of 250,000 from cruise ships
A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crew escorts the cruise ship Costa Favolosa cruise ship tender to shore March 30, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
WASHINGTON – The cruise ships Zaandam and Rotterdam have offloaded more than 1,200 passengers in Port Everglades, Fla. These developments, combined with one remaining disembarkation being coordinated, represents the processing of more than 120 vessels...
Coast Guard graduates newest enlisted members; rescheduling inbound recruits amid COVID-19
CAPE MAY – Today the U.S. Coast Guard announced it will graduate 64 new recruits from the 8-week program at Training Center Cape May, N.J., but will reschedule shipment of new recruits to bootcamp as it adapts to the COVID-19 emergency.
The graduates will be heading to cutters, stations, and other Coast Guard units on the front line of Coast Guard operations. Of the graduates, 58 are Active Duty...
Coast Guard Academy Cadet has COVID-19 following European trip
Reworked Illustator Graphic By CWO Scott Epperson
NEW LONDON, Conn. – A Coast Guard Academy Cadet was confirmed as positive for COVID-19 based on test results received Thursday from a Florida Department of Health Facility.
The cadet, a 20-year-old male, traveled to Europe for spring break along with six other cadets and a civilian friend, the civilian has also tested positive for the virus.
The group...
Coast Guard transports HHS personnel, supplies to Grand Princess
Coast Guard Cutter Pike crew members assist a member with the Department of Health and Human Services on to a small boat from the Grand Princess off the coast of San Francisco, California, March 8, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Alexander LaBelle)
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard transported seven people from the Department of Health and Human Services in addition to supplies to the cruise...
