Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home after Florida Straits patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned to their homeport in Cape Canaveral, Saturday following a 48-day patrol in the Atlantic Ocean and Florida Straits.
In support of the Coast Guard’s Seventh District, Vigilant conducted search and rescue missions for Hurricane Ian off the Coast of Fort Lauderdale, and migrant interdiction operations in the South...
Coast Guard repatriates 67 people to Cuba
A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of this migrant vessel about 25 miles south of Islamorada, Florida, Nov. 5, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Islamorada’s crew)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge’s crew repatriated 67 Cubans to Cuba, Monday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast.
A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations...
Coast Guard prepares for Subtropical storm Nicole, warns of impacts
MIAMI — Coast Guard Seventh District crews are preparing in advance of Subtropical Storm NICOLE’s forecast impact, Monday. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for NICOLE, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday.
Hurricanes and tropical storms can be deadly, and the Coast Guard’s ability to conduct rescues can be diminished at the height of a storm. Emergency preparedness...
Coast Guard reopens port of Ft. Meyers
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port opens the Port. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by PA3 Jose Hernandez)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Captain of the Port has set Port Condition Four for the maritime port of Fort Myers and all areas south to the furthest extent of the COTP zone for commercial vessel traffic following satisfactory channel surveys and aids to navigation verifications, Friday.
During Port...
Coast Guard boating safety reminder post-Hurricane Ian
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Seth Hunt conducts rescue operations Oct. 3, 2022 in Matlacha Isles, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie Mealor)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s impact on the Florida peninsula, the Seventh Coast Guard District and Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg are reminding residents and visitors to exercise caution when...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing couple, dog off Key West
Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Auxiliarist Joseph Feldman
MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended the search Monday for two missing boaters and their dog near Wisteria Island, in the Florida Keys, pending new information.
Missing are Omar Millet and Betsy Morales.
Millet contacted Coast Guard Sector Key West Command Center watchstanders, Sept. 27, at approximately...
Coast Guard reopens ports of Canaveral and Jacksonville with restrictions
Sector Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) has set Port Condition Four with restrictions in Port Canaveral and Port of Jacksonville and opened the Port of Fernandina without restrictions.
Unless authorized by the COTP, all vessels with a draft of 35ft or greater, are prohibited from transiting in the Port of Canaveral until a full assessment of the waterway...
Coast Guard repatriates 120 people to Cuba
A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a sailing vessel about 12 miles southeast of Islamorada, Florida, Sept. 25, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Reliance’s crew repatriated 120 Cubans to Cuba, Friday, following several interdictions off Florida’s coast...
Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville sets Port Condition Zulu
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port sets Port Condition Zulu. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by PA3 Jose Hernandez)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Jacksonville (COTP) set Port Condition Zulu for the Port of Canaveral, Port of Jacksonville, Fernandina, and all other Northeast Florida terminals and facilities, Wednesday, due to forecasted sustained tropical storm force winds...
