Coast Guard celebrates groundbreaking ceremony
Coast Guard and local officials celebrate the groundbreaking for rebuild efforts focused on Coast Guard infrastructure impacted by Hurricane Maria, July 27, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Base San Juan and Coast Guard Sector San Juan held a groundbreaking ceremony, Thursday, for the rebuilding of shore infrastructure impacted by Hurricane Maria.
The work includes...
Coast Guard rebuilds Current Rock and Steven Cay lights
Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Aids to Navigation Team completes rebuild project of the Current Rock and Steven Cay (in photo) navigation lights in the U.S. Virgin Islands Aug. 22, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Aids to Navigation Team completed a rebuild project for the Current Rock and Steven Cay navigation lights in the U.S....
Making history in the sky
Coast Guard Lt. Ronaqua Russell standing beside Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry, coupled with undated photo of her Uncle and Tuskegee Airman 1st Lt. Henry E. Rohlsen.
by Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Kelley
Miami – Aviation history was made last month when Lt. Ronaqua Russell, a native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, became the first African-American female aviator in the Coast Guard to...
Federal, commonwealth, industry partners announce final stage of Hurricane Maria vessel recovery operations
Members of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 response team transition impacted vessels from a barge to be transported for disposal at Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis)
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – The Emergency Support Function-10 Unified Command comprised of federal, commonwealth, and maritime industry partners announced Sunday the final stage of operations...
Hurricane Maria Response Team Assesses Distressed Vessels in La Parguera, Puerto Rico
ESF-10 Hurricane Maria Response personnel conduct underwater environmental assessments for impacted vessels in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, Feb. 12, 2018.
SAN JUAN – Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico conducted environmental assessments for impacted vessels in La Parguera, Puerto Rico on Feb. 12, 2018. Environmental assessments are done in advance of boat removal operations in order to minimize...
Vessel salvage crews reach milestone in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Members of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 response team remove a storm-impacted vessel from the waters around Culebra, Puerto Rico, Feb. 5, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. David Connor)
SAN JUAN – Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response teams reached a milestone in their environmental protection mission after working through the weekend in Jobos, Isleta, and Culebra to remove storm impacted...
Clean-up operations continue in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response teams conduct boat removal operations at Isleta Marina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis)
SAN JUAN – The Hurricane Maria Emergency Support Function 10 (ESF-10) Puerto Rico unified command continues to ask that vessel owners in need of assistance call the Hurricane Maria Vessel Hotline at (786) 521-3900 to request free support...
Crews work to dewater storm-impacted vessels in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN – Members of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 response work to dewater vessels impacted by the hurricane in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico, Jan. 16, 2018. The team was comprised of members of the Coast Guard and local salvage crews, working in the ESF-10 effort to remove the boats that were stranded in the hurricane. The ESF-10 is offering no-cost options for removing these vessels; affected...
Vessel salvage crews continue clean-up operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Salvage crews, directed by the Coast Guard and working in support of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico mission, use a crane to transfer a boat (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis)
SAN JUAN – The Emergency Support Function 10 (ESF-10) Puerto Rico unified command asks that vessel owners in need of assistance call the Hurricane Maria Vessel Hotline at (786) 521-3900 to...
