Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2023 hurricane season

Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2023 hurricane season
2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard reminds the public to prepare for the 2023 hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with the peak occurring between mid-August and late October. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters...

Coast Guard led task force terminates multiple illegal charter operations

Coast Guard led task force terminates multiple illegal charter operations
Sector Mobile, AL MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard led Gulf Coast Illegal Charter (GCIC) Task Force terminated multiple voyages across the Gulf Coast through March and April for operating in violation of the Vessel Passenger Safety Act and regulations governing passenger vessels. On March 11, 2023, the Coast Guard was notified by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Alabama Marine Resources Division...

Coast Guard warns of forecasted weather in Northern California

Coast Guard warns of forecasted weather in Northern California
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard urges recreational mariners to limit waterside activity due to winter storm forecasts calling for hazardous seas and strong winds Thursday and Friday. With winds expected to exceed 30 mph and gusts of 50 mph, boaters should check local weather conditions and consider limiting underway time until the strong winds and heavy seas subside. The hazardous weather began...

Coast Guard medevacs man from research vessel near Pensacola

Coast Guard medevacs man from research vessel near Pensacola
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo NEW ORLEANS —The Coast Guard medevaced a 62-year-old man approximately 40 miles south of Pensacola, Florida, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call from personnel aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Pisces requesting a medevac for a crewmember reportedly experiencing stroke-like symptoms....

Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2022 hurricane season

Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2022 hurricane season
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard reminds all boaters to prepare for the 2022 hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with the peak occurring between mid-August and late October. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 65% chance of an...

Coast Guard discovers illegal halibut catch near Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard discovers illegal halibut catch near Kodiak, Alaska
The fishing vessel Competition, that a Coast Guard law enforcement boarding team discovered illegally caught fish on approximately 12 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak, Alaska, February 19, 2022.  U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard law enforcement boarding team discovered illegally caught fish approximately 12 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak, Alaska, Saturday. The...

Coast Guard warns of forecasted heavy weather in Northern California

Coast Guard warns of forecasted heavy weather in Northern California
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate crewmembers conduct surf training off the Ocean Beach area of San Francisco. U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall. ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard urges recreational mariners to limit waterside activity due to heavy weather forecasts calling for hazardous seas and strong winds Wednesday and Thursday. With winds expected to exceed...

Coast Guard urges preparedness for hazardous weather conditions

Coast Guard urges preparedness for hazardous weather conditions
HONOLULU — Coast Guard District 14 encourages mariners and beachgoers to take safety precautions to prepare for the inclement weather in the Pacific Islands. The Coast Guard responded to four different vessels in distress over the weekend while assisting in multiple cases within the greater Pacific area. It is especially important to take all necessary precautions during these current weather conditions...

Revenue Cutter Bear located, ending decades-long mystery

Revenue Cutter Bear located, ending decades-long mystery
U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear in the Arctic. (USCG photo) For nearly two decades, a team of researchers from NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard and partnering academic institutions had been on a complex quest to solve the mystery of the storied U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear’s final resting place. Today at a press event in Boston, Rear Adm. Nancy Hann, on behalf of NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard, announced that the...