Coast Guard commissions U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos in San Juan

Coast Guard commissions U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard commissioned into service the latest Fast Response Cutter, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos, during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan Friday morning. The Joseph Tezanos is the sixth fast response cutter to be homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the 18th to be commissioned into the Coast Guard fleet, all of which serve within the Coast...

Coast Guard medically evacuates shark bite patient from Tarawa Atoll

Coast Guard medically evacuates shark bite patient from Tarawa Atoll
HONOLULU – The victim of a shark attack is receiving medical treatment in Oahu after the Coast Guard conducted a long range medevac from the South Pacific Monday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center received notification Friday from the U.S. flagged vessel Friesland that a crewmember was in need of urgent medical care following a shark attack. The 35-year-old Portuguese...