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Archived Coast Guard News

United States’ only heavy icebreaker completes Antarctic Treaty inspections and resupply mission

United States’ only heavy icebreaker completes Antarctic Treaty inspections and resupply mission

Coast Guard ends search for missing fisherman off Guanica, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard ends search for missing fisherman off Guanica, Puerto Rico

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 20 miles east of Cape Canaveral

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 20 miles east of Cape Canaveral

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Commandant to deliver State of the Coast Guard address in Charleston

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Commandant to deliver State of the Coast Guard address in Charleston

Commandant to announce expansions, acquisitions in 2020 Address

Commandant to announce expansions, acquisitions in 2020 Address

Coast Guard ends search for 27-year-old man near Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

Coast Guard ends search for 27-year-old man near Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

Coast Guard, partner agencies search for 27-year-old man near Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

Coast Guard, partner agencies search for 27-year-old man near Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew returns home after 55-day counter-drug patrol

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew returns home after 55-day counter-drug patrol

Coast Guard, Navy rescues disabled fishing vessel after alert from distress signal

Coast Guard, Navy rescues disabled fishing vessel after alert from distress signal

Tank vessel operator convicted of unlawful discharge of bilge waste, agrees to pay $1.75 million fine

Tank vessel operator convicted of unlawful discharge of bilge waste, agrees to pay $1.75 million fine

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard offloads $338 million of cocaine in San Diego

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard offloads $338 million of cocaine in San Diego

Update 2: Responders prepare to move vessel grounded in Hilo Bay

Update 2: Responders prepare to move vessel grounded in Hilo Bay

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter operation near near Hutchinson Island

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter operation near near Hutchinson Island

Imagery Available: Coast Guard, responders to remove all potential pollutants from grounded vessel off Hilo

Imagery Available: Coast Guard, responders to remove all potential pollutants from grounded vessel off Hilo

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, United Kingdom Royal Navy, U.S. law enforcement partners apprehend 9 smugglers, seize $46.2 million in cocaine in the Caribbean Sea

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, United Kingdom Royal Navy, U.S. law enforcement partners apprehend 9 smugglers, seize $46.2 million in cocaine in the Caribbean Sea

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard terminates fishing vessel voyage due to multiple living marine resources violations

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard terminates fishing vessel voyage due to multiple living marine resources violations

Coast Guard interdicts 69 illegal migrants following 3 at-sea interdictions near Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic

Coast Guard interdicts 69 illegal migrants following 3 at-sea interdictions near Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard terminates multiple illegal charters in Miami during Super Bowl week

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard terminates multiple illegal charters in Miami during Super Bowl week

Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Baker’s Haulover Inlet

Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Baker’s Haulover Inlet

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, Scripps Institution of Oceanography open Blue Technology Center of Expertise

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, Scripps Institution of Oceanography open Blue Technology Center of Expertise

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold Super Bowl security zone press briefing

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold Super Bowl security zone press briefing

Coast Guard's only heavy icebreaker arrives in Antarctica

Coast Guard's only heavy icebreaker arrives in Antarctica

Coast Guard Cutter Seneca to offer free public tours in Savannah

Coast Guard Cutter Seneca to offer free public tours in Savannah

Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Monument Island

Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Monument Island

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 34-year-old man 75 miles north of San Juan

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 34-year-old man 75 miles north of San Juan

New public affairs phone numbers for Mid-Atlantic Coast Guard

New public affairs phone numbers for Mid-Atlantic Coast Guard

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking tugboat 6 miles northeast of Andros Island

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking tugboat 6 miles northeast of Andros Island

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues overdue boater 9 miles southeast of Fort Pierce

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues overdue boater 9 miles southeast of Fort Pierce

Coast Guard responds to 6.5 earthquake and registered seismic activity in Puerto Rico

Coast Guard responds to 6.5 earthquake and registered seismic activity in Puerto Rico

UPDATE: Coast Guard, partner agencies, good Samaritans locate, rescue overdue kayaker

UPDATE: Coast Guard, partner agencies, good Samaritans locate, rescue overdue kayaker

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard interdicts 9 Cuban migrants 25 miles southeast of Tavernier Creek

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard interdicts 9 Cuban migrants 25 miles southeast of Tavernier Creek

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for overdue kayaker

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for overdue kayaker

Coast Guard medically evacuates Queen Mary 2 cruise ship passenger 75 nautical miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard medically evacuates Queen Mary 2 cruise ship passenger 75 nautical miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Imagery Available: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue crew of dismasted sailing vessel southwest of Hawaii

Imagery Available: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue crew of dismasted sailing vessel southwest of Hawaii

Coast Guard, partner agencies end search for 2 overdue boaters rescued off Culebrita Island, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard, partner agencies end search for 2 overdue boaters rescued off Culebrita Island, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard boards illegal charter in Longboat Pass

Coast Guard boards illegal charter in Longboat Pass

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for 2 overdue boaters off Culebra Island, Culebrita Cay, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for 2 overdue boaters off Culebra Island, Culebrita Cay, Puerto Rico

Update 1: Search continues for missing tour helicopter on Kauai

Update 1: Search continues for missing tour helicopter on Kauai

The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns home from 82-day counter-narcotic patrol, $100M worth in cocaine seized

The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns home from 82-day counter-narcotic patrol, $100M worth in cocaine seized

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue 187 people 17 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos Islands

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue 187 people 17 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos Islands

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard oversees pollution response to motor yacht fire on Watson Island

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard oversees pollution response to motor yacht fire on Watson Island

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station San Juan crew medevacs 13-month baby from Disney Fantasy cruise ship in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station San Juan crew medevacs 13-month baby from Disney Fantasy cruise ship in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 3 from vessel taking on water near Calibogue Sound

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 3 from vessel taking on water near Calibogue Sound

Multimedia Release: Coast Guard wraps up 2019 statewide inspection initiative in Alaska

Multimedia Release: Coast Guard wraps up 2019 statewide inspection initiative in Alaska

Coast Guard cutter crew offloads 18,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego

Coast Guard cutter crew offloads 18,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego

Coast Guard medevacs man 90 miles southeast of Charleston

Coast Guard medevacs man 90 miles southeast of Charleston

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 4 U.S. citizens from life raft of sinking yacht in the Mona Passage near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 4 U.S. citizens from life raft of sinking yacht in the Mona Passage near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard locates, hoists missing hunter on Ossabaw Island

VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard locates, hoists missing hunter on Ossabaw Island

Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen crew rescues injured man from shoreline rocks at Domes Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen crew rescues injured man from shoreline rocks at Domes Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters from disabled sailing vessel near Folly River

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters from disabled sailing vessel near Folly River

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, interagency partners rescue two overdue boaters 60 miles west of Bahamas

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, interagency partners rescue two overdue boaters 60 miles west of Bahamas

IMAGERY RELEASE: Coast Guard presents Purple Heart medal in Newport, Rhode Island

IMAGERY RELEASE: Coast Guard presents Purple Heart medal in Newport, Rhode Island

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter on Miami River

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter on Miami River

Coast Guard repatriates 26 migrants to the Dominican Republic following at-sea interdiction in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard repatriates 26 migrants to the Dominican Republic following at-sea interdiction in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard medevacs hunter from Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

Coast Guard medevacs hunter from Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 1 French national, 1 U.S. citizen from sinking catamaran north of Manati, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 1 French national, 1 U.S. citizen from sinking catamaran north of Manati, Puerto Rico

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard New York to host Purple Heart ceremony

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard New York to host Purple Heart ceremony

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returns to Key West from drug interdiction patrol

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returns to Key West from drug interdiction patrol

Coast Guard interdicts 12 migrants, suspected smuggler 11 miles east of Pompano Beach

Coast Guard interdicts 12 migrants, suspected smuggler 11 miles east of Pompano Beach

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partner agency rescue 17 people from disabled vessel 17 miles east of Juno Beach

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partner agency rescue 17 people from disabled vessel 17 miles east of Juno Beach

Coast Guard rescues 2 kayakers off Ocean Park Beach, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard rescues 2 kayakers off Ocean Park Beach, Puerto Rico

Return to the 378’: USCGC Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine navy aboard cutter in common

Return to the 378’: USCGC Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine navy aboard cutter in common

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from tug in Tampa Bay

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from tug in Tampa Bay

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, AMVER vessel assist disabled sailing vessel more than 420 miles east of Cape Canaveral

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, AMVER vessel assist disabled sailing vessel more than 420 miles east of Cape Canaveral

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns to homeport

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns to homeport

Coast Guard ends search for missing fisherman off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard ends search for missing fisherman off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Nation’s only heavy icebreaker departs for Antarctic military operation

Nation’s only heavy icebreaker departs for Antarctic military operation

Coast Guard enforces security zones near Palm Beach

Coast Guard enforces security zones near Palm Beach

Coast Guard medevacs Marella Explorer 2 cruise ship Filipino crewmember near St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coast Guard medevacs Marella Explorer 2 cruise ship Filipino crewmember near St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coast Guard, good Samaritan respond to capsized vessel near Brunswick

Coast Guard, good Samaritan respond to capsized vessel near Brunswick

Coast Guard terminates voyage for operating under the influence near Tavernier Creek

Coast Guard terminates voyage for operating under the influence near Tavernier Creek

Coast Guard searches for missing fisherman off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard searches for missing fisherman off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard medevacs man 218 miles northeast of Bahamas

Coast Guard medevacs man 218 miles northeast of Bahamas

Coast Guard repatriates 13 migrants to the Dominican Republic, ends search for 3 others who remain missing

Coast Guard repatriates 13 migrants to the Dominican Republic, ends search for 3 others who remain missing

Coast Guard repatriates 23 Dominican migrants following at-sea interdiction in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard repatriates 23 Dominican migrants following at-sea interdiction in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard rescues 2 kayakers on Tybee Island

Coast Guard rescues 2 kayakers on Tybee Island

Imagery Available: U.S., Kiribati conducts joint training at sea in Pacific on USCGC Stratton’s return to U.S.

Imagery Available: U.S., Kiribati conducts joint training at sea in Pacific on USCGC Stratton’s return to U.S.

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Mallory Square

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Mallory Square

Coast Guard medevacs Aida Perla cruise ship passenger German citizen just off Ponce, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard medevacs Aida Perla cruise ship passenger German citizen just off Ponce, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard, CBP and Dominican Republic navy interdict 52 migrants during at-sea illegal voyage in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard, CBP and Dominican Republic navy interdict 52 migrants during at-sea illegal voyage in the Mona Passage

PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard, Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force co-host the 7th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit

PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard, Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force co-host the 7th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 overdue boaters who departed from Key Largo

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 overdue boaters who departed from Key Largo

Coast Guard searching for 2, good Samaritan rescues 1 from overdue vessel

Coast Guard searching for 2, good Samaritan rescues 1 from overdue vessel

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 3 people vessel taking on water near Alligator Reef Lighthouse

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 3 people vessel taking on water near Alligator Reef Lighthouse

Coast Guard suspends search for 58-year-old man near Cudjoe Key

Coast Guard suspends search for 58-year-old man near Cudjoe Key

Coast Guard suspends search for 74-year-old man near Big Pine Key

Coast Guard suspends search for 74-year-old man near Big Pine Key

Coast Guard responding to aground cargo vessel north of Fishers Island

Coast Guard responding to aground cargo vessel north of Fishers Island

Coast Guard searches for missing man near Kent Island, Maryland

Coast Guard searches for missing man near Kent Island, Maryland

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies search for 74-year-old man near Big Pine Key

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies search for 74-year-old man near Big Pine Key

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for overdue boater

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for overdue boater

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Dodge Island

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter near Dodge Island

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter operation near Metropolitan Park

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard halts illegal charter operation near Metropolitan Park

Seattle-based U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker returns home following 3-month, 14,000 nautical-mile Arctic deployment

Seattle-based U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker returns home following 3-month, 14,000 nautical-mile Arctic deployment

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter James returns home from 62-day counter-drug patrol

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter James returns home from 62-day counter-drug patrol

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters from water near New Smyrna Beach

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters from water near New Smyrna Beach

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to ride along Coast Guard Cutter James

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to ride along Coast Guard Cutter James

Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home after seizing $19M of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific

Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home after seizing $19M of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter James to offload 28,000 pounds of cocaine, 11,000 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter James to offload 28,000 pounds of cocaine, 11,000 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades

Coast Guard continues search for 2 missing men, dog along US eastern seaboard

Coast Guard continues search for 2 missing men, dog along US eastern seaboard

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter James to offload 28,000 pounds of cocaine, 11,000 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter James to offload 28,000 pounds of cocaine, 11,000 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades

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