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Two Coast Guardsmen escort a man to an awaiting ambulance.

Oct. 14, 2024

Coast Guard Air Station Ventura conducts first rescue, medevacs man offshore Los Angeles

The Coast Guard medevaced a 63-year-old man experiencing severe abdominal pain from the cruise ship Grand Princess off Los Angeles, Sunday afternoon.

Oct. 13, 2024

Coast Guard disestablishes Area Command for Hurricane Milton, transitions to long-term impact recovery

MIAMI — The Seventh Coast Guard District disestablished their area command post in response to Hurricane Milton, Sunday, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa- Locka.

Oct. 12, 2024

Coast Guard rescues two after vessel begins taking on water

MIAMI - A Coast Guard Air Station Miami helicopter crew rescued two people, Friday, after their vessel began taking on water approximately 55 miles northeast of Key West.

A representative from the Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority addresses participants during a tabletop exercise at a marine pollution workshop in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Oct. 10, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard personnel with the Marine Environmental Response Regional Activity Center joined delegates from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Kiribati, Australia, and Samoa to collaborate and prepare for marine pollution emergencies in the Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shannon McGregor)

Oct. 11, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard participates in marine pollution workshop in Solomon Islands

HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard personnel from the Marine Environmental Response Regional Activity Center (MER-RAC) and District 14 Response Advisory Team participated in a marine pollution incident workshop in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Oct. 8-11.

Oct. 10, 2024

Coast Guard coordinates interservice medevac 1000 miles west of Humboldt Bay, Calif.

The Coast Guard coordinated efforts with the U.S. Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing and the U.S. Air Force's 563rd Rescue Group to medevac a mariner approximately 1000 miles west of Humboldt Bay, California, Wednesday.

U.S. Coast Guard District Seven commander, Rear Adm. Douglas Schofield, meets with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division commander, Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, to discuss Hurricane Milton response efforts at the Florida Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Oct. 10, 2024. Partnership efforts continue in support the State of Florida regarding the assessment and reconstitution of operations in commercial seaports following hurricane Milton. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers courtesy photo)

Oct. 10, 2024

Coast Guard announces port openings following Hurricane Milton, warns impacted communities to exercise caution

MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds mariners and residents of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to remain vigilant following Hurricane Milton, Thursday.

Oct. 10, 2024

Coast Guard rescues man off Longboat Key following Hurricane Milton

MIAMI - A Coast Guard Air Station Miami helicopter crew rescued a man, Thursday, approximately 30 miles off Longboat Key following Hurricane Milton.

Oct. 9, 2024

Coast Guard rescues four people near Oregon Inlet

The Coast Guard rescued four people Monday, near Oregon Inlet. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report of four people aboard a disabled 27-foot vessel at anchor and taking on water due to the rough sea state.

Oct. 9, 2024

Coast Guard prepares personnel, resources for Hurricane Milton response

MIAMI — The Coast Guard District Seven Area Command pre-staged and prepositioned personnel, aircraft, and boats in advance of Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall late Wednesday evening.

Oct. 8, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley crew returns from 75-day Arctic Ocean patrol

KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) returned to their home port in Kodiak, Oct. 4, following a 75-day patrol in the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. The crew intercepted a Russian Federation naval vessel transiting the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, conducted domestic fisheries along the Aleutian Islands, and provided search and rescue coverage to the Bering Sea.