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Feb. 26, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 4 adults and a child after their vessel took on water off the San Diego Coast

SAN DIEGO — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter rescued four adults and one child from the 58-foot pleasure craft Playhouse after the vessel began taking on water between San Clemente Island and Dana Point, Calif., Saturday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego's Joint Harbor Operations Center received a distress call from the Playhouse at approximately 11 p.m., reporting a shaft seal failure that led to 2 feet of water entering their engine room during transit from San Clemente Island to Dana Point. The crew of the Playhouse successfully halted the leak and promptly alerted the Coast Guard.

Feb. 26, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home to Astoria for the last time

ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and its crew returned to their homeport, Monday, after a 59-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This patrol is scheduled to be the cutter’s last patrol out of its current homeport of Astoria, Oregon.

Feb. 24, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters near Texas City, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued four people from their overturned vessel near the Texas City Dike, Texas, Saturday.

Feb. 24, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing paddleboarder

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard crews suspended the search for a missing paddleboarder, Saturday, pending new information.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) poses for a photo in front of approximately $52 million in illicit narcotics on the cutter’s flight deck in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2024. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, the Reliance crew stopped two drug trafficking ventures, detaining six suspected traffickers and preventing nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine, and 5,400 pounds of marijuana, worth more than $57 million, from entering the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Reliance)

Feb. 24, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Reliance interdicts $57 million in illicit drugs during Eastern Pacific Ocean deployment

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their homeport Saturday following a 57-day counterdrug patrol. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, the Reliance crew stopped two drug trafficking ventures, detaining six suspected traffickers and preventing nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine, and 5,400 pounds of marijuana, worth more than $57 million, from entering the United States. The drugs were seized in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew and shipriders from the Kiribati Police Maritime Unit (PMU) with members of the U.S. Coast Guard International Maritime Training Team stand for a photo in Tarawa, Kiribati, on Feb. 16, 2024. For the first time since 2015, the patrol incorporated shipriders from the PMU, executing the maritime bilateral agreement signed with Kiribati in 2008. These engagements under Operation Blue Pacific emphasize the United States' commitment to strengthening ties and ensuring maritime security within the Pacific community. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Nicholas Haas)

Feb. 23, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard conduct joint patrol with Kiribati partners under Operation Blue Pacific

TARAWA, Kiribati — In a significant advancement of regional maritime cooperation, the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew successfully concluded a pivotal leg of its current expeditionary patrol in the Kiribati exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from Feb. 11 to 16, 2024. This leg marks a noteworthy engagement under Operation Blue Pacific, emphasizing the United States' commitment to strengthening ties and ensuring maritime security within the Pacific community.

Feb. 23, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Operation Deep Freeze 2024 mission, departs Antarctica

SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 12, after operating for 51 days below the Antarctic Circle in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024. The Polar Star and crew broke a 38-mile channel through fast ice to create a navigable route for vessels to reach McMurdo Station and escorted a cargo vessel and oil tanker through the ice to and from the station.

Feb. 23, 2024

Coast Guard interdicts 3 lancha crews, seizes 2,160 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted three lanchas and seized 2,160 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Coy, a damage controlman assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910), passes bales of illicit drugs interdicted by the unit’s law enforcement team, Jan. 30, 2024, in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis patrolled in support of the Coast Guard’s mission to combat illegal drug trafficking.

Feb. 23, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis disrupts illegal narcotics trafficking during Caribbean deployment

KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned to their homeport in Key West on Friday following a 62-day patrol in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis worked in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force-South alongside partners to deter illegal narcotics trafficking in the Central Caribbean. With an embarked MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron and support from the USS Farragut (DDG 99), Thetis interdicted approximately 2,646 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $34.8 million.

Boat with migrants aboard adjacent to Coast Guard small boat. Second picture depicts the vessel disembarked.

Feb. 22, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 25 migrants to Cuba

Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr’s crew repatriated 25 migrants to Cuba, Wednesday, following an interdiction of a migrant venture near Key West, Florida.

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Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

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Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

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