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The National Hurricane Center graphic for Tropical Storm Francine, released at 1500Z 09 Sep 2024. The graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Francine as it moves along in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sept. 9, 2024

Coast Guard urges preparedness ahead of Tropical Storm Francine

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is preparing, Monday, and will respond to impacts from Tropical Storm Francine as it is expected to strengthen to a hurricane and make landfall along the Louisiana coast on Wednesday.

Sept. 9, 2024

Coast Guard, local emergency response teams search for female tourist off Condado Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface rescue teams continue searching alongside local emergency authorities for a missing person off Condado Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Still missing is a 22-year-old woman from Indianapolis who was visiting the island and went swimming with two of her friends, who were caught in the strong rip currents affecting the area. The woman’s friends were rescued and assisted ashore by local bystanders and responding authorities. The missing woman reportedly was wearing a white shirt, pants and beach swim wear.

This graphic QR code was created for the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation Titan Submersible hearing website. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic)

Sept. 6, 2024

Coast Guard releases Titan Marine Board of Investigation hearing schedule, witness list

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard released the schedule and witness list for the Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the loss of the Titan submersible Friday.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew and Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies rescued two adults after their 26-foot boat capsized 18 miles off Pass-a-Grille Beach, Florida, Sep. 6, 2024. Using the signal from one of the survivor's personal locator beacon, the aircrew located both people wearing life jackets. The aircrew hoisted one individual from their partially submerged vessel, and the deputies retrieved the other survivor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 6, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agency rescue 2 boaters 18 miles off Pass-a-Grille Beach

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew and Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies rescued two adults, Friday, after their 26-foot boat capsized 18 miles off Pass-a-Grille Beach.

Sept. 6, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 52-year-old from cruise ship offshore Galveston,Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an 52-year-old man from a cruise ship offshore Galveston, Texas, Thursday.

Sept. 6, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold active-shooter exercise on the Neuse River

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard, along with federal and state partners, are scheduled to hold an active-shooter/active threat full-scale exercise Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the vicinity of the Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal in Havelock, North Carolina.

Sept. 5, 2024

FEATURE RELEASE: Sisters in Service

Feature Story: 'Sisters in Service' On the morning of August 26, 2024, Petty Officer Second Class Jennaya Allen advanced from 2nd to 1st class and was relieved by her own sister, Petty Officer Second Class Gabriella Alongi, aboard the USCGC Sailfish (WPB-87356).

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos cutter boat assists the passengers of a disabled makeshift vessel taking on water in Atlantic Ocean waters northeast of Samana, Dominican Republic, Monday night. The Joseph Tezanos crew provided life jackets and assisted with the transfer of all 20 migrants to the Dominican Republic Navy patrol boat Capella. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 5, 2024

Coast Guard, Dominican Republic Navy rescue 20 migrants from sinking vessel in Atlantic Ocean

The crews of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos and Dominican Republic Navy patrol boat Capella rescued 20 migrants from a disabled vessel taking on water in the Atlantic Ocean, Monday night. The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft detected a suspect 20-foot migrant vessel, approximately 30 nautical miles northeast of Samana, Dominican Republic. The Coast Guard aircrew reported seeing the migrants signaling for assistance and bailing out water from the makeshift vessel.

Sept. 4, 2024

Partners complete removal of aground yacht off Maryland

The 104-foot yacht Lovebug was successfully re-floated and transited from near Annapolis, Maryland, to Dorchester, New Jersey, August 31, 2024.

Sept. 4, 2024

Coast Guard 11th District public affairs office has a new phone number for media

The Coast Guard 11th District public affairs office has consolidated phone numbers for three offices located in Alameda, San Diego and Los Angeles/Long Beach into one shared phone number with options to route callers to each individual office, after hours on-call personnel and voicemail. Media members are invited to call (206) 815-6689 for all media inquiries regarding Coast Guard operations in California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.