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The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark interdicting a migrant venture 57 miles south of Turks and Caicos Islands August 17, 2024. The crew embarked all 182 Haitian migrants for disposition.

Aug. 21, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 182 migrants to Haiti

MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence repatriated 182 people to Haiti, Wednesday, following an interdiction south of Turks and Caicos Islands.

Capt. Tiffany H. Davidson (left) salutes Capt. Michael “Mac” McCarthy (right) symbolizing the assumption of command of Coast Guard Reserve Unit U.S. Southern Command during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida, Aug. 16, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Unit Southern Command supports national security and maritime safety by providing operational and logistical support to Southern Command’s eight Joint Directorates. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Zimmerman)

Aug. 20, 2024

Coast Guard Reserve Unit U.S. Southern Command holds change of command ceremony

MIAMI — Coast Guard Reserve Unit U.S. Southern Command members held a change of command ceremony, Friday, at U.S. Southern Command’s Conference Center of the Americas in Doral.

Photo showing the sailing vessel Obsession hard aground on a reef just off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Aug. 15, 2024. The Coast Guard continues to coordinate vessel removal operations with experts from Resolve Marine and local and federal partner environmental agencies. The sailing vessel originally ran aground July 21, 2024. (Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 20, 2024

Coast Guard coordinates removal of grounded sailing vessel from reef off Flamenco Beach

The Coast Guard announced, Tuesday, a crane barge is headed to Culebra, Puerto Rico, for Resolve Marine contractors to remove the grounded sailing vessel Obsession from the reef just off Flamenco Beach. A Resolve Marine 400-ton shear-leg barge, 164-foot in length and 54-foot wide, being towed by tugboat from Baltimore, Maryland, is expected to arrive to Puerto Rico before the end of the month. The crane barge carries an a-frame structure with the capacity to do a clean lift during vessel removal operations. Once the barge is maneuvered into position and logistical arrangements are completed, Resolve Marine teams will lift the sailing vessel and deliver it to a location and facility to be determined.

A Coast Guard law enforcement detachment crew detains suspected smugglers on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Aug. 8, 2024. This interdiction resulted in a drug offload worth more than $14 million. (Photo by HMS Trent crew)

Aug. 20, 2024

Coast Guard offloads more than $14 million in illegal narcotics interdicted by Royal Navy partners in Caribbean Sea

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded more than 1,115 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $14.7 million in San Juan, Thursday.

The crew of the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) tow a disabled 22-foot fiberglass boat with six fishermen in good condition aboard about 11 nautical miles off Satawal, Federated States of Micronesia, on Aug. 18, 2024. The vessel, which had been adrift after experiencing engine failure, was towed to Satawal Atoll by the Oliver Henry. The Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) Guam watch received a distress alert from a 406MHz Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) registered in the United States at approximately 9 a.m. local time on Aug. 17. The beacon, lent out by a Yap-based owner to outer island fishermen, was activated, signaling potential distress about 27 nautical miles north northeast of Satawal. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryder Nollan)

Aug. 19, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescues a disabled fishing vessel crew near Satawal Atoll, FSM

SANTA RITA, Guam — On Aug. 18, 2024, the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew successfully rescued six fishermen and towed their disabled fishing vessel to Satawal Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), marking the end of a coordinated search and rescue operation showcasing strong international and local partnerships. "This operation underscores the vital importance of Personal Locator Beacons in maritime safety. By quickly alerting us to the fishermens' location; the PLB effectively took the 'search' out of 'search and rescue' by narrowing the search area significantly and allowing us to focus on the swift recovery of the vessel. This highlights the strength of our regional partnerships and the profound impact of technology in enhancing our mission effectiveness." said Cmdr. Patton Epperson, the search and rescue mission coordinator on the case, highlighting the collaborative nature of the mission.

U.S. Coast Guard personnel from District Fourteen and Air Station Barbers Point pose for a photo with a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Forum Fisheries Agency at the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre (RFSC) in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 13, 2024. An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point toured the RFSC as part of their participation in Operation Island Chief, during which they searched over 232,100 square miles in the South Pacific to detect any illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Aug. 19, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard completes Operation Island Chief in Pacific region

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard has completed Island Chief, a 13-day operation to safeguard the invaluable marine resources of Pacific Island nations and the Western Central Pacific Ocean.

Aug. 16, 2024

Coast Guard partners with Dillard University to launch College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard announced a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dillard University, Friday, marking a significant step in expanding active duty recruitment efforts in New Orleans.

Aug. 16, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies to enforce security zones in Palm Beach

MIAMI – Coast Guard Sector Miami law enforcement and partner agency crews are scheduled to enforce temporary security zones in Palm Beach from Aug. 19 – Nov. 30.

A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew medevacs a 51-year-old man from the fishing boat, Team Galati, 45 miles west of Anna Maria Island, Florida, Aug. 16, 2024. The 51-year-old man was later transferred to an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Clearwater and transported to Tampa General hospital for further care. (U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg photo)

Aug. 16, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs man from boat 45 miles west of Anna Maria Island

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Coast Guard crews medevaced a 51-year-old man from a fishing boat 45 miles west of Anna Maria Island on Friday.

Aug. 16, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy arrives in Seattle following scientific research, onboard fire

SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) arrived in Seattle Friday after conducting scientific research in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean in support of the Arctic Observing Network, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Healy’s crew and embarked researchers conducted more than 150 conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts to investigate the circulation and properties of the water, monitored for signs of harmful agal blooms, and collected observations on marine mammals and birds in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas.