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March 18, 2024

Coast Guard, partners scheduled to conduct search and rescue exercise off Maui

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Maui Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise on March 20th, 2024, off the coast of Maui.

Dignitaries from multiple Malaysian government agencies, as well as members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, pose for a photo at the bow of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), while the cutter made a port call in Port Klang, Malaysia, March 2, 2024. This marked the first time a U.S. Coast Guard vessel called on Port Klang for a visit. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

March 18, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf visits Malaysia, strengthens partnerships with Southeast Asia regional allies

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) departed Port Klang, Malaysia, March 4, following several engagements with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and multiple Malaysian dignitaries. The Bertholf was the first U.S. Coast Guard cutter to pull into Port Klang. The crew arrived on March 1 after completing a joint transit through the Malacca Strait alongside the Republic of Singapore Navy vessel, MSRV Guardian.

March 18, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Commandant to deliver State of the Coast Guard Address

WASHINGTON — The commandant of the United States Coast Guard will deliver the annual State of the Coast Guard Address in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.

March 18, 2024

Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to host commercial fishing vessel safety and survival training event

The media is invited to join the crew of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light and maritime safety and survival experts on Thursday, March 21, during a training event for members of the local commercial fishing community.

March 15, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter accidentally discharges approximately 500 gallons of diesel fuel offshore of Fort Bragg

The Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot buoy tender, homeported in San Francisco, accidentally discharged approximately 500 gallons of diesel fuel 30 miles offshore of Fort Bragg Friday morning.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) crew members pull in slack on an aft mooring line to secure the cutter to a pier at HMAS Cairns, Queensland, Australia, March 7, 2024. The Harriet Lane made a five-day port call in Cairns during its inaugural Operation Blue Pacific patrol in Oceania. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ty Robertson)

March 15, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane reaches midway point of Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in Australia

CAIRNS, Australia – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew arrived in Cairns, Australia, Thursday, March 7, 2024, marking the midway point of the cutter’s inaugural Operation Blue Pacific patrol, which strengthens the U.S. Coast Guard’s relations with partners in Oceania. Harriet Lane and crew departed Pearl Harbor in January 2024 for Operation Blue Pacific and have since traveled more than 8,600 nautical miles with port calls in American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu and Australia, working alongside partner nations in Oceania. Operation Blue Pacific has allowed the Harriet Lane crew to work alongside partners with each nation’s unique expertise enhancing maritime governance architectures. The U.S. Coast Guard, using assets like Harriet Lane, will continue to serve allies and partners by engaging with local technical experts for exchanges, joint patrols, and bolstering capacity thus promoting a model of stability in the maritime environment.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew lands on the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909), Feb. 8, in the North Pacific Ocean. Campbell is a 270-foot, Famous-class medium endurance cutter. The cutter's primary missions are counter-narcotics, migrant interdiction, living marine resources protection, and search and rescue in support of U.S. Coast Guard operations throughout the Western Hemisphere.

March 15, 2024

Media Availability: Coast Guard vessel open for public tours, media engagements in Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The command and crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) will host public tours and be available for media interviews while in port this Saturday in Savannah.

March 15, 2024

Coast Guard rescues man 185 miles offshore Fort Myers

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew rescued a 72-year-old man, Friday, after his 40-foot sailing vessel took on water 185 miles west of Fort Myers.

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter conducts the medevac of 57-year-old man, U.S. citizen, Symphony of the Seas cruise ship passenger in waters just southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, March 14, 2024. The man was transported to a local hospital to receive a higher level of care. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

March 15, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs U.S. citizen Symphony of the Seas cruise ship passenger in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted the medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a Symphony of the Seas cruise ship passenger Thursday, in Caribbean Sea waters just southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Medevaced is 57-year-old man, U.S. citizen, who experienced possible stroke symptoms and required a higher level of medical care to a local hospital in Puerto Rico.

March 15, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, partner agencies to conduct oil spill response training in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will conduct pollution response training with various local, state and federal agencies focusing on coastal oil spills and aftermath shoreline assessments in the Charleston area, starting March 19, 2024.

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

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

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

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

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

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

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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