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May 23, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for 3 people in the water near Seward, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended the active search, Thursday, for three people in the

A Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. speaks to a group in front of a podium.

May 23, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies urge safe boating practices during National Safe Boating Week

MIAMI – The Coast Guard and partner agencies emphasize the importance of boating safety and responsible maritime practices heading into Memorial Day weekend at Crandon Park Marina, Thursday.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) moors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 20, 2024. The James arrived in Rio de Janeiro for a scheduled port visit during Operation Southern Cross 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Logan Kaczmarek)

May 23, 2024

Brazil and the United States partner to combat illegal fishing as US Coast Guard Cutter arrives in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) arrived in the port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a scheduled visit, Monday. This visit marks James’ third stop as the cutter continues its multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean, exhibiting the U.S. Coast Guard’s partnership with Brazil and strengthening the interoperability of the two nations’ maritime forces to counter illicit maritime activity and promote maritime sovereignty throughout the region.

May 23, 2024

Media Availability: Coast Guard Sector San Francisco to conduct change of command ceremony

SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard Sector San Francisco personnel are scheduled to host a change-of-command ceremony Friday on Yerba Buena Island.

A USCGC Resolute small boat crew recovers two life rafts from the sunken 90-foot schooner De Gallant approximately 20 miles north of Great Inagua, May 21, 2024.

May 23, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for two mariners missing near Bahamas

The Coast Guard suspended its search, Wednesday evening, for two missing mariners approximately 20 miles north of Great Inagua.

May 22, 2024

Unified Command conducts vessel pollution response efforts near Stockton

SAN FRANCISCO — A Unified Command with representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, California

May 22, 2024

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement 2024

NEW LONDON, Conn., — Two-hundred and twenty-five ensigns graduated and commissioned for service at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Wednesday, May 22. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered the keynote address during the 143rd commencement exercises on Cadet Memorial Field. The Class of 2024 arrived at the Academy on July 8, 2020.

May 22, 2024

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue overdue boater near Vermilion Bay, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued an overdue boater Wednesday after his boat ran aground near Vermilion Bay, Louisiana.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Tyson Scofield (left) and U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Robert Mohr (right) salute each another during the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche’s (WMSL 751) change of command ceremony aboard the cutter while moored at Base Honolulu, May 20, 2024. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition representing the formal transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)

May 22, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche holds a change of command ceremony

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) held a change of command ceremony, Monday, on Coast Guard Base Honolulu.

May 22, 2024

Media Advisory: Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold safe boating press briefing ahead of Memorial Day weekend

The Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade County, and representatives from Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue, City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue, Miami Beach Police, and North Bay Village Police will meet with the public to discuss safety strategies in advance of the boating season.