HEADQUARTERS

Dec. 2, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for multiple people near Couverden Point, Alaska 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has suspended its search Monday morning for five people after their fishing boat reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska, pending the development of new information.  Coast Guard crews searched for nearly 24 hours, covering more than 108 square nautical miles.   “We stand in sorrow and solidarity with the friends and family of the people we were not able to find over the past 24 hours,” said Chief Warrant Officer James Koon, a search and rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska. “I am deeply grateful for the swiftness of our crews and other search assets who came together to amplify our efforts and completely saturate our search areas. Our collective hearts are with the friends and families of those who are experiencing the effects from this loss.”   Involved in the search were:    -Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska   -Coast Guard Air Station Sitka   -Coast Guard Station Juneau   -Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20)  -Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman (WPC 1149)   -Alaska Marine Highway System vessel Hubbard   U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska watchstanders received the mayday call at approximately 12:07 a.m. on VHF-FM channel 16 from the crew aboard the fishing vessel Wind Walker reporting they were overturning.   Anyone with new information about this situation is requested to contact Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska watchstanders at 907-463-2980.  

Dec. 2, 2024

Coast Guard rescues overdue boater near Matagorda, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted an overdue boater 10 miles offshore Matagorda,

Dec. 1, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Dauphin Island, Alabama

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Coast Guard suspended its active search for one missing boater, Sunday evening,

Dec. 1, 2024

Guard, Good Samaritans searching for multiple people near Couverden Point, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard and Good Samaritans are searching Sunday for an estimated five people from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska.

Nov. 30, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 66-year-old woman from cruise ship off California Coast

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 66-year-old woman from a cruise ship approximately 280 miles south of the U.S. and Mexico maritime boundary Friday. At 7:12 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders received a notification from a crew member aboard the Koningsdam, a Holland America Line cruise ship, requesting a medevac for a 66-year-old woman experiencing symptoms of a stroke.

Nov. 28, 2024

Coast Guard responds, investigates No. 3 fuel oil spill at Puma Energy fuel dock in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Incident Management pollution responders from Sector San Juan are responding to and investigating a No. 3 fuel oil spill at the Puma Energy fuel dock in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Thursday. The source of the oil discharge has been secured and most of the material is contained within the PUMA Energy fuel dock area. Approximately, 1,000 gallons are estimated to have spilled into the water.

Nov. 27, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing boaters near Brunswick, Ga.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coast Guard Sector Charleston suspended its search for two missing mariners,

Nov. 27, 2024

Coast Guard announces San Juan Port’s Pier-3 West remains closed to cruise ships until further notice

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan announced, Wednesday, that San Juan Port’s Pier-3 West remains closed to cruise-ships until further notice pending requested satisfactory assessment studies followed by a Coast Guard on-site inspection of the facility.   In April 2024, the Coast Guard established an operational control disallowing cruise ship operations on San Juan Harbor’s Pier-3 West, following an incident at the facility which resulted in the loss of a dolphin mooring structure just off the main pier. Following the incident, the Coast Guard issued a Facility Inspection Requirements form CG-835(f) to San Juan Cruise Port and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority notifying the established operational control until satisfactory mooring and berthing studies on the structure were provided to the Coast Guard for evaluation. “One of the Coast Guard’s top priorities is safety of the nation’s maritime port facilities,” said Capt. Luis J. Rodriguez, Commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan and Captain of the Port – San Juan. “San Juan’s Pier-3 West receives the largest cruise ships in the world. Since the loss of the facility's mooring structure, Coast Guard Prevention personnel have been actively working with the San Juan Cruise Port and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority to determine if the structure remains sound for cruise ship operations. We understand the inconvenience of this matter, however, it is critical we ensure the safety of the port, the cruise ships and the thousands of people who operate on or visit the island through this port facility.  My team stands ready to move ahead immediately once we receive the awaited studies from San Juan Cruise Port and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority.”

Nov. 27, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs ailing man from cruise ship 50 miles off Oahu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a cruise ship 50 miles offshore Oahu Tuesday.

Nov. 26, 2024

Coast Guard heavy icebreaker departs Seattle for months-long deployment bound for Antarctica

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Seattle, Friday, beginning their deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) is an annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). This marks the 28th year that the Polar Star has supported ODF.