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Jan. 31, 2024

Coast Guard honors legacy; Final Makapu’u Lighthouse keeper returns after 50 years

HONOLULU — Ron Cianfarani, retired U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer and the final manual caretaker of the Makapu’u Lighthouse, received a guided tour from the Coast Guard’s Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) Honolulu, Jan. 24, 2024.

Jan. 31, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 28 migrants to Dominican Republic, following interdiction of unlawful migration voyage in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley’s crew repatriated 28 migrants to Dominican Republic, Tuesday, following the interdiction of an overloaded makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the western coast of Puerto Rico.   One of the repatriated migrants transferred to Dominican Republic authorities has a standing warrant in the Dominican Republic for homicide.

Jan. 30, 2024

M/V Genius Star XI docks in Dutch Harbor, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Unified Command confirmed today that the M/V Genius Star XI docked in Dutch

Jan. 30, 2024

A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuates two passengers off a cruise ship near San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuates a 56-year-old male passenger and a 77-year-old male passenger from a cruise ship approximately 13 miles off the coast of San Diego Tuesday morning. 

Jan. 30, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns to Kodiak from Bering Sea patrol

The crew of USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) returned home to Kodiak on Monday following a 45-day winter Bering Sea patrol during which they conducted domestic fisheries enforcement, responded to search and rescue, and conducted several shipboard training exercises.

Jan. 30, 2024

Coast Guard to conduct additional testimony for the Grande Costa D’Avorio Hearing

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have scheduled follow up witness testimony on Wednesday and Friday in support of the ongoing investigation into the fire that occurred on July 5, 2023 aboard the Italian-flagged cargo vessel, Grande Costa D’Avorio, while docked at the Port of Newark, New Jersey. Click on the link above to view full news release.

Jan. 30, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard will conduct commissioning for new Mardi Gras float

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media are invited to attend as the Coast Guard commissions its new Mardi Gras float for this year's carnival season

Jan. 29, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home, offloads approximately $55M worth of drugs in Tampa Bay

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) and crew returned from a 60-day counterdrug patrol and offloaded approximately $55 million worth of illicit narcotics, Monday, in Tampa Bay. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force - South, the Resolute crew stopped two suspected drug trafficking ventures, preventing 6,565 pounds of marijuana and approximately 3,700 pounds of cocaine from entering the United States, and detained six suspected traffickers. The drugs were seized in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Supporting the Resolute was an embarked MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and crew from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, and a law enforcement detachment from Tactical Law Enforcement Team - South.

Jan. 29, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton is the first US government vessel to moor at Panamanian cruise terminal

PANAMA CITY — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) arrived at the newly constructed Amador Cruise Terminal, in Panama City, Panama, Wednesday, becoming the first U.S. government vessel to moor at this facility. Hamilton’s crew hosted members from the U.S. Embassy in Panama, senior members of Panamanian law enforcement agencies, and an official from the terminal.

Jan. 28, 2024

Coast Guard holds memorial to honor fallen crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Coast Guard crew members from across the country held a memorial service honoring the fallen crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn, Sunday, at the Blackthorn Memorial site in St. Petersburg.

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