HEADQUARTERS

Dec. 6, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads more than $239 million worth of cocaine in San Diego  

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloads approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $239 million, on Wednesday in San Diego.  The offload is a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutters Waesche and Active in November.  

Dec. 6, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold ribbon cutting ceremony for new multipurpose building in Port Canaveral

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony, Friday, for a new multipurpose building in Port Canaveral.

Dec. 6, 2023

Coast Guard publishes Accountability and Transparency Review Report and Commandant’s Directed Actions

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard published an Accountability and Transparency Review (ATR) report on the Service’s workforce culture and organizational climate in Washington, Wednesday.

Dec. 6, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to offload approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine in San Diego 

WHO: Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, Pacific Area commander, U.S. Coast Guard; Capt. Robert Mohr, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Waesche; U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath, Southern District of California; Director of Field Operations Sidney Aki, San Diego Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph Hathaway, San Diego Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration.   WHAT: The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is scheduled to offload approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $239 million, seized from the drug transit zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.  WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.  WHERE: 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, 1150 Terminal St., San Diego, CA 92101  Editor's Note: Media interested in attending should arrive no later than 2 p.m., and bring a government-issued photo ID, press credentials, proof of vehicle registration and insurance. Media will be escorted to the event location following a security screening. 

Dec. 5, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 5 people from flooding conditions near Rosburg, Washington

ASTORIA, Ore.  – The Coast Guard rescued five people from flooding conditions Tuesday near Rosburg, Washington.

Dec. 5, 2023

UPDATE 4: Unified Command monitors, responds to Gulf oil incident

The Unified Command continues to monitor and respond to an oil discharge near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company's pipeline system, known as the MPOG 11015 incident, near Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans.

Dec. 5, 2023

Coast Guard Academy Hosts Annual Lessons and Carols Service

New London, Conn. – The United States Coast Guard Academy is excited to host this year's Lessons and Carols service. The event will take place on Wednesday, December 6th, at 6:30 pm in Leamy Hall.

Dec. 5, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma and crew return to homeport following 65-day patrol in the Florida Straits

NEWPORT, R.I. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma (WMEC 908) and crew returned to their homeport in Newport on Tuesday, after a 65-day patrol in the Florida Straits. Tahoma deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast and Operation Vigilant Sentry within the Coast Guard Seventh District’s area of responsibility. During the patrol, Tahoma’s crew conducted maritime safety and security missions while working with other Coast Guard cutters to detect, deter, and intercept unsafe and illegal maritime migration ventures bound for the United States.

Dec. 4, 2023

UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for fisherman

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard suspended its search at roughly 5:30 p.m. Monday for a

Dec. 4, 2023

UPDATE 3: Unified Command continues response to tar balls near Long Branch, New Jersey

NEW YORK — A unified command composed of the Coast Guard, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Monmouth County, New Jersey, continued their response, Monday, to earlier reports of tar balls on the beach from Sea Bright, New Jersey, south to Asbury Park, New Jersey.