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Sept. 5, 2024

Feature Story: 'Sisters in Service' On the morning of August 26, 2024, Petty Officer Second Class Jennaya Allen advanced from 2nd to 1st class and was relieved by her own sister, Petty Officer Second Class Gabriella Alongi, aboard the USCGC Sailfish (WPB-87356).

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos cutter boat assists the passengers of a disabled makeshift vessel taking on water in Atlantic Ocean waters northeast of Samana, Dominican Republic, Monday night. The Joseph Tezanos crew provided life jackets and assisted with the transfer of all 20 migrants to the Dominican Republic Navy patrol boat Capella. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 5, 2024

Coast Guard, Dominican Republic Navy rescue 20 migrants from sinking vessel in Atlantic Ocean

The crews of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos and Dominican Republic Navy patrol boat Capella rescued 20 migrants from a disabled vessel taking on water in the Atlantic Ocean, Monday night. The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft detected a suspect 20-foot migrant vessel, approximately 30 nautical miles northeast of Samana, Dominican Republic. The Coast Guard aircrew reported seeing the migrants signaling for assistance and bailing out water from the makeshift vessel.

Sept. 4, 2024

Partners complete removal of aground yacht off Maryland

The 104-foot yacht Lovebug was successfully re-floated and transited from near Annapolis, Maryland, to Dorchester, New Jersey, August 31, 2024.

Sept. 4, 2024

Coast Guard 11th District public affairs office has a new phone number for media

The Coast Guard 11th District public affairs office has consolidated phone numbers for three offices located in Alameda, San Diego and Los Angeles/Long Beach into one shared phone number with options to route callers to each individual office, after hours on-call personnel and voicemail. Media members are invited to call (206) 815-6689 for all media inquiries regarding Coast Guard operations in California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) transits Godthab's Fjord alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) during Operation NANOOK (OP NANOOK), Aug. 21, 2024. OP NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' annual series of Arctic exercises designed to enhance defense capabilities, ensure the security of northern regions, and improve interoperability with Allied forces. Black participated in the operation alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian and Danish Allies to bolster Arctic readiness and fulfill each nation's defense commitments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rylin Paul)

Sept. 4, 2024

US Coast Guard completes Operation Nanook 2024, strengthening Arctic security and international partnerships

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) completed Operation Nanook, an annual exercise led by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and supported by the U.S. 2nd Fleet and U.S. Coast Guard, on Aug. 26. Op Nanook is the CAF’s signature operation. It delivers Arctic training, develops partnerships, and improves readiness among its participants. Operation Nanook Tuuglaalik is the maritime multi-national cooperation with allied navies. It reinforces the CAF as a key maritime partner and expert in Arctic safety, security and defense matters in Canada’s high northern latitudes and within the circumpolar strategic context. A more persistent high north presence through Tuuglaalik will enhance surveillance and control in the Arctic region.

Coast Guard Academy professor Dr. Joshua Gray is using a microscope to teach his biology class in Smith Hall, August 29, 2024. Gray is leading a group of faculty members from several institutions across the country to incorporate research into undergraduate biology courses. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Janessa Warschkow

Sept. 3, 2024

CGA Professor awarded National Science Foundation grant to foster undergraduate research

NEW LONDON, Conn., -- Dr. Joshua Gray, a professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, is leading a group of faculty members from several institutions across the country in a comprehensive effort to incorporate research into undergraduate biology courses.

Graphic representing the 100-yard safety zone surrounding the aground sailing vessel Obsession that is in effect during operations to remove the vessel from a reef off Flamenco Beach at Culebra, Puerto Rico, Sept. 3, 2024. Following removal, the vessel will be transported to a facility at Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, followed by a post-assessment of the reef area. (U.S. Guard photo/graphic)

Sept. 3, 2024

Coast Guard cautions boaters of safety zone during removal operations for grounded vessel off Flamenco Beach

The Coast Guard cautions boaters and people conducting recreational water activities to stay clear from the established safety zone and crane barge worksite that is scheduled to conduct vessel removal operations, starting Tuesday, for the grounded sailing vessel Obsession from a reef just off Flamenco Beach. The safety zone consists of a 100-yard perimeter around the sailing vessel Obsession and will be in place until removal operations are completed sometime next week. There will be a Coast Guard vessel on-scene enforcing the safety zone and guiding any boating traffic or people conducting recreational activities in the area to stay clear from the work site. “We would like to remind everyone that there will be a safety zone around the active worksite during the vessel removal operations for the sailing vessel Obsession,” said Chief Warrant Officer Jamie Testa, Federal On-Scene Coordinator Representative for the case. “There will be a lot of sensitive and complex movements of heavy equipment, including diving operations near the reef area. In this final stage, we must continue to do everything possible to keep people and responders safe and to protect the reef and marine environment from any further impacts.”

Aug. 30, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 26-year-old woman off cruise ship near San Diego

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 26-year-old woman Thursday off the Navigator of the Seas cruise ship approximately 30 miles west of San Diego.

A small boat crew assigned to the Arleigh Bruke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) approaches the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc during rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 26, 2024. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather 925 miles offshore Honolulu. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lance Watson)

Aug. 29, 2024

Coast Guard, Navy rescue woman, child, pets from sailboat beset by weather 925 miles off Honolulu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard and Navy completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather offshore Hawaii Wednesday.

Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) sails in the Atlantic Ocean, June 27, 2021. Escanaba is a 270-foot Famous-class cutter with a crew of around 100 conducting many of the sevice's missions with an emphasis on law enforcement and security. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dyxan Williams.)

Aug. 29, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba completes 46-day counter-drug patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) returned home to Portsmouth, Wednesday, following a 46-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. While deployed, crew members supported the Coast Guard Eleventh District, headquartered in Alameda, California, and Joint Interagency Task Force – South, headquartered in Key West, Florida.