HEADQUARTERS

June 28, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Air Station Savannah conducts change of command ceremony

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah conducted a change of command ceremony, Friday, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah.

June 28, 2024

Coast Guard commissions first Pacific Northwest-based Fast Response Cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned its 56th Fast Response Cutter and first one to be stationed in the Pacific Northwest during a ceremony held in Astoria, Ore., Thursday. Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC-1156) is the first of three planned Fast Response Cutter’s (FRC) to be homeported in Astoria. The commissioning ceremony is one of the most important traditional milestones in the life of a cutter, as it represents the readiness of the cutter to conduct Coast Guard operations and marks her entry into active service.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing paddleboarder near Miami

The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing paddleboarder near Miami, Thursday, pending new information. 

June 27, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Willow conducts change of command ceremony

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Willow conducted a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in North Charleston.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. holds Change of Command ceremony

KEY WEST, Fla. — Chief Warrant Officer Adam R. Smith relieved Chief Warrant Officer Chad M. Barber as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr., Thursday, during a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West.

June 27, 2024

Unified Command completes pollution response of the cruise ship Aurora

A unified command has completed its pollution response to the sunken vessel Aurora, a decommissioned cruise ship, which sank May 22, in Little Potato Slough within the San Joaquin Delta northwest of Stockton. Over the last several weeks, response contractors, Global Diving and Salvage and subcontractors, successfully refloated the vessel and removed an estimated 21,675 gallons of oily water, 3,193 gallons of hazardous waste, and five 25-yard bins of debris was removed from the vessel. Extensive surveys suggest that no recoverable oil remains onboard. There were no observations of oiled wildlife throughout the response.

June 27, 2024

La Guardia Costera suspende esfuerzos de búsqueda del nadador desaparecido en Maryland 

Baltimore- La Guardia Costera suspendió la búsqueda de un nadador de 17 años desaparecido en Stoney Creek, Pasadena, a las 9:02 a.m. del jueves.  Aproximadamente a las 11:00 p.m. del miércoles, los observadores del Sector de la Guardia Costera de Maryland recibieron un informe de un nadador desaparecido visto por última vez con su familia en la rampa comunitaria para botes Elizabeth Landing en la playa de Pasadena. Varios miembros de la familia, incluyendo el joven de 17 años, estaban nadando cerca de la rampa para botes, pero el joven de 17 años no regresó a la orilla con los demás.

June 27, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento to conduct change-of-command ceremony

Sacramento, Calif. — Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento personnel are scheduled to host a change-of-command ceremony Friday at Air Station Sacramento.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer off Maryland

The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing 17-year-old male swimmer in Stoney Creek, Pasadena, at 9:02 a.m. Thursday. 

June 27, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Recruiting Office Indianapolis to host grand opening

 The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a grand opening event Saturday, for a new recruiting office in Indianapolis, from 9-11 a.m. The opening celebrates the first Coast Guard recruiting office in Indianapolis.