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April 10, 2024

Update 3: Coast Guard suspends search for boater missing off North Carolina coast

The Coast Guard suspended its active search for a missing boater Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. off the coast of North Carolina. Missing is Jeffrey Kale, 47, from Clover, South Carolina.

April 10, 2024

Coast Guard Academy Cadets disciplined for distributing answers to homework

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy held 55 Second Class cadets accountable after cadets distributed answers for two separate homework assignments via electronic means, in clear violation of Academy policy.

A crew member assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) greets his family at the cutter's return to home port on Coast Guard Base Alameda, Calif., following a 98-day patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, April 8, 2024. Throughout the deployment, Bertholf led international engagements in The Republic of Singapore, Malaysia, and India, strengthening interoperability and maritime governance through joint at-sea exercises, professional engagements, and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel)

April 10, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard cutter returns home following 98-day Indo-Pacific deployment

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and crew returned home Monday following a 21,000-mile, 98-day Indo-Pacific deployment in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet.

April 10, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host free, public Community Day in Corpus Christi, Texas

WHAT: Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi to host a free, public Community Day WHO: Members from Coast Guard units throughout the Corpus Christi area WHEN: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, April 13, 2024 WHERE: Water’s Edge Park, 602 S. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78401

The Coast Guard Cutter Dependable sits moored to the pier during a Heritage Recognition Ceremony in Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 9, 2024. The Heritage Recognition Ceremony celebrated the Dependable, its current and past crew members, and its accomplishments, before it was placed in commission, special status. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen)

April 10, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Dependable celebrated for 56 years’ service during heritage recognition ceremony

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard held a heritage recognition ceremony Tuesday in Virginia Beach to honor the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dependable (WMEC 626) and its 56 years of service to the Nation. The ceremony, which served to celebrate the Dependable’s legacy, underscored the cutter’s reputational motto, “Count on Us - Credibility Built on Excellence,” in the presence of cutter leadership, current and former crew members, families, and friends.

The Oil Spill Task Force takes a moment for a photo in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in Majuro, on April 1, 2024. In a landmark collaboration, five Hawaii-based active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard's 14th District and the Marine Environmental Response team from the newly established Regional Activities Center, alongside a scientific support coordinator from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), joined forces with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to initiate an Oil Spill Task Force in Majuro the first week of April 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

April 10, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard, regional partners launch Oil Spill Task Force in Majuro

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — In a landmark collaboration, five Hawaii-based active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard's 14th District and the Marine Environmental Response team from the newly established Regional Activities Center, alongside a scientific support coordinator from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), joined forces with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority (RMIEPA) to initiate an Oil Spill Task Force in Majuro the first week of April 2024. Over the course of a productive week, the team made significant progress in developing a National Contingency Plan for the Marshall Islands.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) crew renders honors to the Battleship Missouri Memorial as the Harriet Lane and crew return to home port in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, April 9, 2024. Harriet Lane and crew departed Pearl Harbor in January and traveled more than 15,000 nautical miles spanning from the Hawaiian Islands to the east coast of Australia. Patrolling in support of Operation Blue Pacific, the cutter and crew worked alongside Pacific Island nations to forge and advance relationships with like-minded allies and partners who share a common vision for maritime governance. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest)

April 9, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home after inaugural 79-day Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in Oceania

HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew returned to home port in Hawaii, Tuesday, after a 79-day patrol in support of Coast Guard District Fourteen's Operation Blue Pacific in Oceania.

April 9, 2024

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to host ribbon cutting ceremony at Base Boston for Fast Response Cutter pier

WHO: Rear Adm. Amy Grable, assistant commandant for engineering and logistics, and Andrea Gayle-Bennett, deputy secretary of the executive office of veterans' services. WHAT: Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Pier Ribbon Cutting Ceremony WHEN: Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 10 a.m. WHERE: Coast Guard Base Boston, 427 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109. Click the link above to view full news release.

April 9, 2024

UPDATE 2: Coast Guard resumes search for missing boater off North Carolina coast

The Coast Guard has resumed its search for a missing boater Tuesday off the coast of North Carolina. A good Samaritan located a vessel matching the description of the boat Jeffery Kale was aboard, nearly 83 miles east of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

April 9, 2024

Coast Guard, Corpus Christi Fire Department rescue 3 from water in Nueces Bay, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard and Corpus Christi Fire Department rescued three men after their boat capsized in Nueces Bay near Corpus Christi Monday.