HEADQUARTERS

Oct. 16, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam sends delegation to Republic of Marshall Islands, assuming expanded role as primary facilitator of longstanding relationship

SANTA RITA, Guam — Capt. Nicholas Simmons, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam (CGFM/SG), led a delegation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), one of the three former U.S. trust territories under the Compact of Free Association (COFA) the week of Sept. 18, 2023. The visit underscores CGFM/SG's strengthened role as the primary facilitator of the cooperative relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI, reinforcing longstanding ties. They will continue to hold a significant role in the regular Joint Committee Meetings.

Oct. 15, 2023

UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing worker near Harahan, Louisiana

The Coast Guard suspended its search at 7:07 p.m. Saturday for a missing 55-year-old man near Harahan, Louisiana.

Oct. 14, 2023

Coast Guard searching for missing man near Harahan, Louisiana 

The Coast Guard is searching for a missing 56-year-old man near Harahan, Louisiana, Saturday.

Oct. 14, 2023

Coast Guard responds to a medical emergency aboard the charter fishing vessel Legend 

VIDEO AVAILABLE: SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard Sector San Diego personnel respond to a medical emergency aboard a charter fishing vessel approximately 55 miles west of Point Loma, Thursday afternoon.  At approximately 1 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Diego watchstanders received a distress call from the charter fishing vessel, Legend, reporting a medical emergency. A 79-year-old male passenger lost consciousness and fell, signs of a heart attack. 

Oct. 14, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 near Georgetown, South Carolina

A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew rescued two people from the water, Friday, in the vicinity of the Winyah Bay entrance near Georgetown.

Oct. 13, 2023

Update: Salvage operations continue for Bonnie G off St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas - Pollution and salvage responders will continue operations through the weekend to safely remove the grounded Bonnie G off Cyril E. King Airport.  

Oct. 13, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax caller

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard Investigative Service is seeking the public’s assistance with information regarding search and rescue hoax transmissions made over the course of two days.

Oct. 13, 2023

Media Advisory: Coast Guard establishes joint information center for Bonnie G Response

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – The Incident Command established an information center for the Bonnie G response.  

Oct. 13, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 65 migrants to Dominican Republic following 2 vessel interdictions in Mona Passage

Coast Guard crews repatriated 65 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Sunday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of two overloaded vessels in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico. Four Dominican men who were interdicted, Monday, are facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico on a range of charges including attempted illegal re-entry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1326, bringing in and harboring unlawfully non-U.S. citizens under 8 U.S.C 1324, and failure to heave to under 18 U.S.C. 2237.

Oct. 12, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember 135 miles southwest of Southwest Pass, Louisiana

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 69-year-old man from a research vessel Thursday approximately 135 miles southwest of Southwest Pass, Louisiana.