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Nov. 9, 2023

Coast Guard medically evacuated a male passenger from a fishing vessel 40 miles off the coast of San Diego 

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard Sector San Diego helicopter crew rescued a 64-year-old male from a fishing vessel approximately 40 miles off the coast of San Diego, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received a distress call from the fishing vessel Pride, requesting a medical evacuation for a crewmember at approximately 9 a.m. The injured male was experiencing multiple onset abnormalities.

Nov. 9, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard establishes its first Junior ROTC units in Alabama and Mississippi

PHOTO RELEASE: The Coast Guard, Clinton High school and Saraland High School conduct a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units in Mississippi and Alabama, Wednesday and Thursday morning.

Nov. 9, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man near Dauphin Island, Ala.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs man near Dauphin Island, Ala.

Nov. 8, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard, USAID co-sign Memorandum of Understanding

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), signed an updated international disaster assistance Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington, Wednesday.

Nov. 8, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne returns to home port following a 52-day multi-mission patrol in the Eastern Pacific

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne and crew returned to their home port

Nov. 8, 2023

Coast Guard to participate in San Diego Fleet Week 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to participate in the annual San Diego Fleet Week, which is set to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 8, and will run through Nov.12.

Nov. 7, 2023

Tug crew frees American Courage, freighter that ran aground in St. Clair River

DETROIT — The American Courage, a 617-foot lake freighter that ran aground in the St. Clair River this morning at 7:21 a.m. local, was successfully refloated around 7 p.m. with the help of towing vessels from Great Lakes Towing.

Nov. 7, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard formally establishes Base Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard is proud to announce the establishment of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam on Nov. 8, 2023, in a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Carola List, commander of Operational Logistics Command.  Led by Cmdr. Dana Hiatt, Base Guam, will be pivotal toward enhancing the U.S. Coast Guard's mission support logistics in the region. This strategic move aligns with the Service's commitment to increase mission support throughout Oceania. Given Guam's vital importance to national security, this initiative takes center stage. 

Nov. 7, 2023

Freighter American Courage runs aground in St. Clair River; shipping channel remains open

DETROIT — The American Courage, a 617-foot lake freighter, ran aground in the St. Clair River this morning and is the subject of an ongoing response by Coast Guard Sector Detroit. The freighter, carrying 20,000 tons of stone, experienced the grounding near Marine City, Mich.

Nov. 7, 2023

Coast Guard, partners, good Samaritan respond to plane crash near Marathon

MIAMI — The Coast Guard, partner agencies, and a good Samaritan responded to a plane

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