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May 20, 2024

Coast Guard urges preparedness during National Safe Boating Week

SEATTLE – In support of National Safe Boating Week, held from May 18 to 24, the Coast Guard urges all recreational boaters and recreational paddlers throughout the Pacific Northwest to exercise caution and become knowledgeable on water safety in preparation for the 2024 boating season.

May 20, 2024

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Sector North Carolina to hold National Safe Boating Week media event

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina is scheduled to host a media event Thursday for National Safe Boating Week at Coast Guard Station Oak Island. National Safe Boating Week is an annual observance, the week prior to Memorial Day weekend, marking the launch of the Safe Boating Campaign, a national initiative encouraging boaters on best practices for a safe boating experience.

May 20, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 85-year-old from cruise ship 24 miles off Galveston,Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an 85-year-old man from a cruise ship 24 miles off Galveston, Texas, Sunday.

Lt. Jay DeInnocentiis meets with Marine Transportation leadership and ATON technicians to discuss the fixed and floating ATON constellation in Palau on May 14, 2024. The team completed a vital weeklong mission in the Republic of Palau, setting the stage for future collaboration and bolstering safe maritime navigation and security. This visit, in response to a request from Palau Marine Transportation, focused on an Aids to Navigation (ATON) Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE). (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

May 20, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard visit to Republic of Palau strengthens maritime navigation and cooperation

KOROR, Republic of Palau – On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard completed a vital weeklong mission in the Republic of Palau, setting the stage for future collaboration and bolstering safe maritime navigation and security. This visit, in response to a request from Palau Marine Transportation, focused on an Aids to Navigation (ATON) Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE). The exchange laid the foundation for a future SMEE planned for later in the year, including personnel from the 225-foot sea-going buoy tender, USCGC Hickory (WLB 212).

May 19, 2024

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to Pelican Island Bridge Allision

GALVESTON, Texas – The Unified Command, consisting of Martin Marine, the Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office, continues to respond to the incident that occurred Wednesday when a Martin Marine-owned barge allided with the Pelican Island Bridge.

May 19, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing child near South Padre Island, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas— The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, is searching for a missing child near South Padre Island, Texas, Sunday.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) approaches the pier, Sept. 26, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Forward completed a two-and-a-half month-long patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean to support the Coast Guard Arctic Strategy and participate in the Canadian Armed Forces-led Operation Nanook 2023, an annual military exercise conducted to strengthen shared maritime objectives in the high northern latitudes. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)

May 19, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) holds change of command ceremony

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Andrew Grantham relieved Cmdr. Staci Rutsch as commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) during a change of command ceremony, Wednesday, on Coast Guard Base Portsmouth.

May 18, 2024

Coast Guard urges safety during National Safe Boating Week, Memorial Day weekend

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrate National Safe Boating Week, May 18 through May 24, and urge mariners and beachgoers to be safe this Memorial Day weekend.

Capt. Jason Ingram, Sector Key West commander, presided over the event. Lt. Cmdr. Tara Pray, incoming commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Issac Mayo and Lt. Cmdr. Travis Murray outgoing commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo pose for a photo at a change of command ceremony on May, 17, 2024, in Key West, Florida. The change of command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

May 17, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo holds Change of Command ceremony

KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo crew held a change of command ceremony, Friday, at Coast Guard Sector Key West in Key West.

May 17, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard convenes Safety Board of Inquiry to assess port infrastructure risks

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard convened a Ports and Waterways Safety Board of Inquiry Wednesday, to evaluate the risks to critical port infrastructure posed by larger commercial vessels and increased traffic density.