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Sept. 28, 2023

HSTF-SE sustains enhanced force posture to rescue, repatriate migrants

MIAMI — Homeland Security Task Force-Southeast (HSTF-SE) federal, state and local partner agencies continue to patrol by land, air and sea to prevent and deter irregular, unlawful maritime migration to the United States. For news and updates from HSTF-SE, follow us on “X” (formerly Twitter) at @HSTF_Southeast.

Sept. 28, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs 61-year-old woman near Southwest Pass, La.

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 61-year-old woman Wednesday from the Carnival Valor cruise ship approximately 62 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana

Sept. 28, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy completes mission with U.S. National Science Foundation in East Siberian Sea

EAST SIBEREAN SEA – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crew and embarked researchers completed the 2023 U.S. National Science Foundation mission, Saturday, servicing the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS). The month-long mission’s objective was to recover, service, and replace an array of nine long-term subsurface moorings that encircled the Siberian shelf from the Eurasian Basin to the East Siberian Sea.

Sept. 27, 2023

Training Center Cape May to fire 40MM battery

CAPE MAY, N.J. — U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May staff will be conducting a 22-Gun Salute

Sept. 26, 2023

UPDATE: U.S. Coast Guard Western Maui Wildfire Emergency Support Function #10 Unified Command transitions to next phase in response

  Editors Note: Click image to download a high resolution version. HONOLULU — State and federal

Sept. 26, 2023

US Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns home following 78-day deployment in the high northern latitudes

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Tuesday, following a 78-day deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean. Throughout the deployment, Forward supported the U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic Strategy and partnered with allied nations and agencies during Operation Nanook 2023, an annual Canadian-led military exercise to strengthen maritime objectives in the high northern latitudes. Alongside Canadian and French forces navigating the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, Forward’s crew performed training evolutions including towing and formation steaming, replenishment at sea, visual communications tactical signaling, and cross-deck exercises. In addition, an attached team from Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific conducted a boarding exercise with French Navy vessel BSAM Garonne to demonstrate at-sea capabilities and assist in enhancing partner training curriculums.

Sept. 26, 2023

Media Advisory: Coast Guard, state and local first responders will conduct a large-scale drill on Tennessee River

Editors Note: Media planning to attend should RSVP no later than 4 p.m., September 27th, by

Sept. 26, 2023

Coast Guard ends search for woman swept by current off beach in Clallam County, Washington

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard has ended its search for a missing woman in Clallam County after a body matching the woman’s description was located on Rialto Beach, Monday.

Sept. 26, 2023

Coast Guard detains passenger vessel after failed inspection

MIAMI – Coast Guard marine inspectors from Sector Key West removed a small passenger vessel from

Sept. 26, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to offer public tours during visit to Boston

BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in Boston, Thursday. The Eagle will moor in Charlestown, behind the USS Constitution Sept. 28-30, and will be open for free public tours. Tours will be available for the following date and times: • Thursday (12 p.m. to 7 p.m.) • Friday (10a.m. to 7 p.m.) • Saturday (10a.m. to 7 p.m.) Note: Tours for military and first responders begin one hour prior to posted tour times on Friday and Saturday. At 295 feet in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service. Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy curriculum. Eagle is a three-masted barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and 6 miles of rigging. The cutter was constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II. Additional information about the Eagle can be found here. The Eagle's design dimensions can be found here.