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April 28, 2024
PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies assist 8 after vessel runs aground near James Island
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies assisted eight people, Saturday, after their vessel ran aground on the Stono River near James Island.
April 27, 2024
Coast Guard medevacs 67-year-old woman 160 miles off Southwest Pass, La.
IMAGERY AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 67-year-old woman 160 miles off Southwest Pass, La., Saturday.
April 26, 2024
Coast Guard presents Gold Lifesaving Medal to Puerto Rican woman for saving 3 children in 2014
The Coast Guard presented the Gold Life Saving Medal to a Puerto Rican woman at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Friday. Aivelyn Díaz Rosado, 39, a resident of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for her heroic actions on April 21, 2014, in which three children were saved from strong rip currents in Dorado, Puerto Rico. “Today I had the honor of formally presenting the Gold Life Saving Medal, on behalf of the Commandant, to Aivelyn Díaz Rosado for her heroic actions on April 21, 2014, that saved three children from drowning off a beach in Dorado, Puerto Rico,” said Capt. José E. Díaz, Sector San Juan commander. “The Coast Guard is proud of Aivelyn and we wish her the very best in her future endeavors.”
Coast Guard rescues 8 children on Rio Grande near McAllen, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued eight children on the Rio Grande near McAllen, Texas, Tuesday.
April 25, 2024
Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to pier fire near Oceanside
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard is responding to a fire that started on Oceanside Pier Thursday afternoon.
Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew, seizes 350 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha and seized 350 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday.
Coast Guard repatriates 38 migrants to Dominican Republic following 2 interdictions near Puerto Rico
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 38 migrants to Dominican Republic, Wednesday, following two interdictions of unlawful, irregular migration attempts near Puerto Rico. The repatriated migrants were transferred to Dominican Republic authorities during a rendezvous with a Dominican Republic Navy vessel just off the Dominican Republic. Two other interdicted migrants remain in U.S. custody facing criminal immigration charges in the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico.
Coast Guard crews return 92 migrants to Bahamas, Cuba following multiple task force interdictions
Two U.S. Coast Guard cutters returned a combined 92 migrants, Wednesday, following four separate interdictions of unlawful, irregular migration attempts over the weekend.
New CGA policy revokes awards and honors for individual misconduct
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The U.S. Coast Guard Academy recently established a process to revoke honorary awards and other permanent institutional recognition given to members who are later found to have committed serious misconduct or engaged in criminal activity.
Coast Guard helps commercial fishermen ensure a safe catch
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