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A Coast Guard Marine Science Technician responding to a pollution case inspects a derelict vessel Sept. 4, 2023, after the vessel washed ashore on Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Aug. 31, 2023. Resolve Marine cleanup crews, hired as the oil spill response organization for this case, completed the removal of 300 gallons of diesel, oily water waste and two cubic yards of oiled debris from the vessel’s tanks and interior Sept. 5, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 6, 2023

Coast Guard, clean-up crews remove fuel and oiled debris from derelict vessel washed ashore on Mona Island, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Incident Management pollution responders and contracted cleanup crews completed the removal of diesel and oiled debris, Tuesday, from a 40-foot derelict modified low-profile vessel washed ashore on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Due to the potential impact to the waterway, the Coast Guard activated the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and contracted Resolve Marine as the oil spill removal organization for this case. Currently, clean-up efforts are estimated at $190,000 hundred thousand and they are projected to increase.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk flies over cruise ship to prepare for a medical evacuation, September 4, 2023 about 180 nautical miles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Air Station Cape Cod was launched after the cruise ship reported having a passenger on board experiencing abdominal pain. (U.S. Coast Guard Courtesy photo)

Sept. 5, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger 180 miles from Cape Cod

The Coast Guard medevaced a passenger from the cruise ship Carnival Legend 180 nautical miles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Monday.

Alex Haley crewmembers assist in the landing of a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Kodiak in the Bering Sea, July 16, 2023. The Alex Haley is a 282-foot Medium Endurance Cutter that performs search and rescue, fisheries law enforcement and vessel safety inspections across Alaska and has been home-ported in Kodiak since 1999. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty officer First Class Jasen Newman.

Sept. 5, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns to homeport after 57-day patrol in Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea

The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) and its crew returned to its homeport of Kodiak following a successful 57-day patrol in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, Monday.

Korea Coast Guard vessel KCG 3011 (Badaro) (foreground) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) conduct an at-sea engagement in the Tsushima Strait Aug. 16, 2023. Munro is deployed to the Indo-Pacific to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more stable, free, open, and resilient region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote)

Sept. 5, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro Visits Republic of Korea

GWANGYANG, Republic of Korea — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) departed Gwangyang, Republic of Korea, following a scheduled port visit, August 16. While there, Munro conducted several days of engagements and exchanges with the Korea Coast Guard. The port call and follow-on at-sea engagements occurred during the 70th anniversary of the United States - Republic of Korea alliance which began July 25, 1953. “We appreciate and look forward to our continued partnership and at-sea engagements with the Korea Coast Guard,” said Capt. Rula Deisher, Munro’s commanding officer. “We are thankful for the hospitality of the city of Gwangyang and truly enjoyed the many opportunities provided to participate in both professional and cultural exchanges.”

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received a call from Coast Guard Sector Buffalo of a person who fell off their kayak and was pushed onto the cliffs in Lake Erie.

Sept. 3, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 1 from base of cliff near Erie, Pennsylvania

DETROIT – The Coast Guard rescued one person from the base of a cliff Sunday, after their kayak capsized offshore near Shores Beach, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Sept. 3, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 10 miles offshore Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON— The Coast Guard medevaced one man who was injured while fishing approximately 10 miles south of Freeport, Texas, Sunday.

Sept. 3, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for missing person in Manteo, North Carolina

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended its search for 47 year-old Scott Johnson, Sunday,

Sept. 2, 2023

Coast Guard rescues multiple individuals in distress after flash flooding

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard saves multiple individuals who were in distress following flash flooding in the vicinity of San Diego, Friday evening. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received an agency assist request from the Imperial County Sheriffs to aid in the rescue of an individual stranded in a semi-truck in a swiftly moving wash. NO IMAGERY

Sept. 2, 2023

Unified Command expanded to address maritime hazards and pollution threats following Maui Wildfire

State and Federal emergency responders have established an Emergency Support Function #10 (ESF #10) Western Maui Wildfire Unified Command with the mission of overseeing the assessment, removal, and disposal of incident-generated hazardous materials, response to actual and potential oil discharges, and clearance of marine debris and sunken or displaced vessels from designated waterways, including Lāhainā Harbor, in the aftermath of the Western Maui Wildfire.

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard Area Command for Hurricane Idalia disestablished

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Seventh District has disestablished an area command post, Friday, which was

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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