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Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s small boat crew prepares to rendezvous with a Dominican Republic Navy vessel during the repatriation of 53 migrants to Dominican Republic, Jan. 12, 2023. The migrant group was interdicted in the Mona Passage by Puerto Rico Police marine units, the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection multi-role enforcement aircraft the night of Jan. 10, 2024 near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 12, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 53 migrants to Dominican Republic, following interdiction of unlawful migration voyage in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s crew repatriated 53 migrants to Dominican Republic, Friday, following the interdiction of an overloaded makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the western coast of Puerto Rico. Cutter Joseph Napier’s crew transferred the migrant group to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew arrive at its new homeport at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 14, 2023, after transiting more than 9,440 miles over 35-days from Portsmouth, Virginia. The Harriet Lane is U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area’s newest Indo-Pacific support cutter and spent more than 15 months in a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) in Baltimore, Maryland, to prepare for the transition in missions and operations. Following reconstitution of the crew in July and returning to Portsmouth in August, the crew went through an extensive dockside period, ensuring the cutter was ready for the transit from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 12, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane to hold home port shift ceremony

Who: Adm. Steven Poulin, vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area; Cmdr. Nicole Tesoniero, commander, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) What: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew home port shift ceremony Where: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 1000 North Rd, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96860 When: Tuesday, January 16 at 9 a.m. Editor's Note: Media should RSVP by Monday, January 15 by 12 p.m. to Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Fisher at ryan.m.fisher@uscg.mil

Jan. 12, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to home port after a 129-day Alaska patrol

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) and crew completed a 129-day deployment that included readiness training in and around southern California and 50 days on patrol in the Bering Sea, before returning to their home port in Honolulu.

Jan. 12, 2024

Video Release: Coast Guard, partners host Nigerian delegation to showcase maritime security implementation at Port Tampa Bay

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Facilities Compliance Branch and Activities

Jan. 12, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam experiencing temporary VHF-FM radio communication disruption

SANTA RITA, Guam — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam advises the public the Joint Rescue Sub-Center is currently experiencing an interruption in receiving communications over VHF-FM radio via the Rescue 21 towers, Jan. 12, 2024. This disruption is an unintended consequence of a routine and pre-planned router relocation to enhance our operational capabilities. During the shift, watchstanders transferred the guard to listen to the VHF-FM communications to colleagues in Hawaii, similar to the precautions taken during Typhoon Mawar. However, upon transferring listening back to watchstanders, it was determined neither watchstanders in Guam nor Hawaii could now hear traffic on VHF-FM. The Rescue 21, the advanced maritime computing, command, control, and communication system designed to locate mariners in distress efficiently, is not fully operational. Technicians are diligently working to resolve the issue. However, at this time, there is yet to be an estimated time for the return to full operational service.

A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew located nine people in the water near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, after their unseaworthy vessel capsized in an unlawful migration attempt approximately 40 miles offshore. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s crew rescued all nine migrants and transferred them to the Dominican Republic Navy for repatriation and medical care. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo)

Jan. 11, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 9 migrants from sunken vessel near Dominican Republic

MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s crew and a unit from the Dominican Republic Navy combined efforts to rescue nine migrants from an unseaworthy vessel that sank near the coast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Jan. 11, 2024

Coast Guard reports fatality following counter drug mission in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI – A Coast Guard crew’s airborne use of force to stop a non-compliant vessel suspected of smuggling illicit narcotics in the Caribbean Sea resulted in a fatality on January 02, 2024.

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Jan. 11, 2024

Coast Guard, partners responding to two grounded vessels off the coast of Maui

HONOLULU --- The Coast Guard continues to respond to vessels that ran aground near Lahaina, Maui on Monday and Sugar Beach, Maui on Tuesday.

Jan. 10, 2024

Video Release: Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue three people from overturned vessel, find two deceased near Sitka, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to an overturned vessel near Chichagof Island, Tuesday evening, and recovered three survivors and located two deceased individuals.

Jan. 10, 2024

Unified Command scheduled to begin petroleum removal efforts on Tug Mazapeta

Contractors under the direction of a unified command will begin petroleum removal efforts on the Tug Mazapeta, January 12. The Mazapeta, a 1940s era military tugboat, sunk Sept. 4, 2023, in Little Potato Slough within the San Joaquin Delta, northwest of Stockton with approximately 1,600 gallons of diesel and engine oil were reported onboard at the time of the incident.