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July 16, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold change of command ceremony in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Sector Charleston is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony, Friday, at Coast Guard Sector Charleston.

Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach and Maritime Safety and Security Team provide first aid to a man who suffered a severe leg injury after being struck by a boat propeller, near Elliot Key, July 15, 2025. The man was taken to the Jackson South Medical Center for a higher level of care. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo)

July 16, 2025

Coast Guard Rescues Man Struck by Boat Propeller Near Elliott Key

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard crew members medevaced a 55-year-old man who suffered a leg injury from a vessel’s propellor near Elliot Key, Florida, Tuesday.

July 15, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to remove the sunken vessel Chaleur near Stockton, Calif.

The Coast Guard will be overseeing the removal and destruction of the vessel Chaleur, a historic 140-foot former Canadian Navy minesweeper that sank in Little Potato Slough, causing an environmental pollution event in a navigable waterway.

July 15, 2025

Coast Guard relieves commanding officer of Centralized Service Desk

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily relieved Lt. Cmdr. George O. Ziwortin, commanding officer of the Centralized Service Desk (CSD) in St. Louis, Missouri, Tuesday.

A Coast Guard Station Sand Key law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter operating on the Intracoastal Waterway near Madeira Beach, Sunday. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

July 15, 2025

Coast Guard stops illegal charter operation near Madeira Beach

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Station Sand Key law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter operating on the Intracoastal Waterway near Madeira Beach, Sunday.

July 15, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard, Mexican Navy collaborate to disrupt suspected maritime smuggling venture off the coast of San Diego

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130) and the Mexican Navy vessel ARM Revolución successfully collaborated to deter a suspected maritime smuggling attempt approximately 11 miles southwest of Point Loma, Sunday. At approximately 4 p.m., the crew of Robert Ward detected a vessel transiting north from Mexican waters into U.S. territorial waters. As the cutter prepared to deploy its small boat to conduct a boarding, the suspected smuggling vessel suddenly reversed course and fled south at a high rate of speed.

Capt. Robert J. Berry (Left) and Capt. James J. Camp (Right) salute each other during a change of command ceremony for the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West in San Diego, July 9, 2025. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson (Center), commander, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the time-honored military tradition, which represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Nuhfer)

July 14, 2025

Coast Guard Deployable Specialized Forces unit holds change-of-command ceremony in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West hosted a change-of-command ceremony in San Diego, July 9, 2025. Coast Guard Capt. James J. Camp relieved Capt. Robert J. Berry as the commanding officer during the ceremony.

July 14, 2025

Coast Guard medevacs 77-year-old man 138 miles southwest of Sanibel Island

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew medevaced a 77-year-old man, Sunday, experiencing stroke like symptoms approximately 138 miles southwest of Sanibel Island.

SAN DIEGO - A San Francisco based MSST boarding team interdicts a 20-foot smuggling vessel with three aliens aboard approximately 6 miles off Imperial Beach, California July 12, 2025. The vessel initially stopped but attempted to flee; Coast Guard crews used warning and pepper ball rounds to gain compliance and safely take control. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

July 14, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 3 aliens off the coast of Imperial Beach, Calif.

SAN DIEGO — A San Fransico based Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team interdicts three aliens aboard a 20-foot vessel approximately six miles west of Imperial Beach, Saturday. At approximately 4 p.m., the MSST SF law enforcement team observed a vessel crossing the maritime boundary line with no indication of navigational lighting.

July 14, 2025

CORRECTION: Coast Guard assists 11 people aboard flooding catamaran off Dana Point, Calif.

Corrections: Coast Guard assisted 11 people aboard the charter catamaran. The previous published release stated the people were saved. The Coast Guard cutter's small boat crew assisted in using dewatering pumps to remove water from the vessel. The 11 passengers were transferred to another charter vessel operated by the same company and no injuries were reported DANA POINT, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies assist 11 people aboard a charter catamaran taking on water approximately 7 miles south of Dana Point Harbor, Saturday evening. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders received a distress call at approximately 6:20 p.m. from the operator of the 50-foot catamaran Manute’a, reporting flooding while still making way toward Dana Point Harbor. The Dana Point Harbor Patrol and Orange County Sheriff’s Department were monitoring Channel 16 and immediately responded to assist. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach assumed command of the search and rescue mission, issued an urgent marine information broadcast, and launched a response boat from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach while diverting the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren. The cutter’s small boat crew, along with partner agency vessels, arrived on scene, and assisted with using dewatering pumps to remove water from the vessel. The 11 passengers were transferred to another charter vessel, operated by the same company. The charter catamaran operator was able to safely transit back to port under the vessel’s own power with no other assistance needed.