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March 12, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 2, searches for 1, 48 miles offshore Grand Isle, La.

Derelict vessel in water abandoned. On the horizon, a Coast Guard Cutter sails away.

March 12, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 65 migrants to Haiti

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Venturous repatriated 65 migrants to Haiti, Tuesday, following an interdiction of a migrant venture near Great Inagua, Bahamas.

Unified Command has concluded the response Monday to an oil sheen that was observed offshore of Huntington Beach.
Over the weekend cleanup crews recovered approximately 85 gallons of product from offshore recovery efforts and removed roughly 1,050 pounds of oily waste/sand and tar balls from the shoreline. Official quantification of product collected throughout the response is ongoing.

March 11, 2024

UPDATE Final: Unified Command concludes response to sheen offshore of Huntington Beach

Unified Command concluded its response Monday to an oil sheen observed offshore of Huntington Beach. Over the weekend, cleanup crews recovered approximately 85 gallons of product from offshore recovery efforts and removed roughly 1,050 pounds of oily waste/sand and tar balls from the shoreline. Official quantification of product collected throughout the response is ongoing.

A crew from the French Air Force arrived at Air Station Barbers Point on March 4, 2024, for a week-long subject matter exchange with U.S. Coast Guard aircrews.
The seven-member team, comprised of three pilots and four crew members, is stationed in French Polynesia, Tahiti, and flies a CN235 Casa aircraft; during their visit, they participated in various activities designed to enhance their aviation proficiency and build professional relationships with their Coast Guard counterparts.

March 11, 2024

French Air Force crew trains at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point

HONOLULU – A crew from the French Air Force arrived at Air Station Barbers Point on March 4, 2024, for a week-long subject matter exchange with U.S. Coast Guard aircrews.

March 11, 2024

Coast Guard to conduct final planned testimony for the Grande Costa D’Avorio Hearing

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold the final planned witness testimony Wednesday in support of the ongoing investigation into the fire that occurred on July 5, 2023 aboard the Italian-flagged cargo vessel, Grande Costa D’Avorio, while docked at the Port of Newark, New Jersey. Click the link above to view the full news release.

March 11, 2024

Coast Guard recovers man deceased while interagency search for 1 other continues off the Condado beach area San Juan, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard air and surface units recovered an unresponsive man from the water, Sunday, and continue to search alongside interagency partners for one other man who remains missing off the Condado beach area in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday. Recovered deceased is Charles Victor Daniel, 20, from Moline, Illinois, while still missing is Staff Sgt. Fidel Cruz Llanos, 34, member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, who reportedly dove into the water to assist a man in distress. Bystanders reported that Cruz Llanos was last seen, approximately 80 yards from shore, going under and not resurfacing.

March 11, 2024

Media Availability: Coast Guard to hold ribbon-cutting ceremony for new station in Fort Myers

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Wednesday, for Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach in Fort Myers.

March 10, 2024

UPDATE 3: Unified Command continues response to sheen offshore of Huntington Beach

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Unified Command continues to oversee the response to an oil sheen observed offshore of Huntington Beach. An overflight conducted this morning did not observe any sheen offshore. As such, offshore recovery assets will be demobilized. Shoreline cleanup teams continue to observe tar balls along the beaches in Huntington Beach and will continue to remove them as needed.

March 9, 2024

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to sheen offshore of Huntington Beach

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Unified Command continues its response Saturday to an oil sheen located two and a half miles off Huntington Beach. An overflight on the morning of March 9 did not observe any remaining recoverable sheen. Tar balls were observed along the shoreline in Huntington Beach, and onshore recovery teams will assess the shoreline and remove them as needed.

March 8, 2024

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to sheen offshore of Huntington Beach

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Unified Command continues its response Friday to an oil sheen two and a half miles off Huntington Beach.