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The owner and operator of the vessel Stimulus Money, Richard Cruz and Jaime Pinilla Gomez, were arrested and served with a complaint yesterday after the July 2022 capsizing of the vessel while underway on the Hudson River, resulting in the death of two passengers, a seven-year-old boy and 48-year-old woman

March 8, 2024

Coast Guard warns public of dangerous illegal charter operations following arrest of two individuals

NEW YORK — The owner and operator of the vessel Stimulus Money, Richard Cruz and Jaime Pinilla Gomez, were arrested and served with a complaint yesterday after the July 2022 capsizing of the vessel while underway on the Hudson River, resulting in the death of two passengers, a seven-year-old boy and 48-year-old woman. Click the link above to view the full news release.

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s small boat crew offloads 182 kilograms of cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, March 8, 2024. The British Royal Navy HMS Trent (P224), operating with a Coast Guard LEDET onboard, seized the contraband and apprehended two smugglers, Dominican Republic nationals, following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel in Caribbean Sea waters southwest coast of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, March 3, 2024. (Courtesy photo)

March 8, 2024

Coast Guard offloads $4.5 million in seized cocaine, transfers custody of 2 smugglers to federal law enforcement in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 182 kilograms of cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers to federal law enforcement authorities in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Friday. The British Royal Navy HMS Trent (P224), operating with a Coast Guard LEDET onboard, seized the contraband and apprehended two smugglers, Dominican Republic nationals, following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel in Caribbean Sea waters southwest coast of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, March 3, 2024.

A Unified Command with representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR), and Orange County Sheriff's Department are responding to an oil sheen observed offshore of Huntington Beach.

March 8, 2024

Unified Command is Responding to Oil Sheen Offshore of Huntington Beach

A Unified Command with representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR), and Orange County Sheriff's Department has been established in response to an oil sheen observed offshore of Huntington Beach.

The sailing vessel Quartz partially submerged in waters southeast of Anegada, British Virgin Islands, after Coast Guard and Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) units responded to a Mayday call in which a VISAR marine unit rescued three adult boaters during the early morning hours of March 7, 2024. The boaters were forced to abandon the sailing vessel onto a dinghy, after the catamaran hit the rocks and started taking on water. (Photo courtesy of Virgin Islands Search and Rescue)

March 7, 2024

Coast Guard, Virgin Islands Search and Rescue rescue 3 boaters from sinking sailing vessel near the British Virgin Islands

Coast Guard and Virgin Islands Search and Rescue units rescued three boaters near Horseshoe Reef, approximately six nautical miles southeast of Anegada, British Virgin Islands, Thursday. Rescued are three adults, who reportedly were forced to abandon the sailing vessel Quartz, a 33-foot catamaran, after the vessel struck the rocks and began taking on water. All three boaters were wearing lifejackets when rescued.

A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft Law Enforcement boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island surveys a Mexican lancha off the southern Texas coast, March 5, 2024. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island interdicted a lancha and seized 220 pounds of red snapper. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island)

March 7, 2024

Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department interdict 4 lanchas, seize 1,250 pounds of illegal fish

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department interdicted four lancha crews and seized approximately 1,250 pounds of illegally caught red snapper in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off southern Texas, Tuesday.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mikayla Parnell relays signals on the fueling deck of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) during a refueling at sea evolution with U.S. Naval Ship John Ericsson (T-AO 194) on Feb. 23, 2024, in the South China Sea. Bertholf is deployed to the Indo-Pacific region to advance relationships with ally and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charlotte Duran)

March 7, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf conducts drills, refueling at Sea, during transit in South China Sea

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) departed Alameda, Calif., Jan. 2, and is the Coast Guard's first national security cutter deployed to the Indo-Pacific region this year.

March 6, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax caller near Baltimore

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is seeking the public’s assistance with

March 5, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing person off Oregon Inlet

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard recovered one missing boater and suspended the search for a

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) is assisted by tugs as it arrives at Changi Naval Base in Singapore, Feb. 25, 2024. The Bertholf moored next to USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), a U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship, also in the region to support an open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Commander Samuel Hoard, Jr.)

March 5, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf arrives in Singapore

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and crew arrived in Singapore, Feb. 25, after transiting more than 8,000 nautical miles over 30 days from San Diego, Calif.

Following efforts with Kiribati partners, the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew conduct the next leg of their expeditionary patrol on Feb. 20 to 27, 2024, spending time in Majuro, Wotje Atoll, and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) working with partners, underscoring commitment to maritime security and international cooperation regionally. Underway in support of Operation Blue Pacific, the cutter crew showcased the effectiveness of the U.S. and RMI maritime bilateral agreement, conducting a shared patrol with shipriders emphasizing collaborative efforts in maritime safety, security, and stewardship in terms of resource protection. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 5, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard conduct combined patrol with Marshallese partners under Operation Blue Pacific

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — Following efforts with Kiribati partners, the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew recently concluded the next leg of their expeditionary patrol from Feb. 20 to 27, 2024, spending time in Majuro, Wotje Atoll, and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) working with partners, underscoring commitment to maritime security and international cooperation regionally. Underway in support of Operation Blue Pacific, the cutter crew showcased the effectiveness of the U.S. and RMI maritime bilateral agreement, conducting a shared patrol with shipriders emphasizing collaborative efforts in maritime safety, security, and stewardship in terms of resource protection.