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July 6, 2023

Unified Command established for vessel fire in Newark, New Jersey

PORT NEWARK, New Jersey – The Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and Gallagher Marine Systems, the representative for the ship operator, have established a Unified Command in Port Newark, supported by a host of federal, state and local emergency response agencies. The Unified Command was established to continue its response to the fire aboard the cargo vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio, which caught fire Wednesday night around 9:30 PM. Clink the link to read the entire press release.

July 6, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates, transfers 115 people to Haiti, Bahamas

MIAMI – Coast Guard crews repatriated 94 people to Haiti and transferred 21 people to the Bahamas following three separate migrant vessel interdictions in the past week which originated from either Haiti or Bahamas.  

July 6, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies responding to vessel fire in Newark, New Jersey

The Newark Fire Department, the Coast Guard, and multiple state and area agencies are continuing their response to a fire in Port Newark on the vehicle carrier ship Grande Costa D’Avorio.

July 5, 2023

Coast Guard assists 5 people aboard disabled vessel in Chincoteague Bay

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted a disabled boat with five people aboard just after

July 5, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 5 after boat collision near Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued five adults who were injured in a boat collision near Galveston, Texas, Tuesday.

July 3, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 44 migrants to Dominican Republic, following makeshift vessel interdiction in Mona Passage

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle crew repatriated 44 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of a makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the northwest coast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Three migrants from previous interdiction events in the Mona Passage were among those repatriated. The interdicted migrants claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals except for one Haitian national.

July 3, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 2 people near Marathon

MIAMI — A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued two men, Monday, after their vessel grounded 1 mile east of Vaca Key in Marathon.

July 3, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue man off Clearwater

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter crew rescued a man, Sunday, out of the mangroves of Anclote Island.

July 3, 2023

Coast Guard responds to airplane crash near Old Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard responds to airplane crash near Old Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska

July 2, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from offshore platform near Venice, La.

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from an offshore platform Sunday near Venice, Louisiana.

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