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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Coy, a damage controlman assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910), passes bales of illicit drugs interdicted by the unit’s law enforcement team, Jan. 30, 2024, in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis patrolled in support of the Coast Guard’s mission to combat illegal drug trafficking.

Feb. 23, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis disrupts illegal narcotics trafficking during Caribbean deployment

KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned to their homeport in Key West on Friday following a 62-day patrol in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis worked in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force-South alongside partners to deter illegal narcotics trafficking in the Central Caribbean. With an embarked MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron and support from the USS Farragut (DDG 99), Thetis interdicted approximately 2,646 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $34.8 million.

Boat with migrants aboard adjacent to Coast Guard small boat. Second picture depicts the vessel disembarked.

Feb. 22, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 25 migrants to Cuba

Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr’s crew repatriated 25 migrants to Cuba, Wednesday, following an interdiction of a migrant venture near Key West, Florida.

Feb. 22, 2024

FEATURE RELEASE: Coast Guard creator makes waves in sneaker design

Kenneth Jones is a man who shows up – for his family, his community, and his country. Stationed at the Atlantic Area Communications Command Center in Norfolk, Virginia, Petty Officer Jones and his team help save lives at sea by delivering rapid, reliable, and secure communications operations to Coast Guard operational commanders, joint and interagency partners, civilian organizations, and the maritime public. 

Feb. 22, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 2 from sinking boat offshore Sabine, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted two boaters whose vessel began taking on water 35 miles southeast of Sabine, Texas, Wednesday.

Feb. 21, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard introduces cetacean desk, enhancing cetacean safety in Salish Sea

SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound introduced a cetacean desk pilot program during a ceremony at Sector Puget Sound, Feb. 21.

Feb. 21, 2024

Coast Guard to elicit chief engineer’s testimony for the Grande Costa D’Avorio Hearing

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have scheduled follow up witness testimony Thursday evening 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 on the link above to view full news release.

A Coast Guard Sector Charleston Incident Management Division member from Sector Charleston and partner agencies concluded pollution response efforts for an oil product found in a water drain in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 12, 2024. On Feb 8, Sector Charleston’s Incident Management Division, in coordination with the Charleston County Emergency Management Department and Charleston City Water Management Department, received a report of oil in a storm drain near a Chevron facility in Charleston, South Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 20, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to oil spill in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coast Guard Sector Charleston and partner agencies concluded pollution response efforts for an oil product found in a water drain in Charleston, Feb 12.

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle interdicts an unlawful maritime migration voyage vessel with 72 migrants in Mona Passage waters, approximately 50 nautical miles off Puerto Rico, Feb. 15, 2024. The migrant group was repatriated to Dominican Republic, where they were received by Dominican Republic Navy authorities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 20, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 72 migrants to Dominican Republic, following unlawful migration voyage interdiction in the Mona Passage

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle repatriated 71 migrants to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Saturday, following the interdiction of an unlawful irregular migration voyage in the Mona Passage. The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated one other migrant from this case to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel, Monday, just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The interdiction occurred after the aircrew of a Customs and Border Protection multi-role enforcement aircraft detected a grossly overloaded makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters southwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Thursday night. The suspect vessel was transiting from the Dominican Republic to enter the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.

Feb. 20, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for 4 missing men off Venice

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended the search for four men missing off the coast of

Feb. 19, 2024

Unified Command transitions authority of response for the grounded vessel near Bodega Bay

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR) transitioned the authority of lead responding agency to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA’s GFNMS) Monday.