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July 23, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 7 boaters from grounded vessel near Breton Sound, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued seven boaters Sunday from their grounded vessel in North Breton Island, Louisiana.

July 23, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Port O’Connor, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI , Texas— The Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man from a fishing vessel 15 miles south of Port O’Connor, Texas, Saturday.

The crew of USCGC Steadfast return to the cutter’s homeport in Astoria, Oregon, following a patrol July 21, 2023. Steadfast is a 210-foot reliance class cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee)

July 23, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home after 70-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific

ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to homeport, Friday, after a 70-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Steadfast’s crew disrupted the flow of illegal narcotics on three separate occasions during their patrol, preventing a combined total of more than 11,550 pounds of cocaine from reaching the U.S.

July 23, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard assists 3 aboard disabled sailing vessel off Vilano Beach

The Coast Guard assisted three people, Saturday, after their 30-foot sailing vessel became disabled off Vilano Beach.

July 22, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 43 year old from oil tanker 55 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana

VIDEO AVAILABLE: HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 43-year-old woman from an oil tanker 55 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Friday.

Capt. Bob Kinsey (left) and Capt. Tom D’Arcy (right) salute each other during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) change of command ceremony on Base Honolulu, July 21, 2023. Rear Adm. Brendan C. McPherson (center), deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Kinsey relieved D’Arcy as Kimball’s commanding officer. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi.

July 21, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Kimball holds change of command

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) held a change of command ceremony, Friday, on Coast Guard Base Honolulu. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Bob Kinsey relieved Capt. Tom D’Arcy as Kimball’s commanding officer.

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 will conduct waterborne missions in the Kodiak vicinity throughout July and August. The Response Boat-Small, a 29-foot boat (shown below), will be the primary mode of transportation for MSST Seattle law enforcement crews throughout the deployment. Coast Guard courtesy photo.

July 21, 2023

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 to conduct waterborne missions in vicinity of Kodiak, Alaska

Kodiak, Alaska — Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 to conduct waterborne missions in vicinity of Kodiak, Alaska

July 20, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partners conduct maritime security exercise in Port Lavaca, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard and federal, state, and local agency partners conducted a maritime security exercise in Port Lavaca, Texas, Wednesday.

Capt. Matthew Rooney (left) stands alongside Rear Adm. Brendan C. McPherson (center), deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Capt. Willie Carmichael (right) during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett’s (WMSL 757) change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Base Honolulu, July 20, 2023. McPherson presided over the ceremony in which Rooney relieved Carmichael as Midgett’s commanding officer. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi.

July 20, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett holds change of command ceremony

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, on Coast Guard Base Honolulu. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Matthew Rooney relieved Capt. Willie Carmichael as Midgett’s commanding officer.

July 20, 2023

Coast Guard requests public information after laser strike hits Tillamook Bay boatcrew

The Coast Guard is requesting information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed a green laser light into the eyes of a Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay boatcrew member west of the Tillamook Bay entrance Wednesday evening. Around 10:45 p.m., the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew reported that a laser was shined into the eyes of one of the boatcrew members while the vessel was conducting training operations approximately one mile offshore northwest of the Tillamook Bay North Jetty.

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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