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Jan. 22, 2024

Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 4 people after vessel capsized near Kodiak

The Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and partner agencies will be enforcing a safety zone for the Gasparilla Parade, Saturday, on Tampa Bay from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 27, 2024. All boaters are advised to monitor VHF Ch. 16 and contact the Coast Guard or other nearby agency partners in the event of a water emergency. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 22, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies enforce Gasparilla safety zone

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and partner agencies will be enforcing a safety zone for the Gasparilla Parade, Saturday, on Tampa Bay from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jan. 18, 2024

Coast Guard concludes public hearing for Grande Costa D’Avorio

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded their formal public hearing proceedings for the Grande Costa D’Avorio Thursday in Union, New Jersey. Click on the link above to view full news release.

Jan. 17, 2024

Unified Command completes pollution removal from tug Mazapeta with the raising and lightering of tug

The Unified Command and its contractors have completed petroleum product and hazardous material removal efforts from the tug Mazapeta, Wednesday. The Mazapeta, a 1940s era military tugboat, sunk Sept. 4, 2023, in Little Potato Slough within the San Joaquin Delta, northwest of Stockton, with approximately 1,600 gallons of diesel and engine oil reported to be onboard at the time of the incident.

Jan. 17, 2024

UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing man near Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its search at 7:32 p.m. Tuesday for a missing crew member near Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.

Admiral Steven Poulin, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant, renders a hand salute before the Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) change of home port ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Jan. 16, 2024. Harriet Lane recently transferred to Hawaii from its former home port in Portsmouth Virginia. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ty Robertson)

Jan. 17, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane holds change of home port ceremony

HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew held a ceremony celebrating their recent home port shift to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Tuesday, which was presided by Adm. Steven Poulin, vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard. The Harriet Lane is U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area’s newest Indo-Pacific support cutter. Harriet Lane and crew departed Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, November 2023, and arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 2023, after transiting more than 8,000 nautical miles for over 36-days.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Triana Perez, an information systems technician, conducts a successful radio check over VHF-FM communications from the bridge of the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) following an outage in Guam on Jan. 17, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam crews successfully resolved the Rescue 21 issue restoring VHF-FM radio communications in the Mariana Islands, the evening of Jan. 16. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Jan. 17, 2024

Update 2: U.S. Coast Guard restores VHF-FM radio communications Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam crews successfully resolved the Rescue 21 issue, restoring VHF-FM radio communications in the Mariana Islands on the evening of Jan. 16, 2024. "We express our sincere gratitude for the public's patience and support from our partners during this brief communication disruption; ensuring the safety of all individuals remains our top priority," said Lt. Kira Adams, the command center chief at U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam's Joint Rescue Sub-Center. "In the face of ever-evolving challenges, our Information Systems and Electronics Technicians demonstrated significant fortitude and diligence."

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacs an 81-year-old, U.S. citizen, woman passenger from the MS Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship Jan. 15, 2024, approximately 100 nautical miles north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The patient was safely transported to the Good Samaritan Hospital in Puerto Rico to receive a higher level of care. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 16, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs U.S. citizen passenger from MS Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship 100 miles north Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted the medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a passenger from the MS Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship Monday afternoon, approximately 100 nautical miles north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. A woman, 81, U.S. citizen, who experienced an open fracture injury in her left ankle required a higher level of medical care ashore.

Jan. 16, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for boater ejected from vessel near Coki Point Beach in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended the search for a missing boater, Monday afternoon, in the vicinity of Coki Point Beach and Thatch Cay in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Still Missing is Davaughn Todman, 51, who reportedly was ejected from a 30-foot white power boat after the vessel crashed and spun out of control several times. The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency and St. Thomas Rescue continue leading ongoing efforts in this case.

Jan. 16, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing man near Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with local partner agencies, is searching for a missing crew member near Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, Tuesday.