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June 13, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Medical Emergency at Molokini Crater

HONOLULU - The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medical emergency off Molokini Crater, today.

From left, U.S. Coast Guard Cdr. Steven Baldovsky, commanding officer, Alex Haley, Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, commander, Pacific Area, and Cdr. Brian Whisler, pose for a photo during a change-of-command ceremony at Base Kodiak, June 13, 2023. The change-of-command ceremony is a historic Coast Guard and Naval tradition, which has remained unchanged for centuries and includes the reading of the command orders in the presence of all unit crewmembers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley holds change of command ceremony

KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Tuesday, in Kodiak. Cmdr. Steven Baldovsky relieved Cmdr. Brian Whisler as the new commanding officer of the Alex Haley, in which Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, Coast Guard Pacific Area commander, presided over the ceremony. “I am honored to assume command of Alex Haley from Cmdr. Whisler and continue Alex Haley’s great legacy and success across the Bering Sea,” said Baldovsky.

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from tugboat near Texas City, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from a tugboat near Texas City, Texas, Tuesday.

June 13, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from grounded vessel in Bulls Bay

PHOTO RELEASE: A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah helicopter crew rescued a man, Monday, after his 24-foot vessel grounded in Bulls Bay.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Timothy Brown, salutes the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf's crew as the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf's change of command ceremony begins in Kodiak, Alaska, June 12, 2023. A change of command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another, and it is a time-honored tradition to formally demonstrate the continuity of authority within a command conducted before the assembled crew and esteemed guests and dignitaries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Oliver Fernander)

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf holds change of command

KODIAK, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Monday, in Kodiak. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Billy Mees relieved Capt. Tim Brown as Bertholf’s commanding officer.

June 13, 2023

Media Availability: Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay to hold change-of-command ceremony

Editor’s note: Media interested in attending must RSVP to Lt. Malia Hindle at 609-224-0237 no later

A 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Coast Guard Station Juneau tows 28-foot merchant vessel Tongass into Statter Harbor after the vessel caught fire in Auke Bay, Alaska, June 12, 2023.

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard, good Samaritans respond to vessel fire in Auke Bay, Alaska

The Coast Guard and good Samaritan vessels responded to a vessel fire in Auke Bay, Alaska, Monday.

A migrant makeshift vessel drifts in the Mona Passage empty after being interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser during a maritime migration event near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico June 12, 2023. The 56 migrants in this case, 55 Dominicans and a Haitian, were repatriated the same day after being transferred to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 56 people to the Dominican Republic, following migrant vessel interdiction in the Mona Passage

The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 56 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Monday, following a makeshift vessel interdiction in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard, along with Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast partners, maintains a continual presence with air, land, and sea assets in the Florida Straits, the Windward Passage, the Mona Passage and the Caribbean Sea, collaborating to protect safety of life at sea. With their combined multi-layered approach, they were able to interdict this unlawful, irregular maritime migration event.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore crew arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, to participate in Exercise Argus, June 10, 2023. Exercise Argus is a joint search and rescue and marine environmental response exercise that includes assets from the United States, Denmark, Greenland, and France. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Schultz)

June 13, 2023

USCGC Sycamore begins Exercise Argus from Nuuk, Greenland

NUUK, Greenland— The crew of USCGC Sycamore (WLB 209) arrived in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, in support of Exercise Argus 2023.

June 12, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters from vessel taking on water near Morgan City, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued four boaters from a vessel taking on water 20 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana, Sunday.

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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

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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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