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Nov. 14, 2023

Update 01: Coast Guard continues response to helicopter crash in Alaska during search and rescue case

Coast Guard crew members injured in the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crash Monday night on Read Island continue to receive medical care, and the search and rescue case for fishing vessel Lydia Marie is complete.

The mission’s objectives included conducting post-storm overflights, assessing the condition of ports and critical infrastructure affected by the cyclone, and providing relief supplies.

Nov. 14, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard concludes post-storm support to Vanuatu after Tropical Cyclone Lola

HONOLULU — Following the passage of Tropical Cyclone Lola through the South Pacific island chain the U.S. Coast Guard deployed to assist the island nation of Vanuatu in the aftermath of the disaster.

Nov. 14, 2023

Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Alaska during search and rescue response

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Sitka crashed with four people aboard on Read Island during a search and rescue mission late Monday night.

Nov. 14, 2023

Media Advisory: CGA and Mitchell College to host Basketball Tournament honoring Harrison “Honey” Fitch

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Mitchell College is scheduled to host a two-day men’s basketball tournament, named after Harrison “Honey” Fitch. The tournament will take place Nov. 17-18 and will recognize the legacy of Mr. Fitch, a former UCONN student athlete who was discriminated against at the Academy in the 1930’s.

Completed search as of morning of 11/14/23

Nov. 14, 2023

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard searching for missing Carnival Glory passenger

Editor's Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version.NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is

Nov. 9, 2023

Coast Guard medically evacuated a male passenger from a fishing vessel 40 miles off the coast of San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard Sector San Diego helicopter crew rescued a 64-year-old male from a fishing vessel approximately 40 miles off the coast of San Diego, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received a distress call from the fishing vessel Pride, requesting a medical evacuation for a crewmember at approximately 9 a.m. The injured male was experiencing multiple onset abnormalities.

Nov. 9, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard establishes its first Junior ROTC units in Alabama and Mississippi

PHOTO RELEASE: The Coast Guard, Clinton High school and Saraland High School conduct a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units in Mississippi and Alabama, Wednesday and Thursday morning.

Nov. 9, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man near Dauphin Island, Ala.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs man near Dauphin Island, Ala.

Deputy Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, Matt Nims (left), and Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations, Adm. Peter Gautier (right)

Nov. 8, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard, USAID co-sign Memorandum of Understanding

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), signed an updated international disaster assistance Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington, Wednesday.