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Oct. 18, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 73 migrants to Dominican Republic following 5 interdictions in the Mona Passage

Coast Guard crews repatriated 73 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Saturday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of five overloaded vessels in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico. “Irregular migration voyages in the Mona Passage are highly dangerous and an unlawful means to enter the United States,” said Cmdr. Gerard Wenk, Sector San Juan chief of response. “Anyone thinking of taking part in one of these voyages must understand that their life will be at risk, and when they are interdicted at sea or apprehended ashore, they will not be allowed to stay in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.” Furthermore, anyone who arrives unlawfully will be repatriated to their country of origin or returned to the country they departed and may be declared ineligible for legal immigration parole options.

Oct. 18, 2023

Coast Guard sets Port Condition WHISKEY for seaports in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico due to Invest 94L

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition WHISKEY, Wednesday, for all seaports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to Invest 94L. The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as AL94 continues to develop and possibly strengthen while approaching the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on a westward to west-northwestward track across the central and western tropical Atlantic.

Oct. 18, 2023

Coast Guard Station Annapolis to hold open house

The crew at U.S. Coast Guard Station Annapolis is scheduled to host a free public open house Saturday, October 21, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Coast Guard Station Annapolis.

Oct. 17, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold remembrance for Chief Machinist Mate Cecil S. Canfield

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City to hold remembrance for Chief Machinist Mate Cecil S. Canfield Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery in Traverse City, Michigan.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) conducted anchor training at Dry Tortugas National Park, Sept. 18, 2023. Campbell completed a 75-day multi-mission patrol in the South Florida Straits and Windward Passage to support the Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast’s Operation Vigilant Sentry to detect, deter and intercept unsafe and illegal maritime migration ventures bound for the United States.

Oct. 16, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returns home following 75-day multi-mission patrol

NEWPORT, R.I. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) returned to their home port in Newport, Friday, following a 75-day multi-mission patrol to the South Florida Straits and Windward Passage. Campbell deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast and Operation Vigilant Sentry within the Coast Guard Seventh District’s area of responsibility. Campbell’s crew conducted maritime safety and security missions while working to detect, deter, and intercept unsafe and illegal maritime migration ventures bound for the United States. Over the course of the patrol, Campbell’s crew rescued, cared for and repatriated 111 migrants.

Oct. 16, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter crews conduct first high-seas boardings off the coast of Peru, under new SPRFMO measure

The crews of the Coast Guard Cutters Alder, Terrell Horne and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft recently completed the first high-seas boardings and inspections, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, under a newly adopted conservation and management measure to monitor and inspect fishing and transshipment operations at-sea in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) Convention Area.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance partnered with the crew of the Mexican Navy vessel ARM Uxmal near Cozumel, Mexico, Sept. 29, 2023, for a joint training exercise under the North American Maritime Security Initiative. The exercise included maneuver and communication drills, ending with two Uxmal crewmembers touring the Reliance. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Reliance)

Oct. 16, 2023

After upholding fishery laws and conducting exercises with Mexican Navy, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance arrives back in Pensacola

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their home port in Pensacola on Monday, following a 60-day patrol in the Florida Straits and throughout the Gulf of Mexico. During the patrol, Reliance enforced fishery laws to ensure the safety of commercial fishing vessels and marine resources in the Coast Guard’s Eighth District.

Oct. 16, 2023

CORRECTED MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Fifth New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in New Castle

Editors' Note: This correction notes updated time for the ceremony and arrival, as well as ship information. Media interested in attending the ship’s commissioning ceremony are requested to RSVP with d1publicaffairs@uscg.mil no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 18th. Media are requested to arrive by 10:30 a.m. to clear security and be escorted to the event, and must provide media credentials and government-issued photo ID. WHO: Lt. Jacklyn Kokomoor, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter William Sparling (WPC-1154), Caroline S. Sparling, the cutter’s sponsor, along with additional Sparling family members WHAT: Commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter William Sparling WHEN: Thursday, October 19th, at 11 a.m. WHERE: 25 Wentworth Rd New Castle, NH 03854

Bags of interdicted cocaine are documented and transferred from a Coast Guard cutter’s small boat

Oct. 16, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returns home after $30 million drug seizure, rescue of 2

MAYPORT, Fla.— The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) returned home, Thursday, to Naval Station Mayport after completing a 49-day deployment in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Florida Straits. Patrolling in support of the Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast’s Operation Vigilant Sentry and Joint Interagency Task Force-South, in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility, Valiant’s crew conducted maritime safety and security missions.