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Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received a call from Coast Guard Sector Buffalo of a person who fell off their kayak and was pushed onto the cliffs in Lake Erie.

Sept. 3, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 1 from base of cliff near Erie, Pennsylvania

DETROIT – The Coast Guard rescued one person from the base of a cliff Sunday, after their kayak capsized offshore near Shores Beach, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Sept. 3, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 10 miles offshore Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON— The Coast Guard medevaced one man who was injured while fishing approximately 10 miles south of Freeport, Texas, Sunday.

Sept. 3, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for missing person in Manteo, North Carolina

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended its search for 47 year-old Scott Johnson, Sunday,

Sept. 2, 2023

Coast Guard rescues multiple individuals in distress after flash flooding

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard saves multiple individuals who were in distress following flash flooding in the vicinity of San Diego, Friday evening. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received an agency assist request from the Imperial County Sheriffs to aid in the rescue of an individual stranded in a semi-truck in a swiftly moving wash. NO IMAGERY

Sept. 2, 2023

Unified Command expanded to address maritime hazards and pollution threats following Maui Wildfire

State and Federal emergency responders have established an Emergency Support Function #10 (ESF #10) Western Maui Wildfire Unified Command with the mission of overseeing the assessment, removal, and disposal of incident-generated hazardous materials, response to actual and potential oil discharges, and clearance of marine debris and sunken or displaced vessels from designated waterways, including Lāhainā Harbor, in the aftermath of the Western Maui Wildfire.

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard Area Command for Hurricane Idalia disestablished

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Seventh District has disestablished an area command post, Friday, which was

Coast Guard air crews rescue passengers in Columbia Bay

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 18 people from grounded boat near Valdez, Alaska

The Coast Guard rescued 18 people from a passenger vessel that ran aground near the Columbia Glacier Thursday. Click the link to read the full story.

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard opens Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina, continues post-storm assessment following Tropical Storm Idalia

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The captain of the port for North Carolina opened the Ports of Wilmington and

Coast Guard Station San Juan crewmembers transfer custody of three apprehended smugglers to federal law enforcement agents in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 31, 2023. The apprehension resulted from the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast vessel carried out by the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez in Caribbean Sea waters southeast of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Aug. 26, 2023. Additionally, 1,709 pounds of cocaine were seized in this case. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ricardo Castrodad)

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard transfers custody of 3 suspected smugglers, offloads $19 million in seized cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley (WPC - 1117) offloaded approximately 1,709 pounds of seized cocaine and transferred custody of three suspected male smugglers to federal law enforcement authorities in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday. The suspected smugglers are Venezuelan nationals who now face criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice in the U.S. Federal District Court in Puerto Rico. The seized contraband is estimated to have a wholesale value of $19 million.

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard warns Mid-Atlantic beachgoers of life-threatening rip currents throughout Labor Day weekend

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard officials are urging Labor Day weekend beachgoers to exercise extreme