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Aug. 30, 2023

Coast Guard sets port condition Zulu for the Port of Wilmington due to Hurricane Idalia

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The captain of the port of North Carolina set port condition Zulu for the Port of

Aug. 30, 2023

Coast Guard sets port condition Yankee for Port of Wilmington & Morehead City, North Carolina due to Hurricane Idalia

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The captain of the port of North Carolina set port condition Yankee for the Port

Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie command center watch standers received a mayday distress broadcast via VHF radio at 11:26 a.m. from a person who reported their vessel was rapidly taking on water.

Aug. 29, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized vessel near Saxon Harbor, Wisconsin

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. ⎯ The Coast Guard rescued three people from the water Tuesday, after their vessel capsized 4 nautical miles offshore near Saxon Harbor, Wisconsin.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley interdicts a migrant voyage in the Mona Passage Aug. 27, 2023. Five men interdicted in this group are facing federal prosecution in Puerto Rico, while the remaining 29 migrants were repatriated to the Dominican Republic Aug. 28, 2023. The Coast Guard, along with its 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. The HSTF-SE combined, multi-layered approach is designed to protect the safety of life at sea while preventing unlawful maritime entry to the United States and its territories. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 29, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 29 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in the Mona Passage

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew repatriated 29 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of an overloaded vessel in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico. Five Dominican men interdicted in this voyage are facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico on a range of charges including attempted illegal re-entry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1326(b); improper entry by a non-U.S. citizen under 8 U.S.C 1325; and bringing in and harboring non-U.S. citizens under 8 U.S.C 1324.

Aug. 29, 2023

Coast Guard changes port condition due to upcoming Hurricane Idalia

The Captain of the Port set Port Condition X-Ray for the Port of Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina, Tuesday due to predicted sustained tropical storm force winds generated by Hurricane Idalia that may arrive within the next 48 hours.

As part of a continued commitment to enhancing maritime governance and promoting regional sovereignty, representatives of the United States, Rear Adm. Michael Day, and the Republic of Palau, President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., sign an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement on Aug. 23, 2023, on the sidelines of the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference in Palau. (Photo courtesy U.S. Embassy)

Aug. 29, 2023

U.S. and Republic of Palau sign agreement to strengthen ties with new chapter in maritime security and stewardship in the Pacific

SANTA RITA, Guam — As part of a continued commitment to enhancing maritime governance and promoting regional sovereignty, representatives of the United States and the Republic of Palau signed an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement on Aug. 23, 2023, on the sidelines of the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference in Palau.

Aug. 28, 2023

Coast Guard assists 1 after boat capsizes on Lake Livingston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted agency partners in rescuing a man from the water on Lake Livingston, Texas, Monday.

Aug. 28, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Alaska Responds to Multitude of Cases over Weekend

KODIAK, Alaska — U.S. Coast Guard crews across the state of Alaska responded to five rescue cases over three days this weekend, conducting six medevacs, assisting seven people, and saving two lives.

Aug. 28, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard establishes Area Command Post ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia

The Seventh Coast Guard District has established an Area Command Post in advance of Tropical Storm Idalia, Monday, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa Locka, Florida.

A Coast Guardsman with Coast Guard Station Gulfport gives instructions to two boaters in distress approximately 3 miles southwest of Cat Island, Mississippi, August 27, 2023.

Aug. 28, 2023

Coast Guard rescues two from capsized vessel near Cat Island, Miss.

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued a 31-year-old man and 10-year-old girl on Sunday from their capsized vessel approximately three miles southwest of Cat Island, Mississippi.