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A 16-foot skiff aground on the shore of Hump Island, Alaska, October 19, 2023.

Oct. 19, 2023

Coast Guard rescues overdue boater after vessel grounding at Hump Island, Alaska

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition X-RAY Thursday, for all seaports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to Tropical Strom Tammy, and the possibility of sustained gale force winds of 25 mph and gusts up to 40 mph arriving within 48 hours.
The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Strom Tammy, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, continues approaching the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico area.
Ports and maritime facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic and all transfer and cargo operations may continue while Port Condition X-RAY remains in effect.

Oct. 19, 2023

Coast Guard sets Port Condition X-RAY for seaports in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Tammy approaches

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition X-RAY at 2 p.m. Thursday, for all seaports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to the possibility of gale force winds (winds greater than 39 miles per hour) from Tropical Storm Tammy arriving within 48 hours. The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Strom Tammy, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, continues approaching the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico area. Ports and maritime facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic and all transfer and cargo operations may continue while Port Condition X-RAY remains in effect.

Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau conduct a tabletop exercise discussion and forms review for enacting the enhanced bilateral agreement in Palau in early October 2023. Following the signing of an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement in August, during the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau embarked on a series of meetings and initiatives to advance maritime partnership and promote regional stability. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 19, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard, Republic of Palau strengthen maritime partnership for regional stability

SANTA RITA, Guam — Following the signing of an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement in August, during the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau embarked on a series of meetings and initiatives to advance maritime partnership and promote regional stability Oct. 6 to 13, 2023.

Petty Officer 1st Class Aundré Behnken, an information systems technician aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WSML 755), embraces his family on the pier at Base Alameda, California, after Munro returned home from a 118-day Western Pacific deployment, Oct. 18. 2023. Munro's crew conducted a 23,000-mile, multi-month Western Pacific patrol operating in support of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet by conducting multiple engagements with partner nations promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi.

Oct. 18, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns home following 118-day, 23,000-mile Western Pacific patrol

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their Alameda homeport Wednesday following a 23,000-mile, multi-month Western Pacific patrol operating in support of U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet by conducting multiple engagements with partner nations promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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.