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Aug. 26, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, National Science Foundation embark on Arctic Ocean mission

KODIAK, Alaska – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crew and embarked researchers departed Kodiak, Saturday, for the cutter’s second mission this year in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean. Healy’s next mission takes the cutter west, where the crew and a new team of researchers will support work of the National Science Foundation and International Arctic Research Center by servicing the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS). The month-long mission’s objective is to recover, service, and deploy nine long-term subsurface mooring arrays, stretching from the Eurasian Basin to the East Siberian Sea.

Aug. 25, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs woman offshore Pensacola, Fla.

The Coast Guard medevaced a 60-year-old woman experiencing high blood pressure approximately 40 miles south of Pensacola, Florida.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active’s crew successfully rescued three endangered loggerhead sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean, July 10, 2023. The turtles were tangled in abandoned fishing gear, and the crew members removed the derelict gear and properly disposed of it to prevent further harm to wildlife. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 25, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active returns from 58-day counternarcotics patrol

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew returned to homeport, Friday, after a 58-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Sailing over 12,000 nautical miles, from the cutter’s homeport in the Pacific Northwest, Active patrolled in support of a Joint Interagency Task Force South counternarcotics mission. Active’s crew of 70 Coast Guard men and women worked over the course of multiple hours to locate and interdict a drug laden “go-fast” vessel using the cutter’s embarked small boats. A total of 130 kg of cocaine was seized and four suspects were interdicted.

A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew spots a disabled 24-foot fishing vessel near Southwest Pass, Louisiana, August 24, 2023. The three persons aboard the vessel were later towed in to Cypress Cove Marina by a Coast Guard Station Venice 45-foot Response-Boat Medium boatcrew.

Aug. 25, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters near Southwest Pass, La.

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued three boaters Thursday from a disabled vessel near Southwest Pass, Louisiana.

Aug. 24, 2023

Coast Guard concludes search after fisherman rescues 2 missing scuba divers off ‘Caja de Muertos’ (Coffin Island), Puerto Rico

Coast Guard, police, and emergency management agencies concluded the search for two missing scuba divers who were rescued by a fisherman Wednesday night in Caribbean Sea waters off ‘Caja de Muertos’ (Coffin Island), Puerto Rico. Rescued are José Oquendo,25, and Emanuel Rodríguez, 29, after a local fisherman, reportedly a friend of the survivors, rescued them from the water just off the CariCOOS weather buoy a mile and a half south of ‘Caja de Muertos.’

A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew escorts a 52-foot catamaran vessel after it struck the Winyah Bay northern jetty and began taking on water near Georgetown, South Carolina, Aug. 23, 2023.

Aug. 23, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard assists 4 aboard vessel taking on water near Georgetown, South Carolina

PHOTO RELEASE: The Coast Guard assisted four people, Wednesday, after their 52-foot catamaran began taking on water near Georgetown.

Aug. 23, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded on Morris Island, South Carolina

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: The Coast Guard rescued two jet skiers, Tuesday, after they became stranded on Morris Island.

The crew of the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) arrive to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Aug. 20, 2023. The U.S. Coast Guard is in Papua New Guinea at the invitation of the PNG government to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard maritime resources following the recent signing and ratification of the bilateral agreement between the United States and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Aug. 23, 2023

Papua New Guinea leads joint maritime operations with U.S. Coast Guard

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Papua New Guinea (PNG) has invited the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard maritime resources during August 2023. This collaborative effort marks the first time a joint patrol effort will be executed at sea since the signing and ratification of the recent bilateral defense agreement between PNG and the United States, which allows the U.S. to embark shipriders from PNG agencies aboard the ship to conduct at sea boardings on other vessels operating in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) under their national agency authority. This is the U.S. Coast Guard vessel deployment first announced during Secretary of Defense Austin's engagement with Prime Minister James Marape in July.

Crew members from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Savannah work alongside local partners to escort the motor vessel Biglift Baffin down the Savannah River, Feb. 9, 2023. A safety zone was established around the vessel to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the vessel’s transit through the Savannah River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Derek Burke)

Aug. 23, 2023

Coast Guard to enforce safety zone for import of ship-to-shore cranes

The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone in the Savannah River for the import of intermodal ship-to-shore cranes, Thursday.

Aug. 23, 2023

54-year-old man medically evacuated from cruise ship by Coast Guard

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 54-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 45 miles off the San Diego coast, Tuesday. Cruise Ship Carnival Radiance crewmembers contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders requesting a medevac for a man experiencing seizure-like symptoms.