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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

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard receives report of missing person in Manteo, North Carolina

PORTSMOUTH, Va.—The Coast Guard received a report of a missing person Thursday after police located

Coast Guard Cutter Confidence interdicts a migrant voyage in the Mona Passage Aug. 28, 2023. Following the interdiction, the Coast Guard crew embarked 42 migrants who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals. The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated the 42 migrants, alongside 17 others from a separate interdiction to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Aug. 31, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 1, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 59 migrants to Dominican Republic, following 2 separate vessel interdictions in the Mona Passage

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez crew repatriated 59 migrants to Dominican Republic, Thursday, following the interdiction of two 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.”

Coast Guardsman assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) attend a quarters meeting on the flight deck during a patrol in the Windward Passage supporting Operation Vigilant Sentry, July 1, 2023. At quarters, the Resolute introduced newly reported crew members and promoted the unit's Executive Officer, Cmdr. Mario Gil, to the rank of Commander. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Deal)

Aug. 31, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home following 67-day Caribbean patrol

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) returned to their home port in St. Petersburg, Thursday, following a 67-day patrol in the Windward Passage of the Caribbean Sea. Resolute deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) to patrol the Coast Guard's Seventh District area of operations. While underway, Resolute’s crew conducted maritime safety and security missions while working to detect, deter, and intercept unsafe and illegal migrant ventures bound for the United States.

Aug. 31, 2023

Coast Guard opens Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina, with restrictions

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

Aug. 31, 2023

VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues kite surfer near Barnegat Light, New Jersey

Click image to view and download video. PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard rescued a kite surfer from a