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May 17, 2023

Coast Guard Training Center Cape May to hold Gold Star Memorial Day Sunset Parade

CAPE MAY, N.J. – U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May is scheduled to host a Memorial Day Sunset Parade on the training center’s parade field, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

May 17, 2023

Coast Guard releases summary of 2022 recreational boating statistics

WASHINGTON — During the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee meeting on May 11, 2023 (NBSAC), the U.S. Coast Guard released a summary of statistics on calendar year 2022 recreational boating incidents, revealing that there were 636 boating fatalities nationwide in 2022, a 3.3 percent decrease from the 658 deaths in 2021.

May 17, 2023

Coast Guard halts illegal charter in Tampa Bay

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter on Tampa Bay, Sunday.A Coast

May 17, 2023

Coast Guard to Kick off National Safe Boating Week with Water Safety Fair in Sausalito

SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard Station Golden Gate and the Coast Guard Auxiliary are scheduled to hold a free, public Water Safety Fair at Station Golden Gate at 10 a.m., Saturday.

May 17, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember near Port Fourchon, Louisiana

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a motor vessel Tuesday approximately 13 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

May 17, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 1 and transfers 7 to after vessel collision 30 miles west of Sarasota

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued one male and transferred seven individuals to safety

May 16, 2023

Coast Guard rescues mariner from disabled sailboat 74 miles off the coast of North Carolina

   The Coast Guard rescued a mariner Monday from a disabled sailboat reportedly taking on water

May 16, 2023

Coast Guard returns 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in the Mona Passage

The Coast Guard returned 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Saturday, following the interdiction of a migrant vessel in the Mona Passage near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG). Three Dominican men interdicted in this voyage are facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico on charges of attempted illegal re-entry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1326(b).

May 15, 2023

Charges filed against vessel operator for illegal trawling near Kodiak, Alaska

The State of Alaska filed criminal misdemeanor charges May 12 against a vessel operator for operating non-pelagic trawl gear within the Kodiak, Alaska, ground fish registration area. The trawl gear used in the area had attached to it chafing gear and chain rib lines suitable for fishing in contact with the seabed, all devices not authorized for legal pelagic trawl gear.

May 15, 2023

Coast Guard to host open house Saturday

WHAT: Coast Guard holds open-house event including demonstrations and displays WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Station Fairport, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Mentor Fire Department, Concord Fire Department, Lake County Sheriffs Office WHEN: Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: U.S. Coast Guard Station Fairport, 2 Coast Guard Rd., Grand River, OH 44045 CLEVELAND – Members of Station Fairport alongside the Auxiliary and community partners are scheduled to host an open-house event at Station Fairport, Saturday.

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