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Nov. 6, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited as Coast Guard establishes its first Junior ROTC unit in Mississippi at Clinton High School in Clinton, MS

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media are invited to attend as the Coast Guard and Clinton High School conduct a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit in Mississippi on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m.

Nov. 5, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 1 after boat hits jetty near Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced one boater whose vessel hit a jetty near Galveston, Texas, Sunday

Nov. 4, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man 250 miles off Nassau, Bahamas

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 44-year-old man from a motor vessel 250 miles

Nov. 4, 2023

Coast Guard responds to protests in the Oakland Harbor

SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard removed three people from a ship after they reportedly trespassed on the vessel “Cape Orlando” during a protest in the Oakland Harbor Friday morning.

Nov. 3, 2023

Coast Guard hosts Pacific Quadrilateral Coordinating Group on Oahu

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard recently hosted the Pacific Quadrilateral Defense Coordinating Group from Oct. 9 to 11, 2023, focusing on enhancing maritime security in the Pacific.

Nov. 3, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from aground sailboat near Charleston, South Carolina

The Coast Guard rescued a man from an aground sailboat, Thursday, on the Charleston jetties near Charleston.

Coast Guard crews repatriated 89 Dominican Republic nationals to the Dominican Republic, Nov. 2, 2023, following the interdiction of an overloaded, makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the western coast of Puerto Rico. The migrant group was interdicted and rescued by the Coast Guard Cutter Jospeh Doyle from a grossly overloaded makeshift vessel taking on water in the late night of Oct. 31, 2023, during an unlawful irregular maritime migration event in the Mona Passage. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Nov. 3, 2023

Coast Guard rescues, repatriates 89 migrants to Dominican Republic following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage

Coast Guard crews repatriated 89 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Thursday, following the interdiction of an overloaded, makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the western coast of Puerto Rico. During a Tuesday night patrol, a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine multirole enforcement aircraft aircrew detected a suspect vessel in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle to intercept the vessel. Once on scene, the cutter Joseph Doyle launched the cutter’s Over the Horizon boat and stoppeed the grossly overloaded vessel. The crew of the cutter Joseph Doyle embarked 75 men and 14 women who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crewmember Ensign Phil Rogers relays hand signals to an aircrew while conducting flight operations near Cold Bay, Alaska with a HH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Kodiak, Oct. 12, 2023. To ensure crew preparation and proficiency, Kimball conducted numerous flight operations with MH-65 Dolphin and HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters and aircrews from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, resulting in the qualification of eight pilots and recertification of Kimball's crew. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Reese Sipos.

Nov. 2, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home following 85-day Bering Sea patrol

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned home to Honolulu, Wednesday, after an 85-day multi-mission patrol covering 14,000 nautical miles spanning from the Hawaiian Islands to north of the Arctic Circle. The crew provided search-and-rescue coverage and conducted living marine resources (LMR) and counter Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing operations during the patrol following their actions responding to the Maui wildfires.

The U.S. Coast Guard completed Operation Koa Kai, a comprehensive month-long maritime security and safety operation conducted throughout October off the Island of Hawaii. Operation Koa Kai reflects the Coast Guard's mission to protect and serve the maritime community, ensuring the smooth flow of commerce, maintaining maritime safety, and responding promptly to emergencies.

Nov. 1, 2023

Coast Guard, partners complete Operation Koa Kai off the Island of Hawaii

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard completed Operation Koa Kai, a comprehensive month-long maritime security and safety operation conducted throughout October off the Island of Hawaii.

Coast Guard continues oversight of ongoing response efforts at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas, Nov. 1, 2023, following a diesel spill at the facility, Oct. 25, 2023. As of the morning of Nov. 1, 2023, oil recovery crews have collected 18,000 gallons of diesel and water from the discharge tank’s secondary containment and an additional 8,000 gallons of diesel and water have been collected from the affected land outside the secondary containment. (Courtesy photo)

Nov. 1, 2023

Coast Guard continues oversight of power plant diesel spill response in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

The Coast Guard continues oversight of ongoing response efforts at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday, following a diesel spill at the facility on Oct. 25, 2023. So far, the oil recovery crews have collected 18,000 gallons of diesel and water from the discharge tank’s secondary containment and an additional 8,000 gallons of diesel and water have been collected from the affected land outside the secondary containment.