HEADQUARTERS

June 11, 2023

Coast Guard, partners respond to report of vessel fire off California

The U.S. Coast Guard and Monterey Fire Department responded to a report of a possible fire on board the 50-foot whale watching vessel Pacifica with 43 people aboard off Point Pinos, Sunday.

June 11, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 3 people from capsized vessel near Port Everglades

Miami — A Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale boat crew rescued three people, Saturday, after their

June 11, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs oil platform crewmember near Port Fourchon, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced an oil platform crewmember 23 miles southwest of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, Saturday.  

June 11, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 2 jet skiers from water near Kemah, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two people who fell off their jet ski near Kemah, Texas, Saturday.

June 10, 2023

Coast Guard rescues man from water near Corpus Christi, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued a man from the water near Corpus Christi, Saturday.

June 9, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard crew offloads $76 million worth of narcotics in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crew offloaded more than 5,776 pounds of cocaine worth more than $76 million, Friday, in San Diego. The interdiction occurred in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Central and South America in May. "Preventing these drugs from reaching our country not only saves lives, but reduces violence, corruption and instability,” said Rear Adm. Andrew Sugimoto, commander, Coast Guard Eleventh District. “I commend the Alert’s crew for their hard work and continued efforts to ensure the illegal and dangerous process of bringing drugs into this country is put to a stop.” Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security cooperate in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, play a role in counter narcotic operations. “Alert’s crew and attached aviation detachment overcame numerous challenges to flawlessly execute our assigned counternarcotics patrol,” said Cmdr. Matthew Kolodica, commanding officer of the Alert. “I am extremely impressed with the crew’s resiliency and unwavering dedication to safe, efficient, mission execution. Stopping $76 million worth of narcotics from reaching American soil is something we can all be proud of, and I’m truly honored to lead such a fine team.” The fight against drug cartels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring, and interdictions, to criminal prosecutions by international partners and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in districts across the nation. The law enforcement phase of counter-smuggling operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is conducted under the authority of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Alameda. The interdictions, including the actual boardings, are led and conducted by members of the U.S. Coast Guard. The Alert is a United States Coast Guard 210-foot medium endurance cutter and is the fourth cutter to carry the namesake. Coast Guard missions take the Alert throughout the Pacific Ocean, from the maritime boundary line between Russia and the United States and the coastal waters off Washington, Oregon, and California to the waters off the Central and South American coasts.

June 9, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston holds change-of-command ceremony

HOUSTON — Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston personnel held a change-of-command ceremony in La Porte, Texas, Friday.

June 9, 2023

17th Coast Guard District conducted change-of-command ceremony

17th Coast Guard District conducted change-of-command ceremony

June 9, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABILE: Coast Guard assists 1 aboard grounded sailboat near Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted one man aboard a grounded sailboat near Galveston, Texas, Thursday.

June 9, 2023

U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards conduct trilateral engagements in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew departed the Philippines Thursday following the first trilateral engagements between the U.S., Philippine, and Japan Coast Guards.