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Dec. 9, 2023

Update 03: Coast Guard recovers downed helicopter from Read Island

On Friday the Coast Guard recovered the downed MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that crashed on Read Island on Nov. 13th during a rescue mission. 

Dec. 8, 2023

UPDATE: Unified command receives lab results linking NY, NJ cleanup efforts, identifies responsible party

NEW YORK – The unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, New York City Office of Emergency Management, and Monmouth County Department of Health, received oil sample lab results from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory Friday, linking together oil spill cleanup efforts in both New York and New Jersey. Click here for more...

Dec. 8, 2023

Coast Guard Sector San Diego emphasizes the importance of safety during the San Diego holiday parade of lights

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard emphasizes the importance of caution and boating safety practices during San Diego's holiday parade of lights event in San Diego Harbor on Sunday. This event attracts many vessels and spectators, creating inherent hazards for both participants and onlookers. Those who choose to watch the event from the water should exercise extreme caution, remain aware of their surroundings and the increasing vessel traffic, and ensure that all navigation lights are on, and proper safety equipment is onboard.

Dec. 7, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard conducts security boarding at Port of Guam, bolstering maritime security

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Boarding Team, a key component of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, conducted a thorough security boarding of the 380-foot (116-meter) motor vessel Papa Mau, flagged from Antigua Barbuda, at the Port of Guam on Dec. 6, 2023. This general cargo vessel, arriving from Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), was meticulously inspected upon reaching Guam and found to be in full compliance.

Dec. 6, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads more than $239 million worth of cocaine in San Diego  

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloads approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $239 million, on Wednesday in San Diego.  The offload is a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutters Waesche and Active in November.  

Dec. 6, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold ribbon cutting ceremony for new multipurpose building in Port Canaveral

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony, Friday, for a new multipurpose building in Port Canaveral.

Dec. 6, 2023

Coast Guard publishes Accountability and Transparency Review Report and Commandant’s Directed Actions

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard published an Accountability and Transparency Review (ATR) report on the Service’s workforce culture and organizational climate in Washington, Wednesday.

Dec. 6, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to offload approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine in San Diego 

WHO: Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, Pacific Area commander, U.S. Coast Guard; Capt. Robert Mohr, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Waesche; U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath, Southern District of California; Director of Field Operations Sidney Aki, San Diego Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph Hathaway, San Diego Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration.   WHAT: The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is scheduled to offload approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $239 million, seized from the drug transit zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.  WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.  WHERE: 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, 1150 Terminal St., San Diego, CA 92101  Editor's Note: Media interested in attending should arrive no later than 2 p.m., and bring a government-issued photo ID, press credentials, proof of vehicle registration and insurance. Media will be escorted to the event location following a security screening. 

Dec. 5, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 5 people from flooding conditions near Rosburg, Washington

ASTORIA, Ore.  – The Coast Guard rescued five people from flooding conditions Tuesday near Rosburg, Washington.

Dec. 5, 2023

UPDATE 4: Unified Command monitors, responds to Gulf oil incident

The Unified Command continues to monitor and respond to an oil discharge near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company's pipeline system, known as the MPOG 11015 incident, near Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans.