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Sept. 19, 2023

Coast Guard performs CPR on a man after a crane collapse near Memphis, Tennessee

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard crew members resuscitated an unresponsive male Tuesday near Memphis, Tennessee.

Sept. 19, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded boaters near Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued three stranded boaters near Freeport, Texas, Monday.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) poses for a group photo on the flight deck with over 10,000 pounds of interdicted narcotics in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Sept. 8, 2023. Thetis' crew patrolled the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western Caribbean Sea in support of the Coast Guard’s mission to combat illegal drug trafficking. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Lauren Daugherty)

Sept. 19, 2023

US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis nabs $70 million in illegal narcotics during 55-day patrol

KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned home to Key West, Friday, following a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South, Thetis worked alongside other Coast Guard cutters and U.S. partners to conduct counterdrug operations and fight transnational criminal organizations with the assistance of an embarked aviation detachment from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron.

Sept. 19, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, partner agencies to reunite with survivor in St. Augustine

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard and partner agencies rescue crews are scheduled to reunite with a survivor, Thursday, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine.

Sept. 18, 2023

Coast Guard, park rangers, and M/F Kydon ferry rescue 6 people following migrant vessel capsizing off Mona Island, Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard air and surface units combined efforts with local park rangers and the M/F Kydon ferry crew to rescue six migrants following a vessel capsizing off Sardinera Beach in Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Monday. Rescued are four men and two women, who reportedly were part of an irregular migrant voyage carrying six people when their vessel capsized near Mona Island’s reef line late Sunday night.

Sept. 18, 2023

US Coast Guard cutter provides presence during Russian military exercise in Bering Sea

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), in coordination with U.S. Northern Command, provided U.S. presence during a Russian military exercise in the Bering Sea, Friday.

Sept. 18, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Academy ranks #1 among Northeast Regional Colleges for ninth year in a row

Sept. 18, 2023

Media Advisory: Coast Guard, state and local first responders to conduct boat drills on the Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana

The Coast Guard, state and local first responders are scheduled to conduct law enforcement drills Wednesday on the Ohio River in the Port of Louisville, Kentucky.

Sept. 16, 2023

Western Maui Wildfire Emergency Support Function #10 Unified Command transitions to next phase in response

State and federal responders with the Western Maui Wildfire Emergency Support Function #10 (ESF #10) Unified Command, comprised of the U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii Department of Health, and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, are entering the next phase of operations, termed Phase 1: Hazard Mitigation and Consultation, to restore Lahaina Harbor and surrounding waterways following the Aug. 8 wildfire.

Sept. 15, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 1 from tanker 50 miles offshore Corpus Christi, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced one ailing crewman from a tanker vessel approximately 50 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Friday.