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Oct. 22, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 2 from supply vessel 100 miles off Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced two men from a supply vessel 100 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, Saturday.

Oct. 21, 2023

UPDATE: Coast Guard continues search for overdue fishing vessel 80 miles off Brunswick, Georgia

The Coast Guard continues to search for an overdue 31-foot fishing vessel and its three crew members, Saturday, 80 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia.

Oct. 20, 2023

Coast Guard searching for overdue fishing vessel 80 miles off Brunswick, Georgia

The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue 31-foot fishing vessel, Friday, 80 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia.

Oct. 20, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 31 migrants to Dominican Republic following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage

Coast Guard crews repatriated 31 migrants to Dominican Republic Thursday, following the interdiction of an overloaded vessel in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico, Wednesday. Three of the repatriated migrants were interdicted in separate irregular migration voyage events earlier in the week.

Two Seventeenth Coast guard District personnel talking in the command center in Juneau, Alaska, October 19, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard District Seventeen and the Tokyo Rescue Coordination Center conducted a joint planning exercise.

Oct. 20, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard, Tokyo Rescue Coordination center conduct joint search and rescue planning exercise

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition YANKEE for U.S. Virgins Islands seaports and seven seaports in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Tammy, and the possibility of gale force winds 39 mph arriving within 24 hours.
Seaports in Puerto Rico under Port Condition YANKEE include the seaports of Arecibo, Ceiba, Culebra, Fajardo, San Juan, Vieques and Yabucoa.

Oct. 20, 2023

Coast Guard sets Port Condition YANKEE for U.S. Virgin Islands seaports, 7 Puerto Rico seaports due to Hurricane Tammy

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition YANKEE, Friday, for U.S. Virgins Islands seaports and seven Puerto Rico seaports due to Hurricane Tammy, and the possibility of gale force winds (39 mph) arriving within 24 hours. Seaports in Puerto Rico under Port Condition YANKEE include the seaports of Arecibo, Ceiba, Culebra, Fajardo, San Juan, Vieques and Yabucoa. All remaining seaports in Puerto Rico will remain in Port Condition X-RAY until further notice, including Guayanilla, Guanica, Guayama, Mayaguez, Ponce, Tallaboa, and Salinas/Aguirre.

A 16-foot skiff aground on the shore of Hump Island, Alaska, October 19, 2023.

Oct. 19, 2023

Coast Guard rescues overdue boater after vessel grounding at Hump Island, Alaska

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition X-RAY Thursday, for all seaports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to Tropical Strom Tammy, and the possibility of sustained gale force winds of 25 mph and gusts up to 40 mph arriving within 48 hours.
The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Strom Tammy, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, continues approaching the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico area.
Ports and maritime facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic and all transfer and cargo operations may continue while Port Condition X-RAY remains in effect.

Oct. 19, 2023

Coast Guard sets Port Condition X-RAY for seaports in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Tammy approaches

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition X-RAY at 2 p.m. Thursday, for all seaports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to the possibility of gale force winds (winds greater than 39 miles per hour) from Tropical Storm Tammy arriving within 48 hours. The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Strom Tammy, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, continues approaching the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico area. Ports and maritime facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic and all transfer and cargo operations may continue while Port Condition X-RAY remains in effect.

Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau conduct a tabletop exercise discussion and forms review for enacting the enhanced bilateral agreement in Palau in early October 2023. Following the signing of an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement in August, during the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau embarked on a series of meetings and initiatives to advance maritime partnership and promote regional stability. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 19, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard, Republic of Palau strengthen maritime partnership for regional stability

SANTA RITA, Guam — Following the signing of an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement in August, during the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau embarked on a series of meetings and initiatives to advance maritime partnership and promote regional stability Oct. 6 to 13, 2023.

Petty Officer 1st Class Aundré Behnken, an information systems technician aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WSML 755), embraces his family on the pier at Base Alameda, California, after Munro returned home from a 118-day Western Pacific deployment, Oct. 18. 2023. Munro's crew conducted a 23,000-mile, multi-month Western Pacific patrol operating in support of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet by conducting multiple engagements with partner nations promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi.

Oct. 18, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns home following 118-day, 23,000-mile Western Pacific patrol

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their Alameda homeport Wednesday following a 23,000-mile, multi-month Western Pacific patrol operating in support of U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet by conducting multiple engagements with partner nations promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.