HEADQUARTERS

April 11, 2023

UPDATE 2: Unified command continues response to vessel fire in Tacoma

TACOMA, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, Tacoma Fire Department, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and other agencies continue to respond to the fire aboard the Kodiak Enterprise fishing vessel moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma. The fire decreased in size today and firefighters have accessed interior spaces to overhaul ‘hot spot’ areas. Responders continue to apply cooling spray to the exterior of the vessel.

April 10, 2023

Update: Unified command responds to vessel fire in Tacoma, Washington

TACOMA, Wash. – A unified command, consisting of the Tacoma Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Washington Department of Ecology and other agencies, is continuing its response Monday to a fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise moored at Trident Seafoods in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma. Firefighting efforts have resulted in a substantial reduction in the vessel fire with improved smoke conditions. Tacoma Fire Department lifted the temporary shelter-in-place order at 6:40 a.m. Monday due to the improved smoke conditions. If conditions deteriorate, the order may be reinstated.

April 10, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns home by Easter after 144-day Operation Deep Freeze 2023 mission

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to its homeport of Seattle, Saturday, following a 144-day deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023. This deployment marks the Polar Star’s 26th journey to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, an annual joint military service mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations, in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) – the lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). This year also marks the 63rd iteration of the annual operation.

April 10, 2023

Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes approximately 1,000 pounds of shark off Texas coast

MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized approximately 1,000 pounds of illegally caught shark in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off southern Texas, Sunday.

April 9, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man from towing vessel near Port Aransas, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a 59-year-old man from a towing vessel near Port Aransas, Texas, Sunday.

April 9, 2023

Unified command responds to vessel fire in Tacoma, Washington

SEATTLE — The Tacoma Fire Department, the Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington Department of Ecology and other agencies are continuing their response to the fishing vessel, Kodiak Enterprise, that caught fire early Saturday morning while moored at Trident Seafoods in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma. To ensure the safety of the public, the City of Tacoma Fire Department is issuing a temporary shelter in place order for NE Tacoma, Browns Point and Dash Point neighborhoods. People in the aforementioned areas should remain indoors and limit exposures to smoke.

April 9, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Grand Isle, Louisiana

The Coast Guard medevaced a 60-year-old man from a fishing vessel Sunday near Grand Isle, Louisiana.

April 9, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs 93 year old from cruise ship 90 miles off Galveston,Texas

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 93-year-old woman from a cruise ship 90 miles off Galveston, Texas, Sunday.

April 7, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for boater who went missing following vessel capsizing near Culebra, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard air and surface units suspended a four-day search at 7:03 p.m. Friday, pending further developments, for a boater who went missing Tuesday night following a vessel capsizing near Culebra, Puerto Rico. Missing is Roy Moreno Negrón, 30, who was last heard during a call with Coast Guard Sector San Juan watch standers while reporting a distress in which his 17-foot Aquasport vessel was taking on water.

April 7, 2023

Coast Guard advises caution while transiting Pascagoula River in Pascagoula, Miss.

The Coast Guard is advising mariners to take exercise caution while transiting the Pascagoula River in Pascagoula, Mississippi due to Army Corps of Engineers dredging operations.