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Unified Command provides update on vessel fire at Port Newark

July 11, 2023

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark

PORT NEWARK, New Jersey – The Unified Command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and Gallagher Marine Systems has successfully concluded shipboard fire response operations at Port Newark and is transitioning to the investigation and salvage operations. To view the entire press release, click on the link above.

Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon’s Over the Horizon cutter boat crew interdicts a migrant vessel July 8, 2023 in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Cutter Richard Dixon’s crew repatriated the 27 migrants, 24 Dominicans and three Haitians, and transferred them to Dominican Republic Navy authorities in Punta Juanillo, Dominican Republic, June 10, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

July 11, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon crew repatriated 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of a makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Most of the interdicted migrants claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals except for three Haitian nationals.

July 11, 2023

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark

PORT NEWARK, New Jersey – The Unified Command in charge of the ongoing salvage and response efforts at Port Newark will provide an update on the motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio, which caught fire July 5 around 9:30 p.m. For more details, click the link above.

French Air and Space Force A400M pilots conduct a search and rescue mission over the Pacific Ocean, July 10, 2023

July 11, 2023

French, Canadian, U.S. Forces collaborate with local responders in successful rescue operation off Rota, CNMI

SANTA RITA, Guam — French, Canadian, and U.S. Forces, with local responders, successfully conducted a search and rescue operation to save the operator and passengers of a distressed vessel off the coast of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, on July 10. Thanks to the coordinated efforts of local partnerships and the utilization of aircraft resources, all 11 people from the center console fishing vessel are safely in Rota.

A Coast Guard cutter Legare and Tarpon rescued a 67-year-old man after his 37-foot sailing vessel became disabled 86 miles off offshore Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, July 9, 2023. The man was able to reach his family with GPS who then contacted the Coast Guard for help. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

July 10, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach

July 10, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony

CLEVELAND — Members of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) held the change of command ceremony at Station Cleveland Harbor, 10 a.m. on Monday.

July 10, 2023

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana.

MEDIA ADVISORY: The Coast Guard, state and local first responders are scheduled to conduct law enforcement drills with a commercial towing vessel on the Ohio River near Evansville, Indiana.

July 9, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from an oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas, Sunday.

July 9, 2023

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark

PORT NEWARK, New Jersey – The Unified Command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and Gallagher Marine Systems is continuing its response to the fire aboard the vehicle cargo vessel at Port Newark. Click the link to read the full release.

July 9, 2023

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard assisted 11 boaters beset by inclement weather Saturday on Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans.