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Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 will conduct waterborne missions in the Kodiak vicinity throughout July and August. The Response Boat-Small, a 29-foot boat (shown below), will be the primary mode of transportation for MSST Seattle law enforcement crews throughout the deployment. Coast Guard courtesy photo.

July 21, 2023

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 to conduct waterborne missions in vicinity of Kodiak, Alaska

Kodiak, Alaska — Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 to conduct waterborne missions in vicinity of Kodiak, Alaska

July 20, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partners conduct maritime security exercise in Port Lavaca, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard and federal, state, and local agency partners conducted a maritime security exercise in Port Lavaca, Texas, Wednesday.

Capt. Matthew Rooney (left) stands alongside Rear Adm. Brendan C. McPherson (center), deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Capt. Willie Carmichael (right) during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett’s (WMSL 757) change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Base Honolulu, July 20, 2023. McPherson presided over the ceremony in which Rooney relieved Carmichael as Midgett’s commanding officer. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi.

July 20, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett holds change of command ceremony

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, on Coast Guard Base Honolulu. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Matthew Rooney relieved Capt. Willie Carmichael as Midgett’s commanding officer.

July 20, 2023

Coast Guard requests public information after laser strike hits Tillamook Bay boatcrew

The Coast Guard is requesting information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed a green laser light into the eyes of a Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay boatcrew member west of the Tillamook Bay entrance Wednesday evening. Around 10:45 p.m., the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew reported that a laser was shined into the eyes of one of the boatcrew members while the vessel was conducting training operations approximately one mile offshore northwest of the Tillamook Bay North Jetty.

July 20, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay (WTGB 104) Change of Command Ceremony

ST. IGNACE, Mich. ⎯ Members of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay (WTGB 104) held a change of command ceremony at Station St. Ignace, 11 a.m. on Thursday.

July 19, 2023

Coast Guard assists mariner aboard disabled vessel, safely tows mariner to shore

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Personnel from U.S. Coast Guard Station Channel Islands assisted one person aboard a disabled recreational boat in the vicinity of Port Hueneme, Wednesday morning. The mariner, situated approximately 3 nautical miles south of Port Hueneme, had alerted nearby M/V WMT by flashing S.O.S, indicating a need for assistance. The distressed mariner had been stranded for more than 24 hours without any means of communication.

July 19, 2023

Hawaii County Port Condition Returns to Hurricane Season Preparedness

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) has advised all harbor facilities and vessels in the commercial harbors of Hawaii County to return to Hurricane Season Preparedness as the remnants of Tropical Storm Calvin pass, Wednesday.

July 19, 2023

Media Availability: Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 deploys to Alaska

Base Kodiak, Alaska — Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 deploys to Alaska.