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July 23, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 7 boaters from grounded vessel near Breton Sound, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued seven boaters Sunday from their grounded vessel in North Breton Island, Louisiana.

July 23, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Port O’Connor, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI , Texas— The Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man from a fishing vessel 15 miles south of Port O’Connor, Texas, Saturday.

The crew of USCGC Steadfast return to the cutter’s homeport in Astoria, Oregon, following a patrol July 21, 2023. Steadfast is a 210-foot reliance class cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee)

July 23, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home after 70-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific

ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to homeport, Friday, after a 70-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Steadfast’s crew disrupted the flow of illegal narcotics on three separate occasions during their patrol, preventing a combined total of more than 11,550 pounds of cocaine from reaching the U.S.

July 23, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard assists 3 aboard disabled sailing vessel off Vilano Beach

The Coast Guard assisted three people, Saturday, after their 30-foot sailing vessel became disabled off Vilano Beach.

July 22, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 43 year old from oil tanker 55 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana

VIDEO AVAILABLE: HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 43-year-old woman from an oil tanker 55 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Friday.

Capt. Bob Kinsey (left) and Capt. Tom D’Arcy (right) salute each other during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) change of command ceremony on Base Honolulu, July 21, 2023. Rear Adm. Brendan C. McPherson (center), deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Kinsey relieved D’Arcy as Kimball’s commanding officer. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi.

July 21, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Kimball holds change of command

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) held a change of command ceremony, Friday, 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. Bob Kinsey relieved Capt. Tom D’Arcy as Kimball’s commanding officer.

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.