HEADQUARTERS

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.

April 7, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies rescues 2 in Two Sisters Creek

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies rescues 2 in Two Sisters Creek Editor's Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued two men, Thursday, after their boat ran aground and one man became stuck in the mud in Two Sisters Creek, South Carolina. A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew hoisted the man from the mud and the Beaufort County Water Search and Rescue airboat crew towed the boat back to the water with assistance from an Edisto Fire Department vessel. No medical concerns were reported. A Colleton County dispatch notified Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders at 1:40 p.m., via landline, stating that a man was stuck in the mud and the other man remained on the aground boat in Two Sisters Creek. "Edisto Fire and Rescue arrived on scene quickly and worked flawlessly with our rescue swimmer to help the stuck man to safety," said Lt. Cmdr. Sean R O’Dowd, Coast Guard Air Station Savannah pilot on the case. "These partnerships with local agencies allow the Coast Guard to be more effective and better support the low country residents we serve." “This was a multi-agency rescue that was successful due to the interoperability between agencies,” said Daniel Seyle, Town of Edisto Beach Chief of Police. Agencies involved in the case: ● U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah ● Edisto Beach Police Department ● Edisto Beach Fire Department ● South Carolina Department of Natural Resources ● Beaufort County Water Search and Rescue For more breaking news follow us on Twitter and Facebook. -USCG-

April 6, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: America’s only heavy icebreaker returns to Seattle

SEATTLE — The United States' only heavy icebreaker, USCGC Polar Star, is scheduled to arrive to its Seattle homeport Saturday, April. 8, 2023.