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Crews from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), Japanese Ship Kashima, and Japanese Ship Hatakaze hosted each other for tours and participated in athletic events while moored at Dutch Harbor in Unalaska June 5th and 6th, 2023. - U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Scott McCann

June 21, 2023

Coast Guard greets Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force in Bering Sea and Unalaska

June 21, 2023

Coast Guard relieves commander of Sector North Carolina

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard temporarily relieved Capt. Matthew Baer from command of Coast

The Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition WHISKEY effective 8p.m. June 20, 2023 for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands due to Tropical Storm Bret approaching the Caribbean. During Port Condition WHISKEY, port facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic and all transfer operations may continue while WHISKEY remains in effect.

June 21, 2023

Coast Guard sets Port Condition WHISKEY for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

The Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition WHISKEY effective 8p.m. Tuesday for the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to Tropical Storm Bret approaching the Caribbean. The Captain of the Port San Juan strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Bret potentially makes its way into the Caribbean as a tropical storm.

A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg rescue crew pulled a kayak from the water in the vicinity of Gandy Beach, Florida, June 20, 2023. The person rescued was transferred to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station St. Petersburg)

June 21, 2023

Coast Guard rescues kayaker off Gandy Beach

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew rescued a kayaker clinging to a piling in the vicinity of Gandy Beach, Tuesday, at approximately 6 p.m.

June 21, 2023

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to hold press briefing for missing submersible from Polar Prince

WHO: Capt. Jamie Frederick, the First Coast Guard District WHAT: The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a press briefing involving the search efforts for five people aboard a missing submersible approximately 900 miles off Cape Cod. WHEN: Wednesday at 1 p.m. WHERE: Coast Guard Base Boston at 427 Commercial St., Boston, MA 02109

June 21, 2023

Coast Guard suspended active search for person in the water near Point Conception California

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard suspended its active search Tuesday evening for a crewmember

June 20, 2023

Unified Command established for missing submersible from Polar Prince

BOSTON – The Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and the Ocean Explorer have established a unified command Monday evening to continue its response to the 21-foot submersible research vessel, Titan, from the Research Vessel Polar Prince that went missing Sunday evening. Click the link to read the full release.

June 20, 2023

Coast Guard searching for person in the water near Point Conception California

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard is actively searching for a person who fell overboard from a

June 20, 2023

Coast Guard publishes temporary deviation for Okeechobee waterway

MIAMI – The Coast Guard is seeking comment on the temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge, mile 7.41, and the NW Dixie Highway Bridge, mile 7.5, across the Okeechobee Waterway, in Stuart.

June 20, 2023

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to hold press briefing for missing submersible from Polar Prince

WHO: Capt. Jamie Frederick, the First Coast Guard District WHAT: The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a press briefing involving the search efforts for five people aboard a missing submersible approximately 900 miles off Cape Cod. WHEN: Tuesday at 1 p.m. WHERE: Coast Guard Base Boston at 427 Commercial St., Boston, MA 02109 Click the link above to read the full release.