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April 24, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 2 from vessel taking on water near Cape Chiniak, Alaska

The Coast Guard rescued two mariners Sunday after their vessel began taking on water in the vicinity of Cape Chiniak.

Family members greet the crew of the USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) at the cutter's return to home port in Portsmouth, April 22, 2023, following a multi-week training exercise and counterdrug deployment in the central Caribbean Sea. While underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District's area of responsibility and in support of Joint Interagency Task Force–South, Forward traveled more than 6,000 miles conducting counterdrug operations as part of a multi-faceted approach to combatting illicit narcotics trafficking across maritime borders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Olivia Anthony)

April 24, 2023

USCGC Forward returns home following counterdrug patrol in the Caribbean Sea

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Saturday, following a multi-week training exercise and counterdrug deployment in the central Caribbean Sea.

April 24, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs 1 from fishing vessel off Port Aransas, Texas

The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from a fishing vessel approximately 30 miles southeast of Port Aransas, Texas, Monday.

April 24, 2023

Media Availability: Bay Area Federal, state and local agencies to hold a mass rescue exercise off the coast of Bodega Bay, Training Center Petaluma

Bay Area Federal, State and local agencies alongside industry partner Holland America Group will be holding a multi-agency mass rescue operational exercise off the Sonoma County Coast in the vicinity of Bodega Bay with a trauma/triage area at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, Tuesday, April 25. Approximately 200 personnel from multiple agencies will be participating in the exercise, which will consist of evacuating passengers off the Army Corps of Engineering vessel A B Dillard playing the part of a Holland America cruise ship and triaging the passengers in real time.

April 24, 2023

Ninth Coast Guard District to hold Change-of-Command Ceremony

CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard invites the media to attend the Ninth District change-of-command ceremony, Thursday, at Windows on the River Banquet Hall.

April 23, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from vessel near Port Fourchon, Louisiana

The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a motor vessel Sunday approximately 15 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dylan Dean, an operations specialist assigned to USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), embraces loved ones in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. Stone's crew returned to their home port following a 105-day patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Florida Straits. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Riley Perkofski)

April 23, 2023

USCGC Stone returns home following 105-day multi-mission patrol

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Sunday, following a 105-day patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Florida Straits.

April 23, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 6 from boat taking on water 15 miles offshore Charleston

Coast Guard rescues 6 from boat taking on water 15 miles offshore Charleston Editor's Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescued six men, Sunday, after their 39-foot boat began taking on water 15 miles offshore of Charleston. A crewmember aboard the distressed boat notified Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders at 6:37 a.m., via VHF-FM channel 16 marine radio, that their boat was taking on water. Sector Charleston watchstanders requested an Air Station Savannah aircrew launch from Charleston Executive Airport-JZI for air support. The Station Charleston boat crew transferred over a crewmember and dewatering pump that kept the 39-foot boat afloat until it moored at the Safe Harbor City Boatyard. "The mariners were prepared by having a VHF-FM radio onboard to provide us an exact location to find them," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Frank Marrano, Coast Guard Station Charleston, search and rescue boat operator on the case. “Our crew trains weekly for these scenarios and ensures our dewatering pumps are operational at all times." No medical concerns were reported. “When going offshore, the Coast Guard recommends all mariners have onboard an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB), personal locator beacon (PLB) and a ditch kit,” said Scott Szczepaniak, Coast Guard District 7 recreational boating safety specialist. “We recommend that all mariners should always wear their life jackets, but if you are not wearing your lifejacket and something goes wrong, the first thing you should do is put one on.” For breaking news, follow us on Twitter. For additional information, find us on Facebook and Instagram. -USCG-

April 22, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard assists 2 aboard grounded vessel near Freeport, Texas

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a vessel that ran aground near Freeport, Texas, Saturday.

April 21, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from bulk carrier vessel near Dauphin Island, Alabama

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember Friday from a bulk carrier vessel approximately 12 miles south of Dauphin Island, Alabama.