HEADQUARTERS

April 21, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies complete oil spill exercise

  KITTY HAWK, N.C. — The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration (MARAD), North Carolina Emergency

April 21, 2023

Update 4: Unified Command stands down for vessel fire in Tacoma, Washington

SEATTLE — The Unified Command composed of Tacoma Fire Department, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, Washington Department of Ecology and Puyallup Tribe of Indians, with support from several other agencies, which was stood up to respond to the April 8 fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, was stood down Friday. Over the last several days, responders alternated between removing fuel and pockets of water, to maintain vessel stability. All of the diesel remaining aboard the vessel was successfully removed with no fuel spilled or sheening observed during defueling operations.   

April 21, 2023

Coast Guard, CBP Intercept vessel carrying 15 migrants off Orange County coast

SAN PEDRO, Calif. - The Coast Guard intercepted a sport-fisher carrying 15 undocumented non-citizens attempting to enter the United States off the coast of Orange County, California, on April 20, 2023. The Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour spotted the overloaded 36-ft vessel around 4:30 p.m., as it headed northbound near San Clemente with an estimated 8-12 people onboard. The response was coordinated with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations Special Enforcement Group (SEG) and Air and Marine Operations (AMO).

April 21, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, local partners to conduct mass rescue exercise on the Mississippi River in New Orleans

MEDIA ADVISORY: The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, and private organizations are scheduled to hold a mass rescue exercise Wednesday on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

April 21, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: USCGC Stone returns home following 105-day multi-mission patrol

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) is scheduled to return to their home port in North Charleston, Sunday, following a 105-day patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Florida Straits in support of U.S. Southern Command for Operation Southern Cross and Coast Guard Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast for Operation Vigilant Sentry.

April 21, 2023

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard conduct training, promote safe boating practices

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard conduct training, promote safe boating practices Editor's Note: Media are requested to RSVP by 6 p.m., Sunday, to the Coast Guard public affairs detachment Jacksonville office at 786-449-4059. WHO: Coast Guard Station Brunswick and Air Station Savannah crews invite media to attend an event to promote safe boating ahead of National Safe Boating Week. WHAT: Coast Guard crews will conduct a search and rescue demonstration to include a helicopter from Air Station Savannah and a small boat from Station Brunswick. WHEN: Media are requested to arrive 9 a.m., Monday, April 24, 2023 WHERE: Coast Guard Station Brunswick, 2 Conservation Way, Brunswick, Georgia, 31520 Media interested in attending the event must bring their credentials and ID to get through security. For breaking news, follow us on Twitter. For additional information, find us on Facebook and Instagram. -USCG-

April 21, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters northeast of Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Boston — The Coast Guard suspended its active search at 10:20 a.m. Friday, for four persons aboard an overdue 17 foot vessel off the coast of Cape Ann, Mass, pending any further developments. Follow the link to read the entire press release.

April 20, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters from vessel collision near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

The Coast Guard rescued three boaters Wednesday after a vessel collision near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. 

April 20, 2023

Preserving Alaska’s living marine resources

Alaska supports some of the most abundant and diverse marine ecosystems in the world. Protection of the state’s 5.7-billion-dollar domestic fishery has never been more crucial.

April 20, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Center Valdez

KODIAK, Alaska – On the east side of the Kenai Peninsula sits Alaska’s Prince William Sound (PWS),