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April 19, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard assists 1 aboard sailboat taking on water near Galveston, Texas

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted one boater whose sailboat began taking on water near Galveston, Texas, Wednesday.

April 19, 2023

Coast Guard rescue kayakers near Mobile, Alabama

The Coast Guard rescued two kayakers in distress Tuesday near Mobile, Alabama.

April 19, 2023

Search suspended for three missing Americans

The U.S. Coast Guard has been informed that the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) has suspended their search for three American mariners aboard the sailing vessel Ocean Bound, which was last heard from on April 4 near Mazatlán, Mexico. The search was suspended pending further developments after SEMAR and U.S. Coast Guard responders conducted 281 cumulative search hours covering approximately 200,057 square nautical miles, an area larger than the state of California, off Mexico’s northern Pacific coast with no sign of the missing sailing vessel nor its passengers.

April 19, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, Houston Police to discuss risks, consequences of illegal charters in Seabrook, Texas

Media Advisory: Members of the Coast Guard and the Houston Police Department are scheduled to provide interviews on the risks and consequences associated with illegal charter operations during a media engagement in Seabrook, Texas, Friday.

April 19, 2023

Coast Guard conducts waterways analysis study of Tillamook Bay, seeks public comment

SEATTLE — Coast Guard officials are seeking public comment while conducting a waterways analysis and management system (WAMS) review of Tillamook Bay, Ore. The Coast Guard uses WAMS to validate the adequacy of the existing aids to navigation (ATON) system, as well as to get a better understanding of the uses of each waterway and general safety issues.

April 19, 2023

Coast Guard, LMPD to offer media ride-along prior to Thunder Over Louisville.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, LMPD to offer media ride-along prior to Thunder Over Louisville.

Damage Controlman 2nd Class Adrian Villareal (left) and Machinery Technician 2nd Class Tanner Oshiro inventory training supplies aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 16, 2023. Active’s engineering crew performed a drill simulating mechanical casualties, which are designed to improve the crew’s response proficiencies. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw).

April 19, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following a 76-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew returned to Port Angeles following a 76-day, 12,000-mile counternarcotics patrol in the equatorial Eastern Pacific Ocean. In February, the cutter and crew departed Port Angeles to operate on behalf of Joint -Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), a multi-national and multi-agency task force designed to detect and deter transnational organized criminal activity operating in international waters off the coasts of North and Central America.

Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore interdicts a 25-foot migrant vessel April 17, 2023. The cutter crew safely returned 40 migrants in this group to Dominican Republic Navy authorities in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic between April 18 and 19, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

April 19, 2023

Coast Guard interdicts makeshift vessel, returns 40 migrants to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore returned 40 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Tuesday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG).

Capt. Brian Krautler, Capt. Stephen Adler and Rear Adm. Matthew Sibley (right to left) bow their heads in prayer during benediction at a change of command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) at Base Honolulu, April 17, 2023. Krautler assumed command of the Stratton, continuing his more than 12 years of sea service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark)

April 18, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton holds change of command

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) command held a change of command ceremony, Monday, at Base Honolulu, presided over by Rear Adm. Matthew Sibley, Pacific Area deputy commander.Capt. Brian Krautler relieved Capt. Stephen Adler as the new commanding officer of the Stratton.

April 18, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues stranded fisherman in Matagorda, Texas

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman stranded on Matagorda Peninsula, Texas, Tuesday.