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March 9, 2023

Coast Guard presents awards to agencies involved in evacuation of the Sandy Ground ferry due to fire

The Coast Guard presented Public Service Commendations and Certificates of Merit Thursday at the Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan to the New York City Police and Fire Departments, and to the ferry and tug operators and crew who helped evacuate hundreds of passengers off the Sandy Ground, a Staten Island ferry, due to a fire aboard the ship in Dec. 2022. Click the link below to read more.

March 9, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host career day event in Morgan City, Louisiana.

MEDIA ADVISORY: The Coast Guard is scheduled to host a career day event in Morgan City, Louisiana, Saturday.

U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement personnel and crew assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) pose for a group photo after conducting boarding procedure training with members of the Ivorian Navy and Gendarmerie in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Feb. 17, 2023. Spencer is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of responsibility, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet, to carry out joint training, exercises, and maritime security operations alongside African partners in support of U.S. interests abroad, regional partnerships, and to strengthen international maritime governance. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)

March 9, 2023

Media Advisory: USCGC Spencer to return home following African patrol

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) is scheduled to return to their home port in Portsmouth, Friday, following an 88-day deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Combined Task Force 65, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

March 8, 2023

Coast Guard offloads more than $160 million in illegal narcotics

MIAMI — The crew of the USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) offloaded approximately 4810 kilos

Petty Officer 2nd Class Hannah Capps hugs her spouse after the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to Alameda, Calif., March 6, 2023, following a 105-day, 11,500-nautical mile Alaska Patrol. Munro partnered with NOAA Office of Law Enforcement personnel to conduct 24 boardings of commercial fishing vessels with the goal of enforcing sustainable fishing practices and ensuring compliance with federal regulations. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns from Alaska Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi.

March 8, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns from multi-month Alaska Patrol

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) and crew returned home to Alameda, Monday, following a 105-day, 10,000-nautical mile Alaska patrol. Munro partnered with NOAA Office of Law Enforcement personnel to conduct 24 boardings of commercial fishing vessels with the goal of enforcing sustainable fishing practices and ensuring compliance with federal regulations.

March 8, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard Commandant delivers her first State of the Coast Guard Address

WASHINGTON — Admiral Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered her first State of the Coast Guard Address, Tuesday at the Reserve Organization of America in Washington, DC. During the address, the Commandant thanked Congress and the American public for investments in operational assets, resilient shore infrastructure, as well as investments in housing, healthcare, and childcare for the Coast Guard workforce and their families.

March 7, 2023

Brazil and the United States partner to combat illegal fishing as USCGC Stone arrives in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO — USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) arrived in the port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a scheduled visit, Tuesday. The visit is Stone’s second stop in Brazil as the cutter continues its multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean, exhibiting the U.S. Coast Guard’s partnership with Brazil and strengthening the interoperability of the two nations’ maritime forces to counter illicit maritime activity and promote maritime sovereignty throughout the region.

March 7, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard to deactivate Saginaw Bay regulated navigation area

DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard will deactivate the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) in Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Thursday at 5 p.m.

March 6, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel 180 miles south of Pensacola, Florida

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 45-year-old man approximately 180 miles south of Pensacola, Florida, Monday.

March 5, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue 4 boaters near Dauphin Island, Alabama

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, rescued four boaters after their vessel began taking on water Sunday, near Dauphin Island, Alabama.