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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.

A Coast Guard Station Islamorada law enforcement crew notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of this migrant vessel about 5 miles southeast of Upper Matecombe Key, Florida, Feb. 28, 2023. The people were repatriated to Cuba on March 5, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Matthew Abban)

March 5, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 75 people to Cuba

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March 4, 2023

Coast Guard rescues boater 70 miles south of Mobile, Alabama

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued a boater Friday after their vessel began to take on water 70 miles south of Mobile, Alabama.

March 4, 2023

Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews, seizes 200 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

VIDEO AVAILABLE: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted two lancha crews and seized 200 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday.