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Nov. 30, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 66-year-old woman from cruise ship off California Coast

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 66-year-old woman from a cruise ship approximately 280 miles south of the U.S. and Mexico maritime boundary Friday. At 7:12 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders received a notification from a crew member aboard the Koningsdam, a Holland America Line cruise ship, requesting a medevac for a 66-year-old woman experiencing symptoms of a stroke.

Nov. 28, 2024

Coast Guard responds, investigates No. 3 fuel oil spill at Puma Energy fuel dock in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Incident Management pollution responders from Sector San Juan are responding to and investigating a No. 3 fuel oil spill at the Puma Energy fuel dock in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Thursday. The source of the oil discharge has been secured and most of the material is contained within the PUMA Energy fuel dock area. Approximately, 1,000 gallons are estimated to have spilled into the water.

A capsized sailing vessel drifts 65 miles East of Brunswick, Georgia, Nov. 24, 2024 The Coast Guard searched for 2 missing mariners with negative results, at which time the search was suspended. (Courtsey Photo by U.S. Coast Guard).

Nov. 27, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing boaters near Brunswick, Ga.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coast Guard Sector Charleston suspended its search for two missing mariners,

Nov. 27, 2024

Coast Guard announces San Juan Port’s Pier-3 West remains closed to cruise ships until further notice

Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan announced, Wednesday, that San Juan Port’s Pier-3 West remains closed to cruise-ships until further notice pending requested satisfactory assessment studies followed by a Coast Guard on-site inspection of the facility. In April 2024, the Coast Guard established an operational control disallowing cruise ship operations on San Juan Harbor’s Pier-3 West, following an incident at the facility which resulted in the loss of a dolphin mooring structure just off the main pier. Following the incident, the Coast Guard issued a Facility Inspection Requirements form CG-835(f) to San Juan Cruise Port and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority notifying the established operational control until satisfactory mooring and berthing studies on the structure were provided to the Coast Guard for evaluation. “One of the Coast Guard’s top priorities is safety of the nation’s maritime port facilities,” said Capt. Luis J. Rodriguez, Commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan and Captain of the Port – San Juan. “San Juan’s Pier-3 West receives the largest cruise ships in the world. Since the loss of the facility's mooring structure, Coast Guard Prevention personnel have been actively working with the San Juan Cruise Port and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority to determine if the structure remains sound for cruise ship operations. We understand the inconvenience of this matter, however, it is critical we ensure the safety of the port, the cruise ships and the thousands of people who operate on or visit the island through this port facility. My team stands ready to move ahead immediately once we receive the awaited studies from San Juan Cruise Port and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority.”

Nov. 27, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs ailing man from cruise ship 50 miles off Oahu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a cruise ship 50 miles offshore Oahu Tuesday.

Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) make final preparations to get the vessel underway from Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington, Nov. 22, 2024. The crew of the Polar Star are beginning their voyage to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter)

Nov. 26, 2024

Coast Guard heavy icebreaker departs Seattle for months-long deployment bound for Antarctica

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Seattle, Friday, beginning their deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) is an annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). This marks the 28th year that the Polar Star has supported ODF.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen assist in mooring evolution as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WSML 755) returns home to Alameda, California, Nov. 25, 2024. Munro’s crew deployed for two-months on a counter-drug patrol in international waters off the coasts of Central and South America in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Danish Khan)

Nov. 26, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns home for the holidays following two-month counter-drug patrol, $440M worth of cocaine interdicted

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned home to Alameda, Monday following a two-month counter-drug patrol in international waters off the coasts of Central and South America in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The 150-member crew deployed to the region, where they interdicted 11 vessels suspected of narcotics smuggling. The vessel interdictions resulted in the seizure of more than 30,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $440 million in wholesale value.

U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles Long Beach members and Royal Malaysian Customs Academy members conduct underway training aboard Royal Malaysian customs and police small boats in Langkawi, Malaysia to support subject matter expert exchange program, Nov. 8, 2024. The goal of the exchange was to assist in improving operations, inter-agency cooperation and proficiency in law enforcement and maritime operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Richie Pilozo.)

Nov. 25, 2024

Los Angeles Coast Guard unit participates in subject matter expert exchange with Malaysia

U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles Long Beach (MSST LA/LB) members participated in a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) with nine Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) officers and 11 Royal Malaysian police officers (RMP), part of the Royal Malaysian Customs Academy in Langkawi (AKMAL), from Oct. 31 to Nov. 15, 2024. Service members from both nations discussed and demonstrated law enforcement and seamanship best practices and tactics to bolster both regional security and maritime efforts.

A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island crew captures imagery of a lancha near South Padre Island, Texas, on Nov. 24, 2024. Lanchas pose a major threat, usually entering the United States Exclusive Economic Zone near the U.S.-Mexico border in the Gulf of Mexico with the intent to smuggle people, drugs, or poach the United States' natural resources. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island)

Nov. 25, 2024

Coast Guard interdicts 3 lancha crews, seizes 2,200 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted 3 lanchas and seized approximately 2,200 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Sunday.

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant's (WMEC 617) small boat law enforcement crews boards a vessel suspected of drug smuggling , Nov. 6, 2024, while underway in the Caribbean Sea. Vigilant's crew conducted a 54-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Tellado.)

Nov. 25, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $18 million interdicted in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned home to Cape Canaveral, Saturday, after

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Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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