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Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent's crew interdicted this grossly overloaded vessel 11 miles south of Cay Sal, Bahamas, March 29, 2023. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell’s crew repatriated the people to Cuba, April 4, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cutter Pablo Valent's crew)

April 4, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 47 people to Cuba

MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Cambell’s crew repatriated 47 people to Cuba, Tuesday, following interdictions off Florida's coast.

April 3, 2023

Coast Guard assists eight aboard sinking vessel off the coast of Northumberland County, Virginia

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard responded to a report of eight people in the water in central

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos’ small boat transfers a group of migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic April 1, 2023. Thirty-nine migrants were repatriated while one other man from this case, also a Dominican Republic national, is facing federal prosecution in Puerto Rico on charges of attempted illegal re-entry into the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

April 3, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 39 migrants to the Dominican Republic following illegal voyage interdiction in the Mona Passage

The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 39 migrants to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico Friday morning. One other man from this case, also a Dominican Republic national, is facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico on charges of attempted illegal re-entry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1326(a). The man also has an outstanding federal warrant from Boston, Mass. for identify theft.

April 3, 2023

Coast Guard command centers in southern Washington, Oregon update telephone numbers

As Coast Guard command centers in North Bend and Astoria, OR, are disestablished, and a new Portland-based command center is established in their stead, legacy telephone numbers will remain in effect for three months. After this three-month period, new telephone numbers will be used to reach command center personnel, as well as other agency departments. New telephone number for emergency response: 833-PDX-USCG New telephone number for automated directory: 833-771-2565

April 2, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 64 people to Cuba

MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo's crew repatriated 64 people to Cuba, Sunday, following interdictions off Florida's coast.

March 31, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man from tanker near Freeport,Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 46-year-old man from a tanker vessel near Freeport, Texas, Friday.

March 31, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard assists 4 aboard sinking tugboat in Sabine Pass,Texas

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard assisted four people aboard a tugboat taking on water in Sabine Pass, Texas, Friday.

March 31, 2023

Coast Guard Academy's Hedrick Fellow

The Honorable Elaine L. Chao visited the Academy as this year’s Hedrick Fellow.

March 31, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert commissions in Boston

BOSTON — The Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151), was commissioned Coast Guard Base Boston, March 30. Click the link above to read more, and view photos and video of the ceremony.

March 31, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard returns to Bermuda to combat illegal fishing

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch (WPC-1119) is scheduled to arrive in Bermuda on March 31 as part of the second annual fisheries enforcement operation in concert with the Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Royal Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Coast Guard Unit, and Bermuda Police Services. The cutter will patrol seaward of the Bermuda Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), in adjacent international waters.