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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.

The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard two commercial fishing vessels located and rescued the crew of the 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Smile 545-miles southwest of Hawaii, Friday. C-130 aircrews deployed two life rafts, two self-locating datum marker buoys, a VHF radio, survival gear and supplies, and a red flare to illuminate the area prior to departing the scene.

March 3, 2023

Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue crew of sinking fishing vessel

HONOLULU --- The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard two commercial fishing vessels located and rescued the crew of the 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Smile 545-miles southwest of Hawaii, Friday.

An illegal voyage vessel carrying 39 Haitians and two Dominicans sits empty in the Mona Passage after the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon safely embarked the migrants shortly after interdicting the vessel near Monito Cay, Puerto Rico, March 2, 2023. The interdictions is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group CBIG. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 3, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 26 Dominicans, returns 61 of 65 Haitians to the Dominican Republic

The Coast Guard repatriated 26 Dominican nationals and returned 61 of 65 Haitians to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Friday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyage vessels Wednesday and Thursday in the Mona Passage. Two Haitian minors, each accompanied by their mothers, who were interdicted in Thursday’s group will be returned separately along with their mothers to the Cabinet for Children and Adolescents (GANA) and the National Council for Children and Adolescents (Conani).