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Feb. 2, 2023
Coast Guard concludes public hearing into fire, total constructive loss of the passenger vessel Spirit of Norfolk
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board concluded the formal
Feb. 1, 2023
Coast Guard, Portland Fire Department, other partners respond to fire aboard bulk carrier vessel on Willamette River, Portland
Coast Guard personnel with Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division and Marine Inspections responded to a vessel fire aboard the 623-foot, Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Breeze. The fire was extinguished after Portland Fire Department and vessel crew personnel conducted a joint response. Coast Guard is working alongside partner agencies to ensure the safety of the crew and the vessel, and will oversee the necessary inspections to ensure the vessel is safe for operation prior to its intended departure at a later date.
Jan. 31, 2023
UPDATE: Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue four overdue boaters near Gulfport, Miss.
UPDATE: NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, rescued four overdue boaters, two adults and two children, in the Gulfport Shipping Channel near Gulfport, Mississippi, Tuesday.
Coast Guard repatriates 309 people to Haiti
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Valiant and Legares' crews repatriated 309 Haitians to Haiti, Monday and Tuesday, following an interdiction off Florida's coast.
Coast Guard searches for four overdue boaters near Biloxi, Miss.
PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard searches for four overdue boaters near Biloxi, Miss.
Search ends after submerged body of man who fell from cliff is recovered by local emergency management dive unit in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue units ended their search for a man who fell off a 70-foot coastal cliff near the lighthouse in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, after a Puerto Rico Emergency Bureau dive unit located and recovered the man’s submerged body Monday afternoon.
Jan. 30, 2023
Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters near Pascagoula, Mississippi
PHOTOS AVAILABLE NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters Monday after their vessel began taking on water near Pascagoula, Mississippi.
MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Coast Guard Academy to host Bob's Discount Furniture and New York Giants
Media Advisory sent out on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy concerning forthcoming events.
Coast Guard searches for man believed to have fallen from coastal cliff in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard air and surface units are searching Monday for a man believed to have fallen off a 70-foot coastal cliff near the lighthouse in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
Jan. 29, 2023
Coast Guard, partners suspend search for missing diver off California
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have suspended the search for a missing 27-year-old diver off Fanshell Beach, Sunday.
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