HEADQUARTERS

Oct. 7, 2024

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship approximately 98 miles off Cape Lookout

The Coast Guard medevaced an 85-year-old woman aboard a cruise ship Sunday, approximately 98 miles off Cape Lookout. Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders received a medevac request from the cruise ship Carnival Venezia after a woman aboard the ship began experiencing stroke-like symptoms.

Oct. 7, 2024

Coast Guard returns 58 migrants to Dominican Republic following at-sea interdiction near Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutters Joseph Doyle and Joseph Napier returned 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Saturday and Monday, following the interdictions of an irregular, unlawful maritime migration voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The cutter Joseph Doyle crew returned 56 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel, Saturday, while the cutter Joseph Napier crew repatriated two remaining migrants from the group to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel, Monday, just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. “Human smuggling in the Mona Passage is a dangerous and inadvisable venture,” said Lt. Cmdr. David S. Radin, Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle commanding officer.  “Smugglers will be identified and prosecuted and trafficked migrants will be repatriated to their country or returned to the country from which the voyage originated.  To those considering undertaking one of these voyages, don’t!  Instead, seek safe and lawful migration pathways.”

Oct. 6, 2024

Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector Miami sets port condition Whiskey

MIAMI – The Coast Guard set port condition whiskey for Port Miami, Miami River, Port Everglades,

Oct. 6, 2024

Coast Guard sets port conditions for northern Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard captain of the ports for (COTP) Jacksonville and Fernandina set Port Condition Whiskey, Saturday, due to forecasted sustained tropical storm force winds generated by Tropical Storm Milton that may arrive within 24 to 48 hours.

Oct. 6, 2024

Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector St. Petersburg sets Port Condition Whiskey

Clearwater, Fla. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for St. Petersburg (COTP) set Port Condition Whiskey for the Ports of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Seaport Manatee, and Ft. Myers, Saturday, at 1:00 p.m., due to the expectation of sustained winds greater than 39 mph generated from Tropical Storm Milton that may arrive within 72 hours.

Oct. 5, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 2 ailing men from cruise ship 50 miles off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard conducted consecutive medevacs of two ailing men from a cruise ship 50 miles off of Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii, Saturday.

Oct. 5, 2024

Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector Key West sets port condition Whiskey

Miami — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Key West (COTP) set port condition Whiskey for the

Oct. 5, 2024

Coast Guard takes part in San Francisco Fleet Week

The Coast Guard will participate in the annual San Francisco Fleet Week from October 6 to 14 in the San Francisco Bay Area. On-water security zones will be in place during Fleet Week activities October 10 through 13. To ensure the safety of participants and spectators on San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard has enacted regulated areas, published in the Federal Register and advertised by Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and law enforcement vessels will be patrolling the regulated areas to ensure all Fleet Week events are conducted safely.

Oct. 4, 2024

CORRECTION: Coast Guard releases CERCLA investigation findings from former Buxton Beach Coast Guard facilities

The Coast Guard released the findings Friday of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) investigation conducted at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Park.  Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland initiated the site investigation in August 2023 to identify any contamination resulting from legacy operations that may have been conducted by the Coast Guard at Old Group Cape Hatteras between 1982 and 2013.

Oct. 4, 2024

Unified Command to transfer authority from the Coast Guard to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Smith Canal in Stockton, Calif.

The Coast Guard has completed its cleanup operations in the Smith Canal oil spill and is now transferring federal responsibility to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead the remaining recovery efforts. The Coast Guard’s on-water petroleum removal operations began September 28 with the report of an oil burner being improperly disposed of in the Smith Canal with a potential of 380 gallons of petroleum product released into the environment.