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Jan. 8, 2025

Coast Guard announces operation RENEW 2025 to maintain heating oil supply

In preparation for the 2025 winter season, the First U.S. Coast Guard District has launched Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters 2025, emphasizing the critical role of maintaining the flow of heating oil to the Northeast region. Click the link to read the full release.

A yola vessel making way approximately 41 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The migrants were interdicted and repatriated to Dominican Republic Navy authorities.

Jan. 6, 2025

Coast Guard repatriates 39 migrants to Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos' crew repatriated 39 people to the Dominican Republic, Sunday, following an interdiction approximately 41 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. 

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Kai Hall, a boatswains mate assigned to a Coast Guard Station Kauai, controls the 45-foot response boat while conducting a patrol around the island of Kauai, Hawaii, May 23, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Station Kauai conducted an area of responsibility familiarization patrol around the island of Kauai, Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Jan. 6, 2025

Coast Guard, partners rescue woman off Kauai

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard, partners rescued a 34-year-old woman in the water offshore Kauai, Hawaii, Sunday.

Coast Guard Station Marathon boat crews rescued four people from a sinking vessel, Sunday, approximately 11 miles north of Marathon, Florida.

Jan. 5, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 4 from sinking vessel

MIAMI - A Coast Guard Station Marathon boat crew rescued four people, Sunday, after their 27-foot vessel began taking on water approximately 11 miles north of Marathon.

Coast Guard Station Maui’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew conduct search patterns by water during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Kapalua, Maui, Oct. 24, 2019. The training brought a wide range of services together including the Coast Guard, Maui County Fire Department, Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, American Medical Response, and Maui County Police Department. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Connor/Released)

Jan. 4, 2025

Coast Guard, partners assist injured woman aboard small passenger vessel

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard, partners assist injured woman aboard small passenger vessel off the coast of Maui, Thursday.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard crews rescued four adults and one minor from the water, Thursday, after their vessel started taking on water and capsized near Guánica Bay.

Jan. 3, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 5 people from water near Punta Brea

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard crews rescued four adults and one minor from the water, Thursday, after their vessel started taking on water and capsized near Guánica Bay.

Jan. 3, 2025

Coast Guard to oversee demolition and replacement of two aids to navigation in Maryland

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to oversee the demolition of the La Trappe Creek Daybeacon 1 (LLNR 24955) and La Trappe Creek Daybeacon 2 (LLNR 24960) due to their deteriorating condition near La Trappe Creek, Maryland, in the spring of 2025.

Jan. 3, 2025

Coast Guard establishes new regulated navigation area in waters around Port Miami

MIAMI – The Captain of the Port for Coast Guard Sector Miami announced the establishment of a new regulated navigation area for certain waters surrounding Port Miami, Monday.

Crewmembers aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) look out over Sydney Harbor while the Polar Star departs Royal Australian Naval Base HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney, Dec. 27, 2024. The Polar Star stopped in Sydney on its way to Antartica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter)

Dec. 31, 2024

U.S. heavy icebreaker departs Australia, bound for Antarctica

SYDNEY — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Sydney, Friday, to begin their journey across the Southern Ocean en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025. While in Sydney, the crew hosted tours aboard the Polar Star for Consul General Christine Elder and guests from the U.S. Embassy.

Dec. 29, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 2 men 5 miles south of Desecheo Island

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard crews rescued two men, Saturday, after their 24-foot fishing vessel ran out of fuel and capsized 5 miles south of Desecheo Island.