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Aug. 6, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard assists 82-year-old man aboard sailing vessel during Tropical Storm Debby

CHARLESTON, S.C. —  A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew assisted an 82-year-old man, Tuesday, aboard a disabled sailing vessel near Shipyard Creek. 

Aug. 5, 2024

Coast Guard slated to remove Jacob Pike wreck

PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard, working in coordination with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and other local, state, and federal partners, is slated to begin operations to remove the 83-foot motor vessel Jacob Pike, which sank during a winter storm in Harpswell, Maine, on January 10, 2024. Click here to read more...  

Aug. 5, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard establishes Area Command Post in response to Hurricane Debby

MIAMI — The Seventh Coast Guard District established an Area Command Post in response to Hurricane Debby, Monday, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa Locka.

Aug. 5, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard available for interview for National Lighthouse Day near Pensacola, Florida.

The Coast Guard and the Pensacola Lighthouse Maritime Museum are scheduled to host a National Lighthouse Day celebration at the Pensacola Lighthouse Maritime Museum, Wednesday. 

Aug. 4, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 2 adrift boaters off Boca Grande during Tropical Storm Debby

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Coast Guard aircrews rescued two adrift boaters, Sunday, after their 34-foot sailing vessel lost its sail 73 miles off Boca Grande.

Aug. 4, 2024

Coast Guard sets port conditions for northern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard captains of the ports (COTP) set port conditions, Sunday, for the Ports of Jacksonville, Fernandina, Brunswick, Savannah, coastal South Carolina and all other terminals and facilities due to forecasted sustained tropical storm force winds generated by Tropical Storm Debby that may arrive within 24 to 48 hours.

Aug. 4, 2024

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue man overboard near Channel Islands, Calif.

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued a man overboard approximately six miles northeast of Santa Cruz Island, California, Saturday.

Aug. 3, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard 80 miles off Sanibel Island

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for a man who fell off a fishing vessel 80 miles off Sanibel Island, Saturday, pending new information.

Aug. 3, 2024

Coast Guard ends search for missing boater near Palm Beach

MIAMI - The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing boater near Palm Beach after crews recovered an individual matching the description of the missing person. 

Aug. 3, 2024

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

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector St. Petersburg set Port Condition Yankee for the ports of Tampa, Manatee, St. Petersburg and Fort Myers, Saturday, due to forecasted sustained tropical storm force winds between 35 and 43 mph generated by Tropical Depression Four that may arrive within 24 hours.

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