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Law enforcement small boat crews from Coast Guard Cutter William Trump intercept a migrant vessel 60 miles south of Turks and Caicos Islands, Sept. 22, 2024. The migrants were repatriated to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Sept. 27, 2024 following the interdiction. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 182 migrants to Haiti

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Valiant's crew repatriated 182 people to Haiti, Friday, following an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew, seizes 500 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha and seized 500 pounds of illegally

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard warns those in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina to exercise caution in wake of Hurricane Helene

MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds mariners and residents of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to remain vigilant following Hurricane Helene, Friday.

Sept. 27, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard responding to oil sheen in Maryland

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region has responded to an initial report of a 50-foot by 50-foot oil sheen reported near the 623-foot Motor Vessel SSI Defiant in the Patapsco River, Thursday night.

Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore interdicts an overloaded makeshift vessel with 14 migrants in Mona Passage waters north of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Sept. 23, 2024. The migrant group was repatriated at-sea to Dominican Republic Navy authorities just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Sept. 25, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard returns 60 migrants to Dominican Republic following 2 interdictions near Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore returned 60 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Wednesday and Thursday, following two separate interdictions of irregular, unlawful maritime migration voyages in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. Two of the interdicted migrants remain in U.S. custody to face federal prosecution by the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico on separate charges including attempted reentry into the United States subsequent to an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. 1326(b)(2), and failure to heave to under 8 U.S.C. 2237.

Sept. 26, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 32-year-old male from fishing vessel near San Clemente Island

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated a 32-year-old male off the commercial fishing vessel Legacy approximately one mile west of San Clemente Island, Wednesday.

A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescues two people after their vessel allided with the jetties at the entrance to the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 25, 2024.

Sept. 26, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 after vessel allides with Charleston jetties

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescued two people, Wednesday, after their vessel allided with the Charleston jetties at the entrance to the Charleston Harbor.

Sept. 26, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold media availability following Titan MBI public hearing

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a media availability Friday at 4 p.m. to answer questions following the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) public hearing into the loss of the Titan submersible.

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 graphic for news release.

Sept. 25, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 74-year-old male from fishing vessel near San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated a 74-year-old male off the fishing vessel Poseidon approximately 35 miles west of San Diego, Wednesday.

Sept. 25, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard establishes Area Command Post in response to Tropical Storm Helene

MIAMI — The Seventh Coast Guard District established an Area Command Post in response to Tropical Storm Helene, Wednesday, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa Locka.