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A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew maintains air coverage of a life raft, Jan. 21, 2025, during the rescue of four U.S. boaters, who moments earlier were forced to abandon the sailing vessel Mariposa after it sank in Atlantic Ocean waters north of Dominican Republic. The four boaters were rescued by fishermen from the fishing vessel Bonanza who transferred the survivors to the U.S. flagged container ship Coqui for their transport to Jacksonville, Fla. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 22, 2025

Coast Guard, responding vessels rescue 4 U.S. boaters from life raft on the Atlantic Ocean

Coast Guard aircrew, the crew of the Crowley container ship El Coquí and the men aboard a fishing vessel rescued four men from a life raft in Atlantic Ocean’s Silver Bank waters north of Dominican Republic, Tuesday. Rescued are U.S. Citizens David Potts, 63; John Potts, 62; Andrew Cullar, 26; and Russel Case, 67, who were forced to abandon the sailing vessel Mariposa after the vessel reportedly struck a submerged rock and was then overtaken by a wave which caused the vessel to roll on its port side. The vessel struck another rock which breached the vessel’s hull and started taking on water while additional waves flooded the vessel before sinking. The vessel Mariposa was on a voyage from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to Portofino, Tx, with an anticipated stop in Key West, Fla.

Petty Officer 1st Class Kirsten Allen, a Regional Dive Locker West (MSRT-W) diver, poses with her dive locker after winning the Coastie of the Year award at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Jan. 22, 2025.

Jan. 22, 2025

San Diego Coast Guard City announces the inaugural Coastie of the Year Award

U.S. Coast Guard in collaboration with San Diego Coast Guard City announces Petty Officer 1st Class Kirsten R. Allen, a diver with Regional Dive Locker West (MSRT-W), as the winner of the inaugural Coastie of the Year (COTY) during an awards ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Wednesday.

Jan. 22, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing swimmers off Oahu

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday for two teenagers who went missing off the North Shore of Oahu.

Jan. 21, 2025

Coast Guard announces immediate action in support of presidential executive orders

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday.

Jan. 21, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 26 migrants near Oceanside Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard crews interdicted a panga-style vessel carrying 26 individuals approximately one mile off shore from Oceanside Harbor on Monday morning. At around 10:30 a.m., Oceanside lifeguards reported a disabled vessel with multiple people aboard that had run out of fuel. Assessing no immediate safety concerns, lifeguards notified Coast Guard personnel at the Joint Harbor Operations Center and remained on scene.

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Air Station Barbers Point approaches the landing pad at Queen's Medical Center for flight training in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 14, 2024. Air Station Barbers Point air crews routinely conduct touch-and-go flight training at various locations to enhance area familiarization to maintain readiness for search and rescue cases. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Jan. 20, 2025

Coast Guard medevacs ailing man from fishing vessel 40 miles off Oahu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a fishing vessel 40 miles offshore Oahu Monday.

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Air Station Barbers Point, deploys a tending line to an underway vessel while conducting training off the north shore of Oahu Dec. 3, 2024. The helicopter crew conducted training deploying supplies and gear to an underway vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Jan. 18, 2025

Coast Guard, partners search for 2 missing swimmers

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and agency partners are searching for two missing swimmers off the North Shore of Oahu Saturday.

Jan. 17, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 15 Migrants off the coast of Point Loma

The U.S. Coast Guard and partnership agencies interdicted a 25-foot panga-style vessel carrying 15 individuals approximately 25 miles off Point Loma, Thursday.

Jan. 17, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Inaugural Coastie of the Year Ceremony to be held in San Diego

The inaugural Coastie of the Year Award Ceremony, organized by the San Diego Coast Guard City, scheduled to be held at Sector San Diego, Jan. 22, 2025.

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos small boat crew pursues a makeshift vessel with migrants during an interdiction off Puerto Rico, Jan. 13, 2024. The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle returned 37 migrants interdicted in this voyage along with 21 migrants from a separate interdiction to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Jan. 15, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 16, 2025

Coast Guard returns 58 migrants to Dominican Republic following maritime interdiction of 2 vessels near Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle repatriated 58 people to the Dominican Republic, Wednesday, following the interdiction of two separate vessels near Puerto Rico. Four of the interdicted migrants remain in U.S. custody and face possible federal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico on charges of attempting to illegally re‑enter the United States in violation of Title 8, U.S.C., Section 1326, and failure to heave in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 2237.