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June 29, 2024

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs man 28 miles offshore Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an 28-year-old man who lost consciousness approximately 28 miles south of Galveston Inlet, Saturday.

June 29, 2024

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters during sailboat regatta near Dauphin Island, Alabama

The Coast Guard rescued four boaters after their vessel capsized near Dauphin Island, Alabama, Friday.

June 28, 2024

Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento holds change-of-command

Sacramento, Calif. — Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento personnel hosted a change-of-command ceremony, Friday at McClellan Airfield.

June 28, 2024

Coast Guard Air Station Sitka holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Air Station Sitka holds change of command ceremony

June 28, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Air Station Savannah conducts change of command ceremony

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah conducted a change of command ceremony, Friday, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah.

June 28, 2024

Coast Guard commissions first Pacific Northwest-based Fast Response Cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned its 56th Fast Response Cutter and first one to be stationed in the Pacific Northwest during a ceremony held in Astoria, Ore., Thursday. Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC-1156) is the first of three planned Fast Response Cutter’s (FRC) to be homeported in Astoria. The commissioning ceremony is one of the most important traditional milestones in the life of a cutter, as it represents the readiness of the cutter to conduct Coast Guard operations and marks her entry into active service.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing paddleboarder near Miami

The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing paddleboarder near Miami, Thursday, pending new information. 

June 27, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Willow conducts change of command ceremony

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Willow conducted a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in North Charleston.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. holds Change of Command ceremony

KEY WEST, Fla. — Chief Warrant Officer Adam R. Smith relieved Chief Warrant Officer Chad M. Barber as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr., Thursday, during a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West.

June 27, 2024

Unified Command completes pollution response of the cruise ship Aurora

A unified command has completed its pollution response to the sunken vessel Aurora, a decommissioned cruise ship, which sank May 22, in Little Potato Slough within the San Joaquin Delta northwest of Stockton. Over the last several weeks, response contractors, Global Diving and Salvage and subcontractors, successfully refloated the vessel and removed an estimated 21,675 gallons of oily water, 3,193 gallons of hazardous waste, and five 25-yard bins of debris was removed from the vessel. Extensive surveys suggest that no recoverable oil remains onboard. There were no observations of oiled wildlife throughout the response.

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