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Oct. 31, 2024

Coast Guard rescues two boaters from Napa Sonoma Marshes

A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two boaters stranded in the Napa Sonoma Wildlife Marsh, in Napa, Wednesday evening. The helicopter aircrew hoisted the two boaters after locating them 2-miles south of Napa County Airport in the Napa-Sonoma Wildlife Marsh.

Oct. 29, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs ailing captain from fishing vessel offshore Honolulu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medevaced the captain of a commercial fishing vessel 65 miles offshore Honolulu, Monday.

A foreign fishing vessel discarding a finless shark carcass while conducting shark finning operations in the North Pacific, May 12, 2024. Regional Fisheries Management Organizations regulate the process of shark finning through Conservation and Management Measures. These measures require fully utilizing retained catches of sharks and limits on amounts of fins onboard in relation to those sharks. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Oct. 29, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian forces, international partners wrap-up Operation North Pacific Guard 2024 

Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark interdicts an unlawful maritime migration voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico, Oct. 26, 2024. Twenty-two migrants interdicted in this voyage were repatriated to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel, while five others were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol custody awaiting federal prosecution in Puerto Rico, Oct. 27, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 29, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 47 migrants to Dominican Republic following 3 at-sea interdictions near Puerto Rico

The Coast Guard returned 47 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Thursday and Sunday, following three separate interdictions of irregular, unlawful maritime migration voyages in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. Ten of the interdicted migrants remain in U.S. custody to face federal prosecution by the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico on a range of separate charges including attempted reentry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1326, unlawful entry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1325, and failure to heave under 18 U.S.C. 2237.

USCGC Vigorous (WMEC 627) underway in the South Florida Straits, Nov. 18, 2022. The cutter’s primary missions are counterdrug operations, migrant interdiction, enforcing federal fishery laws and search and rescue in support of U.S. Coast Guard operations throughout the Western Hemisphere. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Payton Ray)

Oct. 29, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returns home following 51-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 15, following a 51-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South and patrolling within the Coast Guard Eleventh District area of responsibility, Vigorous’ crew conducted counter-drug missions to prevent the flow of narcotics and other illicit smuggling into the United States by transnational criminal organizations.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater crew medevacs a 85-year-old man from a 36-foot recreational vessel 1 mile off St Petersburg, Florida, October 27, 2024. The man, who was reportedly experiencing heart attack-like symptoms, was safely transported to Tampa General Hospital in Tampa. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station St Petersburg)

Oct. 27, 2024

Coast Guard rescues boater near Sunshine Skyway Bridge

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew medevaced an 85-year-old man, Sunday, 1 mile south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Lt. Olivia Holt, Petty Officer 1st Class Ethan McKenzie, Petty Officer 3rd Class Owen Maurer and Lt. Titus Creamer, members of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, pose for a photo with a father and his two sons at Kahului Airport in Kahului, Hawaii, Oct. 26, 2024. The aircrew rescued the three people from the water after their 16-foot boat capsized approximately 7 miles south of Lanai. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Barbers Point)

Oct. 27, 2024

Coast Guard rescues father, sons after boat capsizes south of Lanai

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard rescued one man and two children after their boat capsized offshore the island of Lanai Saturday.

Oct. 27, 2024

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 48-year-old man 75 miles south of Destin, Florida

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 48-year-old man Saturday from a charter fishing vessel approximately 75 miles offshore from Destin, Florida.

Oct. 27, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 71-year-old from cruise ship offshore Galveston,Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old man from a cruise ship offshore Galveston, Texas, Saturday.