HEADQUARTERS

Welcome to Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C.

Dec. 11, 2024

UPDATE: Coast Guard to issue publication of Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Base Seattle

The Coast Guard has issued an update to its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) regarding Base Seattle, which will extend its availability for public review until Jan. 10, 2025. The original end date for review was Dec. 15, 2024. This extended schedule for the final PEIS allows more time for public review due to the complexity of the proposed actions and the presence of multiple federal holidays during the review period.

Dec. 11, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 5 after vessel capsizes off Kauai

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard rescued five people after their vessel capsized outside Nawiliwili Harbor in Lihue, Hawaii, Tuesday.

Dec. 11, 2024

Media Advisory: San Francisco-based helicopter pilot to receive Distinguished Flying Cross

WHO: Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander Coast Guard District Eleven; Capt. Christopher Huberty, commanding officer, Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco; Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad, MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot, Air Station San Francisco WHAT: Presentation of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad WHEN: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 8 a.m. WHERE: U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francsico 1020 N. Access Road San Francisco, CA 94128

Dr. Rich Morales was recognized as a newly appointed civilian aide to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth during a ceremony at the Pentagon recently. Morales serves as the Leader in Residence at the Admiral James M. Loy Institute for Leadership (Loy IFL) supporting leader development at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Dec. 11, 2024

Coast Guard Academy Leader in Residence named a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army

Dr. Rich Morales was recognized as a newly appointed civilian aide to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth during a ceremony at the Pentagon recently. Morales serves as the Leader in Residence at the Admiral James M. Loy Institute for Leadership (Loy IFL) supporting leader development at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Dec. 10, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue missing woman from Ore. State Park following multi-day search

The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued a 64-year-old hiker from Shore Acres State Park, Sunday afternoon. The woman had been missing since Friday evening after separating from the party she was foraging with. On Friday, watchstanders at Sector Columbia River were called by the Oregon State Police requesting Coast Guard assistance in locating the woman due to nightfall, rugged terrain, and the individual’s lack of survival gear.

Emergency crews respond to boat fire in Elliot Bay, Washington

Dec. 9, 2024

Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Respond to Boat Fire Near Seattle

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, Seattle Fire Department, Washington State Ferries, and Good Samaritans responded to the report of a vessel on fire in Elliot Bay, Washington, Sunday afternoon. The Coast Guard launched a 45-foot response boat medium crew and a 29-foot response boat small crew from Station Seattle after received reports of a recreational vessel on fire in the vicinity of Duwamish Head Light in Elliot Bay, near Seattle, around noon on Sunday.

A Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) small boat crew transfers migrants to Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell (WPC 1105), Nov. 24, 2024, while underway in the Florida Straits. Alert conducted a 60-day, maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits; the deployment marked its first since the cutter shifted home ports from Astoria, Oregon to Cape Canaveral, Florida in June of this year. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 9, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Alert completes first patrol after relocating to East Coast

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Thursday, following a 60-day patrol in the Florida Straits. This marked the cutter’s first patrol since it shifted home ports from Astoria, Oregon to Cape Canaveral in June of this year.

Dec. 7, 2024

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE:Coast Guard rescues 2 from downed aircraft near Little Black River

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircrew rescued two people, Saturday, after their small aircraft went down in the marsh near the Little Black River.

Coast Guard watchstanders and the crew of the tanker ship Orange Ocean coordinated the rescue of a sole boater in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 410 miles north of Puerto Rico, Dec. 6, 2024. Rescued is Kirill Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, 53, resident of St. Kitts and Nevis, who reportedly came in distress aboard the sailing vessel Poesterd while transiting from Bermuda to the Eastern Caribbean Island of St. Maarten. (Courtesy photos tank ship Orange Ocean)

Dec. 6, 2024

Coast Guard, tanker ship Orange Ocean rescue boater from vessel on fire sinking 410 miles north of Puerto Rico

Coast Guard watchstanders and the crew of the tanker ship Orange Ocean coordinated the rescue of a solo boater in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 420 miles north of Puerto Rico, Friday. Rescued is Kirill Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, 53, resident of St. Kitts and Nevis, who reportedly came in distress aboard the 46-foot sailing vessel Poesterd while transiting from Bermuda to the Eastern Caribbean Island of St. Maarten.

Dec. 6, 2024

Coast Guard presents Gold Life Saving Medal to New Jersey man for heroism

The Coast Guard presented the Gold Life Saving Medal, August 4, to a Barnegat Light Fire Department volunteer at Barnegat Light Fire Hall in Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey.