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Jan. 16, 2025

Coast Guard, others rescue 2 fishermen near Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) transits inbound Dutch Harbor while on patrol in the Gulf of Alaska. As the only major cutter homeported in Alaska, Alex Haley’s primary missions are search and rescue, international/domestic fisheries enforcement, and homeland defense. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Lt. j.g. John Walsh)

Jan. 15, 2025

Alaska homeported cutter earns cutter of the year award

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award. For the second year in a row, Alex Haley earned the medium cutter of year award across the entire Coast Guard fleet. The Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award recognizes the ship that demonstrated exceptional performance across operations and mission accomplishment, commitment to crew and families, training and readiness, and engineering.

Coast Guard and contract vessels during the fuel removal operations for the aground motor yacht Runaway off Culebra, Puerto Rico, Jan. 10, 2025. Contractors removed approximately 160 gallons of petroleum products from the fuel tanks and the vessel’s engine. Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel from Sector San Juan are monitoring vessel removal efforts by the owner, after the vessel ran aground on a reef in waters west of Ensenada Honda in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Dec. 30, 2024. (Courtesy photo)

Jan. 14, 2025

Coast Guard, local, federal agencies monitor refloating efforts for aground motor yacht off Culebra, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel from Sector San Juan, working alongside federal and local agencies, continue to monitor removal efforts, Tuesday, for the motor yacht Runaway, after the vessel ran aground on a reef in waters west of Ensenada Honda in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Dec. 30, 2024. The owner of the motor yacht Runaway, who is coordinating efforts to refloat the vessel, completed the removal of approximately 160 gallons of petroleum products from the vessel, Friday. The fuel and oil removed were comprised of diesel fuel from the vessel’s fuel tanks and oil from the vessel’s engine.

Coast Guard Cutters Venturous (WMEC 625) and Hamilton (WMSL 753) rendezvous at sea, Nov. 21, 2024, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Venturous’ crew conducted a 40-day counter drug patrol within the Coast Guard Eleventh District area of responsibility in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 13, 2025

Florida-based cutter returns home after 40-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC 625) returned to their home port in St. Petersburg, Dec. 11, following a 40-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Venturous’ crew deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) and conducted counter-drug missions in the Coast Guard Eleventh District’s area of responsibility.

A Coast Guard Station San Juan 45-foot Response Boat Medium and a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement are moored at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Jan. 13, 2025. Coast Guard and local law enforcement crews will be patrolling San Juan Harbor January 16-20, 2025, to prevent illegal passenger for hire vessel operations during the San Sebastián St. Festival in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Jan. 13, 2025

Guardia Costera y agencias de orden público patrullarán la Bahia de San Juan durante las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián

Las tripulaciones de Guardia Costera junto a las agencias policiales locales estarán patrullando la Bahía de San Juan del 16 al 20 de enero, para intervenir con los operadores de embarcaciones que realizen el transporte ilegal de pasajeros por contrato durante las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián. “Durante las Fiestas de la Calles San Sebastian, nuestras tripulaciones patrullarán activamente con las agencias policiales locales para protejer la seguridad de las personas y las embarcaciones en la Bahía de San Juan”, dijo el Comandante Matthew Romano, jefe de respuesta del Sector San Juan. “Exhortamos a las personas a que utilicen las lanchas de la Autoridad del Transporte Marítimo y los medios de transporte público anunciados por el Municipio de San Juan. Apercibimos al público sobre los operadores ilegales de embarcaciones que buscan transportar pasajeros por contrato, a que no contraten a un operador que se niegue o no presente sus credenciales de capitán. Los operadores ilegales representan un riesgo a las vias navegables y a la seguridad de los pasajeros, por lo que es de vital importancia crear consciencia de esta situación para evitar cualquier incidente que pueda amenazar la seguridad de las personas en el agua y que también pueda arruinar su disfrute del evento”.

Jan. 13, 2025

Coast Guard, local law enforcement to patrol San Juan Harbor for illegal passenger vessel operations during the San Sebastian St. Festival

The Coast Guard cautioned, Monday, that Coast Guard and local law enforcement crews will be on the lookout for illegal passenger for hire vessel operations in the San Juan Harbor during the San Sebastián St. Festival from Jan. 16 to 20. “Our crews will be actively patrolling alongside local law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of people and vessels in San Juan Harbor during the San Sebastian Street Festival,” said Cmdr. Matthew Romano, Sector San Juan chief of response. “We encourage those attending the festival to utilize the public ferry system and the organized means of public transportation announced by the Municipality of San Juan. We caution the public of illegal passenger for hire vessel operators, and to not contract any operator who refuses or fails to present their captain credentials. Illegal passenger vessel operators represent a risk to maritime vessels and passenger safety, so it is of vital importance we raise awareness to avoid any incidents that could threaten people’s safety in the water and ruin their plans to enjoy the event.”

A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders, of a group of migrants stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas, Dec. 10, 2025. The migrants were rescued by Coast Guard Cutter Northland's crew and transferred to Bahamian authorities by Coast Guard Cutter William Flores' crew Jan. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Miami 144 aircrew)

Jan. 12, 2025

Coast Guard transfers 37 migrants to The Bahamas

MIAMI — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter William Flores transferred 37 Cubans to Bahamian authorities,

Jan. 11, 2025

Update 2: Coast Guard, partners responding to aground cargo ship in Philadelphia

The motor vessel Algoma Verity was refloated and is now moored at Tioga Marine Terminal approximately two miles north of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Delaware River, Saturday.

Jan. 10, 2025

UPDATE: U.S. Coast Guard announces availability for the Draft Environmental Assessment on the Special Purpose Craft- Heavy Weather II Acquisition Program

(Editor’s note: The comment period has been extended from Jan. 20 to Feb. 15) SEATTLE – The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) / Overseas Environmental Assessment (OEA) for its proposal to acquire up to six, second generation Special Purpose Craft- Heavy Weather II (SPC-HWX II) vessels. Of these vessels, four would be placed in operation and training status, and two would serve as maintenance relief hulls, each with a service design life of 25 years.

Jan. 10, 2025

Update 1: Coast Guard, partners responding to aground cargo ship in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners are continuing to respond to the aground 623-foot motor vessel Algoma Verity approximately a mile north of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the Delaware River, Friday.