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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) maneuvers off the coast of Nome, Alaska, following the completion of the first phase of their Fall 2024 deployment, Oct. 25, 2024. Healy’s crew supported an embarked science team during the first phase and conducted the Alaskan Arctic Coast Port Access Route Study (AACPARS) and opportunistic mapping, which included bathymetric mapping in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.

Nov. 7, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew and embarked science teams discover volcano-like underwater feature while conducting Arctic research

NOME, Alaska — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and embarked science teams completed the first two phases of the icebreaker's 2024 Arctic Fall deployment Sunday and continue operations offshore of western and northern Alaska. Healy's crew and the science teams conducted multiple scientific and seafloor mapping missions, which resulted in the discovery of a subsea volcano-like feature during the first phase.

Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) crew members pose for a photo, Sept. 18, 2024, while at sea in the Windward Passage. After 60 years in service, the cutter completed its first patrol with a fully mixed-gender crew after a project to provide onboard accommodations for female enlisted crew members, increasing opportunities for female Coast Guard members to serve afloat. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Sarah Kaleta)

Nov. 7, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Reliance returns home to Florida after 60-day Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Oct. 28, following a 60-day patrol in the Windward Passage. Throughout their deployment in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility, the crew’s primary missions were to protect the safety of life at sea and deter dangerous and unlawful migrant ventures bound for the United States. Deployed in support of the Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) initiative Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS), Reliance’s crew worked alongside additional Coast Guard and partner assets to dissuade maritime migration and enforce immigration laws on the high seas.

The Coast Guard seeks public comment for proposed temporary safety zones

Nov. 7, 2024

Coast Guard seeks public comment regarding temporary safety zones for wind farm project offshore of New York and New Jersey

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard seeks public comment for proposed temporary safety zones during

Nov. 6, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing snorkeler off Kauai

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended its search at noon Wednesday for a 58-year old man who went missing while snorkeling off the coast of Kauai Sunday.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point lands at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2024. The crew medevaced a 29-year-old woman experiencing symptoms of appendicitis aboard the cruise ship Grand Princess. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Barbers Point)

Nov. 6, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs ailing woman from cruise ship 70 miles off Oahu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing woman from a cruise ship 70 miles offshore Oahu Tuesday.

Nov. 5, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 39-year-old male from oil tanker near Oceanside, Calif.

A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated a 39-year-old male off the oil tanker Polaris Voyager 28 miles west of Oceanside, Tuesday.

Nov. 4, 2024

Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector St Petersburg sets port condition Whiskey

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for St. Petersburg set Port Condition Whiskey for the Ports of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Seaport Manatee, and Ft. Myers, Monday, at noon, due to the expectation of sustained winds greater than 39 mph generated from Tropical Storm Rafael that may arrive within 72 hours.

Nov. 4, 2024

Second boat capsizes near Bodega Bay, search for one continues

This morning at about 7:10 AM we received a call of a capsized boat with two men on board near Mussel Point, south of Salmon Creek. Our Marine Unit was already in the area preparing to search for the boaters who went missing late Saturday night. We were joined by Sonoma County Fire District, the Coast Guard, Goldridge Fire District, and California State Parks.

Nov. 4, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 37-year-old from vessel offshore Port Aransas,Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man from a vessel offshore Port Aransas, Texas, Sunday.