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Coast Guard Rear Adm. Sean Regan, commander of District Fourteen, and Michael Bruno, provost at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, sign an updated memorandum of agreement to continue the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative scholarship program at UH Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 19, 2024. The Coast Guard CSPI program pays for up to two academic years of college tuition for eligible students at minority-serving institutions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Dec. 19, 2024

Coast Guard, University of Hawai’i sign memorandum of agreement

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa signed an updated memorandum of agreement (MOA) Thursday to continue the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) scholarship program at UH Mānoa.

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew searches for a missing swimmer, Brandon Smith, off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Dec 18, 2024. Coast Guard and multiple local emergency response agencies continue search efforts, Dec. 19, 2024, for Brandon Smith, U.S. citizen residing in Culebra, Puerto Rico. (Courtesy photo)

Dec. 19, 2024

Coast Guard, local emergency response teams search for swimmer off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface rescue teams continue searching alongside local emergency authorities for a missing swimmer off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Thursday. Missing is Brandon Smith, a U.S. citizen in his sixties, from Connecticut residing in Culebra, who reportedly was last seen struggling while in the water at Flamenco Beach. A Kawasaki Mule All-Terrain Vehicle, reportedly being used by the swimmer was found by local authorities at the scene.

Migrants on board a makeshift vessel south of Marathon. Sector Key West watchstanders diverted the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Paul Clark to interdict. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 18, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 43 migrants to Cuba

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark's crew repatriated 43 people to Cuba, Wednesday, following two interdictions in the Florida Straits.

Dec. 18, 2024

FEATURE: A week in the life of protecting American fish and seafood

From Dec. 9 to Dec. 13, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan and its 25 crewmembers took to the Atlantic to carry out an LMR law enforcement patrol, ensuring the sustainability of the ocean's resources and enforcing federal regulations designed to protect marine ecosystems and commercial fishing livelihoods.

Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo working with a Customs and Border Protection aircraft interdicts an unlawful migration voyage vessel south of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Dec. 16, 2024. The 53 migrants interdicted in this voyage were repatriated along with 55 migrants from two separate interdictions to Dominican Republic Navy authorities in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Dec. 17, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 17, 2024

Coast Guard, CBP, Dominican Republic Navy interdict 108 migrants near Puerto Rico

U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Dominican Republic Navy surface and air units interdicted three vessels carrying 108 migrants during three separate unlawful maritime migration voyages near Puerto Rico. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo completed the repatriation of 64 of the migrants from two of the interdictions to authorities from the Dominican Republic Navy in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Tuesday.

Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Miami and Martin County Sheriff's Office pose with a man who was rescued from a jetty in the vicinity of St Lucie Inlet, Dec. 15, 2024. The aircrew brought the man to Stuart Airport with no medical concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 15, 2024

Coast Guard rescues man stranded on jetty in St. Lucie Inlet

MIAMI - A Coast Guard Air Station Miami helicopter crew rescued a man stranded on a jetty, Sunday,

Dec. 14, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer off Kauai

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended its search Saturday for a 32-year-old woman who went missing while swimming off the coast of Kauai Wednesday.

Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20), a 420-foot polar icebreaker, returns home to Seattle after spending more than five months at sea Dec. 12, 2024. During the patrol, the crew aboard the Healy conducted several missions to further scientific knowledge and the discovery of a volcano-like feature in the Arctic seabed, suggesting previously unknown geological activity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler)

Dec. 13, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker returns home to Seattle following Arctic deployment

SEATTLE — The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) returned to Seattle Thursday, following a 73-day Arctic deployment supporting scientific research missions, search and rescue operations, and training exercises in the region. The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot polar icebreaker, conducted three distinct phases throughout the cutter’s 2024 Arctic Fall deployment.

Dec. 13, 2024

Coast Guard District 7 announces new interactive LNM website for mariners

MIAMI – The Coast Guard recently updated the user interface to the Local Notice to Mariners and Light Lists in an effort to modernize and improve the accessibility, accuracy and overall user experience for mariners and stakeholders.

Dec. 13, 2024

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners 154 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued three mariners Thursday morning from a sailing vessel beset by weather 154 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras.