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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.

Dec. 6, 2024

Media Advisory: Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Cumberland River in Tennessee

MEDIA ADVISORY: In an effort to maintain maritime incident readiness, Coast Guard along with local, county and state partners will conduct law enforcement drills on the Cumberland River near the Port of Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday.

Dec. 3, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold White Alder memorial ceremony

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a memorial ceremony at the USS Kidd Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Saturday, to honor the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter White Alder that sank 56 years ago, killing 17 Coast Guard members.

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton pose with more than 16,100 pounds of cocaine worth an assessed street value of approximately $182.8 million in Port Everglades, Florida, Dec. 2, 2024. Hamilton's crew worked alongside an embarked Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew, interagency, and international partners to interdict illicit narcotics in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez)

Dec. 3, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads $182.8M in counternarcotics at Port Everglades

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton’s crew offloaded more than 16,100 pounds of cocaine worth an

Dec. 3, 2024

Coast Guard medically evacuates U.S. passenger from Celebrity Apex cruise ship near Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medical evacuation of a Celebrity Apex cruise ship passenger in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 140 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Monday. The patient was a 64-year-old woman, U.S. citizen, experiencing an abdominal medical emergency which required a higher level of medical care ashore.

New London, Conn. – The United States Coast Guard Academy is excited to host the Annual Lessons and Carols service. The event will take place on Wednesday, December 6th, at 6:30 pm in Leamy Hall.

Dec. 3, 2024

Coast Guard Academy Hosts Annual Lessons and Carols Service

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy will host the annual Lessons and Carols service on Thursday, Dec. 12th at 6:45 p.m. at the Coast Guard Memorial Chapel.

Dec. 2, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Healy to provide media interviews, public tours in Juneau, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is scheduled to provide media interviews on December 5 and public tours on December 6 at the Juneau Cruise Port.

This graphic shows the combined search area covered by the Coast Guard and other partner agencies for five people after their vessel reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2024. The total search area covered was over 108 square nautical miles in the span of nearly 24 hours. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic)

Dec. 2, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for multiple people near Couverden Point, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has suspended its search Monday morning for five people after their fishing boat reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska, pending the development of new information. Coast Guard crews searched for nearly 24 hours, covering more than 108 square nautical miles. “We stand in sorrow and solidarity with the friends and family of the people we were not able to find over the past 24 hours,” said Chief Warrant Officer James Koon, a search and rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska. “I am deeply grateful for the swiftness of our crews and other search assets who came together to amplify our efforts and completely saturate our search areas. Our collective hearts are with the friends and families of those who are experiencing the effects from this loss.” Involved in the search were:   -Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska  -Coast Guard Air Station Sitka  -Coast Guard Station Juneau  -Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) -Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman (WPC 1149)  -Alaska Marine Highway System vessel Hubbard  U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska watchstanders received the mayday call at approximately 12:07 a.m. on VHF-FM channel 16 from the crew aboard the fishing vessel Wind Walker reporting they were overturning.  Anyone with new information about this situation is requested to contact Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska watchstanders at 907-463-2980.