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Coast Guard rescues 5 people from water near Punta Brea

Source: United States Coast Guard

 

01/03/2025 06:50 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard crews rescued four adults and one minor from the water, Thursday, after their vessel started taking on water and capsized near Guánica Bay.

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Coast Guard to oversee demolition and replacement of two aids to navigation in Maryland

Source: United States Coast Guard

01/03/2025 12:17 PM EST

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to oversee the demolition of the La Trappe Creek Daybeacon 1 (LLNR 24955) and La Trappe Creek Daybeacon 2 (LLNR 24960) due to their deteriorating condition near La Trappe Creek, Maryland, in the spring of 2025.

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Coast Guard rescues 2 men 5 miles south of Desecheo Island

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12/29/2024 01:07 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard crews rescued two men, Saturday, after their 24-foot fishing vessel ran out of fuel and capsized 5 miles south of Desecheo Island.

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Search for missing swimmer ends after response authorities recover his body off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico

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12/21/2024 12:27 AM EST

Coast Guard and local emergency response authorities ended the search for a missing swimmer after local responders located and recovered his body off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Friday. Recovered deceased is Brandon Smith, a U.S. citizen in his sixties, from Connecticut residing in Culebra, after local emergency responders using a drone located the swimmer’s body, approximately one nautical mile offshore from Flamenco Beach.

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

Source: United States Coast Guard

 

12/19/2024 08:17 PM EST

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. 

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

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12/19/2024 10:40 AM EST

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.

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

Source: United States Coast Guard

12/18/2024 02:04 PM EST

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. 

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

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12/17/2024 07:38 PM EST

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. 

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer off Kauai

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12/14/2024 07:56 PM EST

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.

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

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U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/13/2024 07:15 PM EST

 

News Release

  

U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska
Contact: 17th District Public Affairs
Office: (907) 463-2065
After Hours: (907) 463-2065
17th District online newsroom

 

12/13/2024 06:48 PM EST

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.