Category: US Coast Guard

10/05/2023 12:39 PM EDT

The Coast Guard has established an Incident Command at Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment St. Thomas and at Coast Guards Base San Juan, Thursday, to oversee vessel grounding response efforts in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Coast Guard is coordinating with local government partners and working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration experts, as well as the responsible party, to create a pollution mitigation and removal plan for the grounded cargo vessel Bonnie G.   The National Response Corp. is the oil spill removal organization contracted by the responsible party, who also contracted Playland Marine LLC to conduct salvage operations for the Bonnie G.

10/04/2023 11:25 AM EDT

10/04/2023 01:47 PM EDT

Coast Guard terminates an illegal charter operation in the La Jolla State marine reserve protected area in San Diego, on Sept. 21, 2023. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a boarding of the state registered 20-foot pleasure craft, Lucky Duck, which had 6 people aboard (5 passengers for hire and 1 child). Charges were filed against the operator for violating state laws.

10/02/2023 10:18 AM EDT

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized approximately 200 pounds of illegally caught red snapper in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off southern Texas, Saturday.

09/28/2023 06:42 PM EDT

09/29/2023 10:24 PM EDT