A Ripple in the Pacific: From Saipan to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and back

Source: United States Coast Guard

 

09/29/2023 10:24 PM EDT

In the Pacific’s azure expanse, four young men from Saipan are charting a unique course. Cadets Genzo Gonzales, Seiji Gonzales, Kyle San Nicolas, and Noah Mesa of the U.S. U.S. Coast Guard Academy are bridging their love for the sea and cultural roots to the prestige of one of America’s most renowned maritime institutions. This summer, they journeyed back to their home waters, not as ordinary islanders but as burgeoning U.S. Coast Guard officers poised to reshape their maritime communities.

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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 from water 50 miles offshore Savannah

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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Jacksonville
Office: 904-714-7606/7607
After Hours: 786-393-4138
PA Detachment Jacksonville online newsroom

 

09/28/2023 06:31 PM EDT

PHOTO RELEASE: A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircrew rescued two men, Thursday, after their 34-foot fishing vessel sank 50 miles offshore Savannah, Georgia.

Media Advisory: Coast Guard, state and local first responders will conduct a large-scale drill on Tennessee River

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: 504-671-2020
After Hours: 618-225-9008
Eighth District online newsroom

 

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Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to offer public tours during visit to Boston

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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast
Contact: 1st District Public Affairs
D1PublicAffairs@uscg.mil
1st District online newsroom

 

09/26/2023 10:11 AM EDT

BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in Boston, Thursday. The Eagle will moor in Charlestown, behind the USS Constitution Sept. 28-30, and will be open for free public tours. Tours will be available for the following date and times: • Thursday (12 p.m. to 7 p.m.) • Friday (10a.m. to 7 p.m.) • Saturday (10a.m. to 7 p.m.) Note: Tours for military and first responders begin one hour prior to posted tour times on Friday and Saturday. At 295 feet in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service. Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy curriculum. Eagle is a three-masted barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and 6 miles of rigging. The cutter was constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II. Additional information about the Eagle can be found here. The Eagle’s design dimensions can be found here.

Coast Guard actively monitors tropical storm Ophelia

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09/22/2023 06:47 PM EDT

NEW YORK — U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York is actively monitoring the forecasted arrival of inclement weather beginning later today, Friday, through the weekend. Current forecasts predict a potential for high winds with gusts up to 40 kts, 2-3 inches of total rainfall, coastal flooding of 1 to 1 ½ ft, dangerous rip currents and breaking surf, and seas building to 9 – 13 ft offshore. Click link to read more.

Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailing vessel during Tropical Storm Ophelia

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09/23/2023 11:06 AM EDT

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued five people Friday from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia within Lookout Bight in Cape Lookout, North Carolina.

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Coast Guard sets port condition Zulu for the Port of Morehead City in anticipation of Tropical Storm Ophelia

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09/22/2023 04:19 PM EDT

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Captain of the Port for Coast Guard Sector North Carolina set Port Condition Zulu for the Port of Morehead City at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, September 22 due to predicted tropical storm force winds generated by Tropical Storm Ophelia.

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Coast Guard repatriates 140 migrants to Dominican Republic, following 2 vessel interdictions in the Mona Passage

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09/23/2023 02:00 PM EDT

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle crew repatriated 140 migrants between Friday and Saturday to Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of two makeshift vessels in Mona Passage waters west coast of Puerto Rico. “Anyone taking part in an irregular migration voyage aboard a grossly overloaded vessel is putting their life in danger,” said Capt. José E. Díaz, Coast Guard Sector San Juan commander. “The Coast Guard is fully committed alongside our fellow partner agencies to work diligently in stopping these unlawful voyages to prevent the needless loss of life at sea.”

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Coast Guard reopens the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina, and continues post-storm assessment following Tropical Storm Ophelia

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09/23/2023 05:49 PM EDT

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The captain of the port for North Carolina reopened the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina, Saturday, as Coast Guard crews continue to assess maritime impacts following Tropical Storm Ophelia.

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Coast Guard plans to reopen the Port of Virginia following Tropical Storm Ophelia

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09/23/2023 07:35 PM EDT

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Captain of the Port for Coast Guard Sector Virginia plans to reopen the Port of Virginia at 10 p.m. Saturday, September 23, 2023, allowing vessel movement to resume without restrictions.

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