Source: United States Coast Guard
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville |
11/03/2023 04:31 PM EDT
The Coast Guard rescued a man from an aground sailboat, Thursday, on the Charleston jetties near Charleston.
Coast Guard rescues, repatriates 89 migrants to Dominican Republic following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage
Source: United States Coast Guard
11/03/2023 08:40 AM EDT
Coast Guard crews repatriated 89 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Thursday, following the interdiction of an overloaded, makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the western coast of Puerto Rico. During a Tuesday night patrol, a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine multirole enforcement aircraft aircrew detected a suspect vessel in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle to intercept the vessel. Once on scene, the cutter Joseph Doyle launched the cutter’s Over the Horizon boat and stoppeed the grossly overloaded vessel. The crew of the cutter Joseph Doyle embarked 75 men and 14 women who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals.
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home following 85-day Bering Sea patrol
Source: United States Coast Guard
11/02/2023 05:06 PM EDT
HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned home to Honolulu, Wednesday, after an 85-day multi-mission patrol covering 14,000 nautical miles spanning from the Hawaiian Islands to north of the Arctic Circle. The crew provided search-and-rescue coverage and conducted living marine resources (LMR) and counter Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing operations during the patrol following their actions responding to the Maui wildfires.
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Coast Guard continues oversight of power plant diesel spill response in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Source: United States Coast Guard
11/01/2023 05:02 PM EDT
The Coast Guard continues oversight of ongoing response efforts at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday, following a diesel spill at the facility on Oct. 25, 2023. So far, the oil recovery crews have collected 18,000 gallons of diesel and water from the discharge tank’s secondary containment and an additional 8,000 gallons of diesel and water have been collected from the affected land outside the secondary containment.
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Coast Guard, partners complete Operation Koa Kai off the Island of Hawaii
Source: United States Coast Guard
11/01/2023 05:35 PM EDT
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard completed Operation Koa Kai, a comprehensive month-long maritime security and safety operation conducted throughout October off the Island of Hawaii.
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Media Availability: USA’s largest icebreaker to visit Charleston following Arctic deployment, interviews available
Source: United States Coast Guard
| News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville |
11/01/2023 01:31 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy is scheduled to participate in a media availability Friday during the ship’s port call in Charleston. The Healy conducted an Arctic deployment to provide U.S. surface presence, high-latitude research in support of international cooperation, and engagements with Arctic partner nations. During the deployment, Healy conducted joint operations in the Barents Sea with the Norwegian Coast Guard, as well as joint operations with Danish and Icelandic sea services while operating in the North Atlantic. The cutter also hosted a science roundtable with researchers from the U.S., Norway, and other nations.
MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship 75 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia
Source: United States Coast Guard
| News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville |
11/01/2023 03:24 PM EDT
The Coast Guard medevaced a woman, Wednesday, from a cruise ship 75 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia.
Incident Command oversees refloat, relocation of Bonnie G in St. Thomas, USVI
Source: United States Coast Guard
10/31/2023 01:25 PM EDT
Salvors successfully refloated the Bonnie G and towed the vessel to its current mooring location at the Crown Bay Sandfill dock in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Monday. “We commend all of the Coast Guard, federal, and local response agency crews as well as the National Response Corp., Playland Marine LLC and DonJon-SMIT, Inc. for their efforts in achieving a successful response,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Flowers, Coast Guard Bonnie G Response incident commander for the refloating operation. “This was a very complex incident, as the Bonnie G response endured twenty-six days with the vessel aground and two passing storms in the peak of hurricane season. We are appreciative of the cooperative efforts to protect the pristine waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands by safely removing this pollution threat and preventing major environmental impacts.”
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Coast Guard establishes first California-based Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program
Source: United States Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/28/2023 01:00 PM EDT
10/28/2023 12:38 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard announces the establishment of its first California-based Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program, in San Diego, Friday Rear Adm. Andrew M. Sugimoto, Eleventh District Commander, announced the program’s official West Coast launch at Mission Bay High School in San Diego, Friday morning.
U.S. Coast Guard dispatches assistance to Vanuatu in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Lola
Source: United States Coast Guard
10/28/2023 06:48 PM EDT
HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard was on scene to provide timely assistance and support to the island nation of Vanuatu following the devastating impact of Tropical Cyclone Lola, Oct. 26, 2023.
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