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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Fifth New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in New Castle

Source: United States Coast Guard

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

 

10/16/2023 02:34 PM EDT

Editors’ Note: Media interested in attending the ship’s commissioning ceremony are requested to RSVP with d1publicaffairs@uscg.mil no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 18th. Media are requested to arrive by 9:30 a.m. to clear security and be escorted to the event, and must provide media credentials and government-issued photo ID.

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Coast Guard terminates an illegal charter operating in the San Diego Bay

Source: United States Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/16/2023 03:15 PM EDT

 

 

10/16/2023 02:54 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard terminates an illegal charter operating in the vicinity of the USS Midway in the San Diego Bay, on Oct. 6, 2023. A Coast Guard boarding team conducted a safety inspection of the vessel, which had 14 individuals on board, including 12 passengers for hire and two non-credentialed crew members.

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Coast Guard to host ‘Mission Mighty Mississippi’ family event in Rock Island

Source: United States Coast Guard

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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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Update: Salvage operations continue for Bonnie G off St. Thomas

Source: United States Coast Guard

 

10/13/2023 03:15 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Pollution and salvage responders will continue operations through the weekend to safely remove the grounded Bonnie G off Cyril E. King Airport.  

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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 near Georgetown, South Carolina

Source: United States Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/14/2023 10:30 AM EDT

 

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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

 

10/14/2023 10:09 AM EDT

A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew rescued two people from the water, Friday, in the vicinity of the Winyah Bay entrance near Georgetown.

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UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing worker near Harahan, Louisiana

Source: United States Coast Guard

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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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U.S. Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax caller

Source: United States Coast Guard

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

 

10/13/2023 01:02 PM EDT

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard Investigative Service is seeking the public’s assistance with information regarding search and rescue hoax transmissions made over the course of two days.

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Coast Guard repatriates 65 migrants to Dominican Republic following 2 vessel interdictions in Mona Passage

Source: United States Coast Guard

 

10/13/2023 09:00 AM EDT

Coast Guard crews repatriated 65 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Sunday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of two overloaded vessels in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico. Four Dominican men who were interdicted, Monday, are facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico on a range of charges including attempted illegal re-entry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1326, bringing in and harboring unlawfully non-U.S. citizens under 8 U.S.C 1324, and failure to heave to under 18 U.S.C. 2237.

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Coast Guard medevacs crewmember 135 miles southwest of Southwest Pass, Louisiana

Source: United States Coast Guard

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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 urges boaters to adhere to safety zone established for Bonnie G response in St. Thomas

Source: United States Coast Guard

 

10/10/2023 03:40 PM EDT

The Coast Guard is urging boaters, Tuesday, to adhere to the safety zone established for the Bonnie G response in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.   “It is of the utmost importance for boaters and vessel traffic to adhere to the safety zone that was established by the Coast Guard, Friday, for the duration of this response,” said Lt. Cmdr. Brian Dochterman, Incident Command deputy for the Bonnie G response. “This is an active and complex working site and things could potentially become more complicated. We need commercial and recreational boaters to remain clear of this area for their safety and the safety of response crews working the site.”  

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