**UPDATE 1**COAST GUARD ENDS SEARCH FOR OVERDUE BOATER
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard ended their search for a boater who was reported overdue after he was located at approximately 2 P.M. today and confirmed safely ashore. Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Sturgeon...
View Article**STATEMENT** Statement by the Coast Guard on Cuba policy changes
MIAMI — Coast Guard missions and operations in the Southeast remain unchanged. The Coast Guard strongly discourages attempts to illegally enter the country by taking to the sea. These trips are...
View ArticleCoast Guard crews rescue distressed boater near Bellport, N.Y.
NEW YORK – Coast Guard crews rescued a boater in distress near Bellport, N.Y., who was reported missing for nearly 12 hours. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound Command Center received a call from...
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Lifesaving gift ideas for boaters
For a holiday video message, please click the above photo. Need gift ideas for your favorite boater? Give the gift of life - here are a few ideas that may end up ensuring your boater is...
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Coast Guard, Navy interdict, seize $331 million of cocaine (photos, video...
To view above video, click the thumbnail To view above photos, click the thumbnails SAN DIEGO — More than eight and half tons of cocaine seized or recovered in fourteen interdictions in...
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Coast Guard delivers 314 presents to local children
Editor's note: For high resolution imagery, click on the thumbnail images above. HONOLULU – Crewmembers from Oahu-based Coast Guard units delivered 314 Christmas presents to children at...
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S.O.S. written on Hawaii beach prompts rescue
Editor's note: For high resolution imagery, click on the thumbnail icons above. HONOLULU – A swimmer in distress was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter after being swept out to sea near...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues stranded hunter near Juneau, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a stranded hunter from Chicagof Island near Juneau, Alaska, Friday evening. An Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the hunter and...
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Coast Guard warns of adverse Bay Area weather
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard advises the public to exercise caution when on and around the water, as a combination of high seas and king...
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Coast Guard medevacs Filipino crewmember from tanker near Southwest Pass
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a Filipino crewmember from a tanker 23 miles south of Southwest Pass, Sunday. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the crew of...
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Coast Guard rescues man in Bahamas after plane crashes in ocean
EDITOR'S NOTE: Click on thumbnails for video MIAMI — A man was rescued by Coast Guard aircrews after his plane crashed approximately five miles east of South Bimini, Bahamas, Monday afternoon....
View ArticleCoast Guard Decisive crew returns home from Caribbean Patrol
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Decisive returned to their homeport in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Friday, following a six-week patrol in the Caribbean Sea supporting the Joint...
View ArticleCoast Guard urges safety, precautions during impending holiday storms
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is urging mariners and the coastal community to take precautions in preparation of two storms expected to impact the Northeast Wednesday and Thursday.The National Weather...
View ArticleCOAST GUARD MEDEVACS MAN NEAR SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND
LOS ANGELES – The Coast Guard medevaced a 67-year-old male experiencing chest pains from a fishing vessel off San Nicholas Island, Calif., around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin...
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Coast Guard Cutter Legare returns home in time for Christmas
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare returned to homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia Tuesday, just in time for Christmas, following a 52-day patrol through the Caribbean and into...
View ArticleMedia Availability: Coast Guard Recruits Receive Stockings, Cheer from...
WHAT: Recruits currently attending training at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J. will receive Christmas stockings from the Jersey Cape Military Spouses' Club. Media is invited to...
View ArticleCoast Guard urges caution on ice as warmer temperatures linger through Saturday
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard is urging people to use extreme caution on waterways throughout Lake Superior and northern Lakes Michigan and Huron since warmer temperatures are forecast...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Air Force searching for man missing in Lake...
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — Rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Duluth, Coast Guard Cutter Alder and a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 aircraft crew from Winnipeg, Manitoba, are enroute to search for a...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues man near Neskowin, Ore.
WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard Air Station Astoria MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued a man injured in a logging accident near Neskowin, Ore., Tuesday. The Jayhawk crew traveled approximately 63...
View ArticleCoast Guard assisting in search for missing boater
CAPE ROMAIN, S.C. — The Coast Guard is assisting Charleston County Rescue Tuesday in the search for a missing boater in the vicinity of Raccoon Key, South Carolina. Two of the three mariners were...
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