Coast Guard News
November 17, 2015
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton repatriated 39 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Tuesday.
This repatriation is a result of three separate interdictions at sea in the south Florida Straits. These were interdictions of Cuban nationals attempting to illegally enter the United States on unseaworthy vessels commonly referred to as "rustics" or "chugs." In each instance, the Coast Guard not only helped secure the U.S. border, but also prevented these perilous sea voyages from ending in tragedy.... [Read More]
November 17, 2015
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton repatriated 39 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Tuesday.
This repatriation is a result of three separate interdictions at sea in the south Florida Straits. These were interdictions of Cuban nationals attempting to illegally enter the United States on unseaworthy vessels commonly referred to as "rustics" or "chugs." In each instance, the Coast Guard not only helped secure the U.S. border, but also prevented these perilous sea voyages from ending in tragedy.... [Read More]
November 17, 2015
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton repatriated 39 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Tuesday.
This repatriation is a result of three separate interdictions at sea in the south Florida Straits. These were interdictions of Cuban nationals attempting to illegally enter the United States on unseaworthy vessels commonly referred to as "rustics" or "chugs." In each instance, the Coast Guard not only helped secure the U.S. border, but also prevented these perilous sea voyages from ending in tragedy.... [Read More]
November 17, 2015
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November 17, 2015
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November 17, 2015
BOSTON — A ceremony commemorating the establishment of a new Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla in Martha’s Vineyard is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, November 19 at Coast Guard Station Menemsha.
The new flotilla, named Auxiliary Flotilla 11-9, will be the first located on Martha’s Vineyard since World War II.... [Read More]
November 17, 2015
BOSTON — A ceremony commemorating the establishment of a new Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla in Martha’s Vineyard is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, November 19 at Coast Guard Station Menemsha.
The new flotilla, named Auxiliary Flotilla 11-9, will be the first located on Martha’s Vineyard since World War II.... [Read More]
November 17, 2015
BOSTON — A ceremony commemorating the establishment of a new Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla in Martha’s Vineyard is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, November 19 at Coast Guard Station Menemsha.
The new flotilla, named Auxiliary Flotilla 11-9, will be the first located on Martha’s Vineyard since World War II.... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers and Wrangell Search and Rescue are searching for a man boating aboard the white, 38-foot bayliner Thalassa in the vicinity of Wrangell Monday.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka, ASTs and Wrangell SAR are conducting a search for Kenneth Trammel, 53, of Wrangell, near Berg Bay, Blake Channel and Deer Island. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers and Wrangell Search and Rescue are searching for a man boating aboard the white, 38-foot bayliner Thalassa in the vicinity of Wrangell Monday.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka, ASTs and Wrangell SAR are conducting a search for Kenneth Trammel, 53, of Wrangell, near Berg Bay, Blake Channel and Deer Island. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers and Wrangell Search and Rescue are searching for a man boating aboard the white, 38-foot bayliner Thalassa in the vicinity of Wrangell Monday.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka, ASTs and Wrangell SAR are conducting a search for Kenneth Trammel, 53, of Wrangell, near Berg Bay, Blake Channel and Deer Island. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 49-year-old male Monday five miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 49-year-old male Monday five miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
BOSTON — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 49-year-old male Monday five miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returned to homeport in Port Canaveral after a 48-day patrol, Monday.
Throughout the patrol, the Confidence crew conducted migrant interdiction operations while on call for search-and-rescue cases and other missions, throughout the Florida Straits. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returned to homeport in Port Canaveral after a 48-day patrol, Monday.
Throughout the patrol, the Confidence crew conducted migrant interdiction operations while on call for search-and-rescue cases and other missions, throughout the Florida Straits. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returned to homeport in Port Canaveral after a 48-day patrol, Monday.
Throughout the patrol, the Confidence crew conducted migrant interdiction operations while on call for search-and-rescue cases and other missions, throughout the Florida Straits. ... [Read More]
November 16, 2015
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November 16, 2015
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November 16, 2015
Correction: the previous news release stated that rescue vessel was a 47-foot Motor Life Boat, but the Coast Guard rescue boa was a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium.
NEW LONDON, Conn. – A Coast Guard Station New London rescue boatcrew rescued two mariners in distress near Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Friday.
At approximately 3 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a MAYDAY call from a 32-foot pleasure craft via VHF-FM channel 16 reporting their vessel was taking on water and required Coast Guard assistance. ... [Read More]