HEADQUARTERS

Oct. 6, 2024

Coast Guard sets port conditions for northern Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard captain of the ports for (COTP) Jacksonville and Fernandina set Port Condition Whiskey, Saturday, due to forecasted sustained tropical storm force winds generated by Tropical Storm Milton that may arrive within 24 to 48 hours.

Oct. 6, 2024

Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector St. Petersburg sets Port Condition Whiskey

Clearwater, Fla. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for St. Petersburg (COTP) set Port Condition Whiskey for the Ports of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Seaport Manatee, and Ft. Myers, Saturday, at 1:00 p.m., due to the expectation of sustained winds greater than 39 mph generated from Tropical Storm Milton that may arrive within 72 hours.

Oct. 5, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 2 ailing men from cruise ship 50 miles off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard conducted consecutive medevacs of two ailing men from a cruise ship 50 miles off of Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii, Saturday.

Oct. 5, 2024

Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector Key West sets port condition Whiskey

Miami — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Key West (COTP) set port condition Whiskey for the

Oct. 5, 2024

Coast Guard takes part in San Francisco Fleet Week

The Coast Guard will participate in the annual San Francisco Fleet Week from October 6 to 14 in the San Francisco Bay Area. On-water security zones will be in place during Fleet Week activities October 10 through 13. To ensure the safety of participants and spectators on San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard has enacted regulated areas, published in the Federal Register and advertised by Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and law enforcement vessels will be patrolling the regulated areas to ensure all Fleet Week events are conducted safely.

Oct. 4, 2024

CORRECTION: Coast Guard releases CERCLA investigation findings from former Buxton Beach Coast Guard facilities

The Coast Guard released the findings Friday of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) investigation conducted at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Park.  Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland initiated the site investigation in August 2023 to identify any contamination resulting from legacy operations that may have been conducted by the Coast Guard at Old Group Cape Hatteras between 1982 and 2013.

Oct. 4, 2024

Unified Command to transfer authority from the Coast Guard to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Smith Canal in Stockton, Calif.

The Coast Guard has completed its cleanup operations in the Smith Canal oil spill and is now transferring federal responsibility to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead the remaining recovery efforts. The Coast Guard’s on-water petroleum removal operations began September 28 with the report of an oil burner being improperly disposed of in the Smith Canal with a potential of 380 gallons of petroleum product released into the environment.

Oct. 4, 2024

CORRECTION: Coast Guard releases CERCLA investigation findings from former Buxton Beach Coast Guard facilities

The Coast Guard released the findings Friday of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) investigation conducted at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Park.  Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland initiated the site investigation in August 2023 to identify any contamination resulting from legacy operations that may have been conducted by the Coast Guard at Old Group Cape Hatteras between 1982 and 2013.

Oct. 4, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies hold electric vehicle fire safety exercise in Brunswick

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — U.S. Coast Guard members and federal, regional, state, local, and industry partners conducted an exercise designed to enhance coordination in response to vessel fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries, Sept. 24-25.

Oct. 3, 2024

Coast Guard scheduled to set temporary waterway restrictions near Wrightsville Beach

The Coast Guard is scheduled to issue a temporary restriction of recreational and commercial vessel movements during the Swim the Loop and Mott’s Channel Sprint swimming events Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and around Harbor Island near Wrightsville Beach. The Captain of the Port is issuing the temporary restriction during the event to ensure the safety of all participants.