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Sept. 26, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 32-year-old male from fishing vessel near San Clemente Island

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated a 32-year-old male off the commercial fishing vessel Legacy approximately one mile west of San Clemente Island, Wednesday.

A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescues two people after their vessel allided with the jetties at the entrance to the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 25, 2024.

Sept. 26, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 after vessel allides with Charleston jetties

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew rescued two people, Wednesday, after their vessel allided with the Charleston jetties at the entrance to the Charleston Harbor.

Sept. 26, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold media availability following Titan MBI public hearing

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a media availability Friday at 4 p.m. to answer questions following the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) public hearing into the loss of the Titan submersible.

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 graphic for news release.

Sept. 25, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 74-year-old male from fishing vessel near San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated a 74-year-old male off the fishing vessel Poseidon approximately 35 miles west of San Diego, Wednesday.

Dr. Abbie Tingstad poses for a photo at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Sept. 25, 2024. Tingstad is a renowned Arctic analyst, a trusted voice on the challenges posed by the changing environment in the region and also the first Visiting Research Professor at the Center for Arctic Study and Policy (CASP) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Janessa-Reyanna Warschkow)

Sept. 25, 2024

Environmental Stewardship: Highlighting the U.S. Coast Guard’s Strategic Capabilities in the Arctic with Dr. Abbie Tingstad

“What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic,” according to Dr. Abbie Tingstad. Tingstad, a renowned Arctic analyst, is a trusted voice on the challenges posed by the changing environment in the region. She is also the first Visiting Research Professor at the Center for Arctic Study and Policy (CASP) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

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Sept. 25, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard establishes Area Command Post in response to Tropical Storm Helene

MIAMI — The Seventh Coast Guard District established an Area Command Post in response to Tropical Storm Helene, Wednesday, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa Locka.

Sept. 24, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 8-year-old boy from cruise ship near Eureka

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated an 8-year-old male off the cruise ship Royal Princess approximately 20 miles west of Eureka, Tuesday.

The Coast Guard Captain of the Port sets Port Condition X-Ray. Please visit Coast Guard Homeport for specific information regarding your port. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by PA3 Jose Hernandez)

Sept. 24, 2024

Coast Guard sets port conditions for northern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard captains of the ports (COTP) set port conditions, Tuesday, for the Ports of Jacksonville, Fernandina, Brunswick, Savannah, coastal South Carolina and all other terminals and facilities due to forecasted sustained tropical storm force winds generated by Tropical Storm Helene that may arrive within 24 to 48 hours.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy continues to rank among the nation’s top institutions of higher learning according to major college rankings, Sept. 24, 2024. For the tenth consecutive year the academy ranked #1 in the overall Regional Colleges North category in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges magazine. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by David Santos)

Sept. 24, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Ranks #1 among Northeast Colleges for the last decade

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy continues to rank among the nation’s top institutions of higher learning according to major college rankings.

U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 308 (PSU 308) held a change of command ceremony, Saturday, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center. Cmdr. Jeffery Yoder relieved Cmdr. Paul Green as the commanding officer of PSU 308. Capt. Danielle Shupe, Deputy Chief for Operations, Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony.

Sept. 24, 2024

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit holds change of command ceremony

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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