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Aug. 24, 2023

Coast Guard concludes search after fisherman rescues 2 missing scuba divers off ‘Caja de Muertos’ (Coffin Island), Puerto Rico

Coast Guard, police, and emergency management agencies concluded the search for two missing scuba divers who were rescued by a fisherman Wednesday night in Caribbean Sea waters off ‘Caja de Muertos’ (Coffin Island), Puerto Rico. Rescued are José Oquendo,25, and Emanuel Rodríguez, 29, after a local fisherman, reportedly a friend of the survivors, rescued them from the water just off the CariCOOS weather buoy a mile and a half south of ‘Caja de Muertos.’

A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew escorts a 52-foot catamaran vessel after it struck the Winyah Bay northern jetty and began taking on water near Georgetown, South Carolina, Aug. 23, 2023.

Aug. 23, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard assists 4 aboard vessel taking on water near Georgetown, South Carolina

PHOTO RELEASE: The Coast Guard assisted four people, Wednesday, after their 52-foot catamaran began taking on water near Georgetown.

Aug. 23, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded on Morris Island, South Carolina

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: The Coast Guard rescued two jet skiers, Tuesday, after they became stranded on Morris Island.

The crew of the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) arrive to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Aug. 20, 2023. The U.S. Coast Guard is in Papua New Guinea at the invitation of the PNG government to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard maritime resources following the recent signing and ratification of the bilateral agreement between the United States and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Aug. 23, 2023

Papua New Guinea leads joint maritime operations with U.S. Coast Guard

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Papua New Guinea (PNG) has invited the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard maritime resources during August 2023. This collaborative effort marks the first time a joint patrol effort will be executed at sea since the signing and ratification of the recent bilateral defense agreement between PNG and the United States, which allows the U.S. to embark shipriders from PNG agencies aboard the ship to conduct at sea boardings on other vessels operating in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) under their national agency authority. This is the U.S. Coast Guard vessel deployment first announced during Secretary of Defense Austin's engagement with Prime Minister James Marape in July.

Crew members from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Savannah work alongside local partners to escort the motor vessel Biglift Baffin down the Savannah River, Feb. 9, 2023. A safety zone was established around the vessel to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the vessel’s transit through the Savannah River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Derek Burke)

Aug. 23, 2023

Coast Guard to enforce safety zone for import of ship-to-shore cranes

The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone in the Savannah River for the import of intermodal ship-to-shore cranes, Thursday.

Aug. 23, 2023

54-year-old man medically evacuated from cruise ship by Coast Guard

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 54-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 45 miles off the San Diego coast, Tuesday. Cruise Ship Carnival Radiance crewmembers contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders requesting a medevac for a man experiencing seizure-like symptoms.

Aug. 23, 2023

Media availability: Coast Guard conducts illegal passenger vessel enforcement operation, finds safety violations

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Aug. 23, 2023

Coast Guard searches for 2 scuba divers in waters off ‘Caja de Muertos’ (Coffin Island), Puerto Rico

Coast Guard air and surface units are searching alongside Puerto Rico Joint Forces of Rapid Action and Ponce Municipal Police for two scuba divers who went missing, Wednesday, in Caribbean Sea waters off ‘Caja de Muertos’ (Coffin Island), Puerto Rico. The two male missing divers were dive fishing off a boat with two others, who remained aboard the vessel and reported losing sight of both divers.

A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) station keeps alongside a multi-year ice floe while a team of crew and researchers install equipment in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 6, 2023. The Healy is ideal for science and research projects like the Arctic Mobile Observing System; providing access to the most remote reaches of the Arctic Ocean; areas barricaded by pack ice and insurmountable by most research vessels. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)

Aug. 22, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Arctic icebreaker moors in Kodiak, will host interviews

MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: Capt. Michele Schallip, Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) commanding officer, and Igor Polyakov, a Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS) scientist. WHAT: Schallip will be available to discuss the cutter’s capabilities, and Polyakov will be able to discuss the upcoming mission conducting oceanographic research in the Arctic Ocean in partnership with the National Science Foundation. WHEN: Thursday, August 24 at 3 p.m. WHERE: Pier 2, Kodiak, AK 99615 or arrangements can be made for alternate location *Closed-toed shoes are required when aboard.

Aug. 22, 2023

Coast Guard sets Port Condition WHISKEY for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands due to Tropical Storm Franklin

The Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition WHISKEY Tuesday for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands due to Tropical Storm Franklin. The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Storm Franklin makes its way across the Hispaniola.