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Oct. 6, 2023

Coast Guard, partners searching for missing kayaker off Maui

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and local partners are searching for a missing kayaker off Tavares Beach, Friday.

U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit (PSU) 313 servicemembers aboard 32-foot Transportable Port Security Boats conduct a training exercise in Elliot Bay, Seattle, Sept. 16, 2023. PSU 313 partnered with King County Metro Transit to conduct a joint training exercise that involved the MV Sally Fox, a 104-foot passenger-only ferry operated by King County Water Taxi. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.

Oct. 6, 2023

Port Security Unit 313 conducts joint training with King County Metro

SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313 partnered with King County Metro Transit in Elliot Bay last month to perform an innovative joint training exercise that involved the MV Sally Fox, a 104-foot passenger-only ferry operated by King County Water Taxi.

Oct. 6, 2023

Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax call

The Coast Guard Investigative Service is seeking the public’s assistance with information regarding a search and rescue hoax transmission.

Oct. 6, 2023

Coast Guard, partners continue response efforts for vessel Bonnie G aground in St. Thomas

The Coast Guard established a safety zone around the cargo vessel Bonnie G grounding site, Friday, as the Incident Command continues coordinated efforts with partner agencies in support of the ongoing response. The safety zone extends one quarter mile around the Bonnie G for the duration of the response. Commercial and recreational vessel traffic should remain clear of this area for their safety and the safety of response crews working the site.

Oct. 6, 2023

Coast Guard, USACE, FEMA and EPA members meet to discuss Maui wildfire response operations  

Editor's note: Click on images to download a high resolution version.HONOLULU — The U. S. Coast

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel Svalbard steam in formation through ice on Sep. 27, 2023, in the Barents Sea while en route to conduct joint exercises in northern Norway. The Healy is deployed to the arctic to develop interoperability with allies and to support responsibilities and shared interests throughout the Arctic region. (U.S. Department of Defense photo by Sgt. Carter Acton)

Oct. 6, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy departs Tromsø, Norway following engagements with Norwegian Coast Guard, maritime government officials

TROMSØ, NORWAY- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Tromsø, Norway, Thursday, following a four-day port call, in which the Healy crew conducted joint operations with the Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel Svalbard, hosted a U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) “science roundtable,” and welcomed aboard guests from a variety of institutions with interest in the Arctic and Healy’s science mission. Tromsø is Healy’s first port of call since departing Kodiak, Alaska, in late August embarking on a five-week long mission supporting the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS).

The Coast Guard and partner agencies are focusing efforts to educate paddlers on how to “have fun, be safe, and paddle smart.”

Oct. 6, 2023

Coast Guard rescues lost kayaker near Brunswick, Georgia

The Coast Guard rescued a lost kayaker, Thursday, on the Altamaha River near Brunswick, Georgia.

Oct. 5, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Reliance to hold free, public tours in Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615), a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Pensacola, Florida, is slated to hold free, public tours of the cutter in Galveston, Texas, Sunday.

Oct. 5, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies establish Incident Command following vessel grounding in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

The Coast Guard has established an Incident Command at Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment St. Thomas and at Coast Guards Base San Juan, Thursday, to oversee vessel grounding response efforts in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Coast Guard is coordinating with local government partners, including Department of Planning & Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration experts, as well as the responsible party, to create a pollution mitigation and removal plan for the grounded cargo vessel Bonnie G. The National Response Corp. is the oil spill removal organization contracted by the responsible party, who also contracted Playland Marine LLC to conduct salvage operations for the Bonnie G.

Oct. 5, 2023

Coast Guard takes part in San Francisco Fleet Week with ship tours and community events

The U.S. Coast Guard will participate in the annual San Francisco Fleet Week from October 2-10 in San Francisco Bay. Throughout the week, the Coast Guard will showcase its capabilities and commitment to the community through various public engagements, including weekend ship tours of the National Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) and Fast Response Cutter Benjamin Bottoms (WPC 1132), search-and-rescue demonstrations and recruiting booths with static displays at the Fleet Week Expo on the Marina Green from Oct. 5-8, and more.