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Sept. 21, 2023

Coast Guard sets port condition Yankee for Port of Baltimore

BALTIMORE — The Captain of the Port for Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region set port

Sept. 21, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard, partners participate in joint mass rescue training in American Samoa.

HONOLULU - The U.S. Coast Guard and partners participated in the American Samoa Mass Rescue Operation Tabletop Exercise at the Pago Pago International Airport, in August.

Sept. 21, 2023

Coast Guard sets port condition Yankee for the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City in anticipation of tropical storm

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Captain of the Port of North Carolina has set Port Condition Yankee for the

Sept. 21, 2023

FEATURE STORY: Devil's Handler

Devil took off like a bullet chasing his prey to protect his handler. The prey ran down the field, only to have Devil launch at him, ensnaring his arm in a vice-like grip full of sharp canine teeth. People from all over the world watched in utter silence, as the prey—better known as the decoy—attempted to dislodge Devil, but to no avail.

Bales of illegal narcotics, worth an estimated $160 million, are offloaded onto pallets by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence (WMEC 619) crew, Sept. 19, 2023, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida. Coast Guard and partner agency crews interdicted the illegal narcotics during nine separate cases in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez)

Sept. 20, 2023

Coast Guard offloads more than $160 million in illegal narcotics

MIAMI — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Confidence offloaded more than 12,100 pounds of cocaine worth

Sept. 19, 2023

Coast Guard performs CPR on a man after a crane collapse near Memphis, Tennessee

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard crew members resuscitated an unresponsive male Tuesday near Memphis, Tennessee.

Sept. 19, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded boaters near Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued three stranded boaters near Freeport, Texas, Monday.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) poses for a group photo on the flight deck with over 10,000 pounds of interdicted narcotics in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Sept. 8, 2023. Thetis' crew patrolled the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western Caribbean Sea in support of the Coast Guard’s mission to combat illegal drug trafficking. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Lauren Daugherty)

Sept. 19, 2023

US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis nabs $70 million in illegal narcotics during 55-day patrol

KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned home to Key West, Friday, following a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South, Thetis worked alongside other Coast Guard cutters and U.S. partners to conduct counterdrug operations and fight transnational criminal organizations with the assistance of an embarked aviation detachment from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron.

Sept. 19, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, partner agencies to reunite with survivor in St. Augustine

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard and partner agencies rescue crews are scheduled to reunite with a survivor, Thursday, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine.

Sept. 18, 2023

Coast Guard, park rangers, and M/F Kydon ferry rescue 6 people following migrant vessel capsizing off Mona Island, Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard air and surface units combined efforts with local park rangers and the M/F Kydon ferry crew to rescue six migrants following a vessel capsizing off Sardinera Beach in Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Monday. Rescued are four men and two women, who reportedly were part of an irregular migrant voyage carrying six people when their vessel capsized near Mona Island’s reef line late Sunday night.