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USCGC John Patterson takes sail after the U.S. Coast Guard accepts the cutter from Bollinger Shipyard

Aug. 8, 2023

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Fourth New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in Portland

The Coast Guard Cutter John Patterson (WPC-1153) is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony Thursday at 10 a.m. Media interested in attending the ship’s commissioning ceremony are requested to RSVP with d1publicaffairs@uscg.mil no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 9. Media are requested to arrive by 9:30 a.m. to clear security and be escorted to the event, and must provide media credentials and government-issued photo ID.

The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing people, Monday, at 6:00 p.m., following a report of an overdue plane last seen, Friday, between the islands of St Thomas and Culebra, Puerto Rico.

Aug. 7, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilots following plane crash near St. Thomas, USVI

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing people, Monday at

Salvage and post fire recovery operations continue at an efficient pace on the Grande Costa D’Avorio as crews work to safely transfer vehicles and cargo from the vessel to the port facility. To date, all vehicles have been removed from the cargo decks of the ship, as well as all 134 freestanding containers that were located beyond the area affected by the fire. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Aug. 7, 2023

UPDATE: Salvage Operations on Grande Costa D’Avorio reach significant milestones at Port Newark

PORT NEWARK, New Jersey — Salvage and post fire recovery operations continue at an efficient pace on the Grande Costa D’Avorio as crews work to safely transfer vehicles and cargo from the vessel to the port facility. Click to read the full article.

Aug. 7, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for diver off Key West

MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing diver, approximately 7 miles off Key

Aug. 6, 2023

Coast Guard rescues windsurfer near San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued a windsurfer near the Point Bonita Lighthouse Saturday

Aug. 6, 2023

Coast Guard assists 2 boaters near Pascagoula, Miss.

The Coast Guard assisted two boaters aboard a 42-foot disabled sailing vessel approximately 70 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Saturday.

Aug. 5, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs ailing diver 100 miles offshore Galveston, Texas

VIDEO AVAILABLE: HOUSTON —The Coast Guard medevaced a man who became ill while diving approximately 100 miles south of Galveston, Texas, Saturday.

Coast Guard crew members from Station Islamorada interdicted a makeshift vessel approximately 64 miles south of Dry Tortugas, Florida, August 1, 2023. The nine people aboard the vessel were repatriated back to Cuba on August 5, 2023.(U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 5, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 27 people to Cuba

MIAMI – Coast Guard crews repatriated 27 people to Cuba, Saturday, following three separate migrant

EMS transfer Charles Gregory to a local hospital after Coast Guard crews rescued him off a partially submerged 12-foot jon boat 12 miles offshore St. Augustine, Florida, Aug. 5, 2023. Charles departed the Lighthouse Park Boat Ramp Thursday night and his parents reported he was missing to Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville watchstanders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Coast Guard Station Mayport)

Aug. 5, 2023

VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man 12 miles offshore St. Augustine

PADET Jacksonville - Office: (904) 714-7606 / After Hours: (786) 393-4138 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard crews rescued 25-year-old Charles Gregory Saturday after he went missing on a 12-foot jon boat 12 miles offshore of St. Augustine, Florida.

Aug. 5, 2023

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 8 people on Lake Pontchartrain, La.

The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued eight boaters Friday on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.