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July 17, 2023

Coast Guard terminates illegal charter operation in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.

Coast Guard terminated the voyage of an illegal passenger vessel July 1, 2023 in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

Coast Guard members offload interdicted, illegal drugs in San Diego, March 28, 2023.

July 17, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard crew offloads more than $158 million worth of narcotics in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $158 million in San Diego, Monday.

July 17, 2023

Media Availability: Coast Guard icebreaker scheduled to visit Seward, open for public tours

Seward, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Healy commanding officer Capt. Michele Schallip and crew members will be available to discuss the cutter’s icebreaking capabilities and the upcoming missions conducting oceanographic research in the Arctic Ocean in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

July 17, 2023

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues kite surfer beset by weather near Port Mansfield, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued a kite surfer who was beset by weather near Port Mansfield, Texas, Saturday.

July 17, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 after boat capsizes off Freeport, Texas

Editor's Note: Click on image to download high-resolution version.HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and

Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant of the Coast Guard, poses with some of the artists of the 2023 Coast Guard art program exhibit, Jul. 13, 2023. The Coast Guard Art Program celebrated its 42nd anniversary at the Salmagundi Club in New York.

July 17, 2023

Coast Guard Art Program announces 2023 best in show winner

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard Art Program announced the 2023 “best in show” artwork winner at its annual reception and art acceptance ceremony in New York, New York, July 13, 2023.

July 16, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from lift boat near Pecan Island, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 42-year-old man from the lift boat Speedy approximately three miles south of Pecan Island, Louisiana, Saturday morning.

July 16, 2023

Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection seize 223 pounds of narcotics

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach and U.S. Customs and Border

July 15, 2023

Coast Guard rescues two boaters from capsized vessel near Point Au Fer Island, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued two boaters on Thursday from their capsized vessel approximately two miles south of Point Au Fer Island, Louisiana.

Capt. Christopher Culpepper relieved Capt. Leanne Lusk as commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 14, 2023. Rear Adm. Megan Dean, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, presided over the event. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.

July 15, 2023

Coast Guard Sector Anchorage holds change of command ceremony

Anchorage, Alaska — Capt. Christopher Culpepper relieved Capt. Leanne Lusk as commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Friday.