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Aug. 2, 2024

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to hold open house

Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light is hosting a free open house on Wednesday at the station in Barnegat Light, NJ.

Photo showing fuel removal operations aboard the 72-foot sailing vessel Obsession hard aground on a reef just off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, July 31, 2024. The Coast Guard established and Incident Command with local and federal interagency partners, July 26, 2024, to oversee the removal of an estimated 800 to 1,500 gallons of diesel from the vessel as well as the engine oil and any potential hazardous materials onboard. (Courtesy photo)

Aug. 1, 2024

Coast Guard informs completion of bulk diesel fuel removal from grounded vessel as interagency planning efforts for vessel removal continue

The Coast Guard announced that bulk fuel removal operations for the grounded sailing vessel Obsession just off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico were completed, Wednesday afternoon, by Resolve Marine and Clean Harbors, LLC crews. The bulk diesel fuel removal consisted of the estimated 800 to 1,500 gallons of diesel aboard the four fuel tanks and day tank onboard the vessel. Final removal amounts will be updated when available. Throughout the response, personnel from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and NOAA conducted preliminary underwater assessments to determine the impacts on the reef caused by the vessel grounding. Thus far, they have been able to recover and safeguard various species of live corals that will be used to rehabilitate the impacted area.

Aug. 1, 2024

Coast Guard Training Center Cape May to hold Sunset Parade

CAPE MAY, N.J. — U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May is scheduled to host a Coast Guard Day

Aug. 1, 2024

UPDATE: Unified Command continues Brunswick East River Mystery Sheen Response

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Brunswick East River Mystery Sheen (BERMS) Response has transitioned from the investigation phase to the response phase as Unified Command (UC) operations continue.

U.S. Coast Guard Cadet 4th Class Amelia Matson smiles aboard Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) while departing Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 29, 2024. Eagle serves as a classroom-at-sea for Academy Cadets. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

July 31, 2024

UPDATE* US Coast Guard Barque Eagle to visit Rockland, Maine; host public tours, and celebrate Rockland as Coast Guard City

Update: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) tours for Friday, August 2, 2024, are cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Tour availability for the remainder of the weekend will be updated when available. ROCKLAND, Maine — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327), “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in Rockland Friday. The Eagle will moor at Coast Guard Station Rockland, 54 Tillson Ave, Rockland, ME 04841, and will be open for free public tours.

Cmdr. Aaron Kowalczk, incoming commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615), delivers his remarks, July 25, during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition that serves to formally demonstrate the continuity of authority within a command in front of the crew and esteemed guests. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Goldberg)

July 31, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Reliance holds change-of-command ceremony

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. — Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) held a change-of-command ceremony, July 25, in Pensacola. Cmdr. Aaron Kowalczk relieved Cmdr. Brian Chapman as the 34th commanding officer of Reliance during the ceremony, which was presided over by Capt. Kristen Serumgard, chief of operational forces at Coast Guard Atlantic Area in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Law enforcement boat crews from Coast Guard Station Islamorada intercept a rustic vessel attempting an illegal migrant voyage, 41 miles southeast of Long Key, Florida, July 26, 2024. The individuals aboard the vessel were repatriated back to Cuba on July 31, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

July 31, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 32 migrants to Cuba

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr.’s crew repatriated 32 migrants to Cuba, Wednesday,

July 31, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies complete search following collapse of pier in Philadelphia

The Coast Guard and partner agencies suspended the search pending further information after the partial collapse of the Graffiti Pier in Philadelphia, Wednesday.

Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) steams, July 19, 2024, while underway in the Caribbean Sea. Forward conducted a 60-day Caribbean Sea patrol to interdict illegal drugs and apprehend suspected smugglers on the high seas in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

July 31, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns home following 60-day deployment in the central Caribbean Sea

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, July 27, following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. During the deployment, Forward patrolled within the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South. Crew members conducted detection and monitoring operations throughout the joint operating area and executed interdiction and apprehension missions, which directly contributed to the reduction in flow of illegal drugs bound for the United States. These activities also served toward degrading and dismantling transnational criminal organizations (TCO).

July 30, 2024

Media Advisory: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche to dock in Honolulu following joint operations with Japan Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard

WHO:  Capt. Tyson Scofield, commanding officer U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751), Cutter Waesche crew, Japan Coast Guard members, Philippine Coast Guard members WHAT: The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is slated to make a port call in Honolulu following a 112-day patrol in the Indo-Pacific. Japan Coast Guard and Philippine Coast Guard members who participated in an exchange program aboard the Waesche will disembark during a ceremony after the cutter moors. Media are invited to watch the Waesche and crew moor at Pearl Harbor and interview U.S., Japan and Philippine Coast Guard members about the patrol and the exchange program. WHERE: Berth B25, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 1000 North Rd, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96860  WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.