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This graphic shows the overlay of search and rescue efforts after the Coast Guard received the initial report of a missing paddleboarder near Miami, June 24, 2024.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing paddleboarder near Miami

The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing paddleboarder near Miami, Thursday, pending new information.

June 27, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Willow conducts change of command ceremony

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Willow conducted a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in North Charleston.

Capt. Jason Ingram, Coast Guard Sector Key West commanding officer, presides over a change of command ceremony for USCGC Charles David Jr. (WPC 1107), in Key West, Florida, June 27, 2024. Chief Warrant Officer Adam Smith relieved Chief Warrant Officer Chad Barber as commanding officer ensuring continuity of leadership and operations aboard the cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Tabitha Martinez)

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. holds Change of Command ceremony

KEY WEST, Fla. — Chief Warrant Officer Adam R. Smith relieved Chief Warrant Officer Chad M. Barber as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr., Thursday, during a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West.

June 27, 2024

Unified Command completes pollution response of the cruise ship Aurora

A unified command has completed its pollution response to the sunken vessel Aurora, a decommissioned cruise ship, which sank May 22, in Little Potato Slough within the San Joaquin Delta northwest of Stockton. Over the last several weeks, response contractors, Global Diving and Salvage and subcontractors, successfully refloated the vessel and removed an estimated 21,675 gallons of oily water, 3,193 gallons of hazardous waste, and five 25-yard bins of debris was removed from the vessel. Extensive surveys suggest that no recoverable oil remains onboard. There were no observations of oiled wildlife throughout the response.

June 27, 2024

La Guardia Costera suspende esfuerzos de búsqueda del nadador desaparecido en Maryland

Baltimore- La Guardia Costera suspendió la búsqueda de un nadador de 17 años desaparecido en Stoney Creek, Pasadena, a las 9:02 a.m. del jueves. Aproximadamente a las 11:00 p.m. del miércoles, los observadores del Sector de la Guardia Costera de Maryland recibieron un informe de un nadador desaparecido visto por última vez con su familia en la rampa comunitaria para botes Elizabeth Landing en la playa de Pasadena. Varios miembros de la familia, incluyendo el joven de 17 años, estaban nadando cerca de la rampa para botes, pero el joven de 17 años no regresó a la orilla con los demás.

June 27, 2024

Media Availability: Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento to conduct change-of-command ceremony

Sacramento, Calif. — Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento personnel are scheduled to host a change-of-command ceremony Friday at Air Station Sacramento.

The Coast Guard suspended its active search for a missing 17-year-old male swimmer in Stoney Creek, Pasadena, at 9:02 a.m. Thursday.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer off Maryland

The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing 17-year-old male swimmer in Stoney Creek, Pasadena, at 9:02 a.m. Thursday.

June 27, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Recruiting Office Indianapolis to host grand opening

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a grand opening event Saturday, for a new recruiting office in Indianapolis, from 9-11 a.m. The opening celebrates the first Coast Guard recruiting office in Indianapolis.

June 26, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard presents Charleston Harbor Pilot with Public Service Award

Click on the blue hyperlinked headline above to view the full press release. CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard presented a Meritorious Public Service Award to Christopher Thornton with the Charleston Branch Pilots Association, Wednesday, at the Charleston Branch Pilots Station for his commendable actions related to the uncontrolled acceleration of the MSC Michigan VII on June 5.

June 26, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region holds change of command ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland – National Capital Region bid farewell to Capt. David O’Connell and welcomed Capt. Patrick Burkett as the sector's new commanding officer during a change of command ceremony in Baltimore, Tuesday.