SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard is proud to announce the establishment of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam in a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Carola List, commander of Operational Logistics Command. Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Led by Cmdr. Dana Hiatt, Base Guam, will be pivotal toward enhancing the U.S. Coast Guard’s mission Leer másU.S. Coast Guard formally establishes Base Guam[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — A Coast Guard and Navy sucessfully completed a search mission with the rescue of three missing divers offshore Guam. A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrew located and rescued the three missing divers near Santa Rosa Banks, approximately 25 nautical miles off the coast of Agat, Guam. Saturday, October 28, 2023. Leer másCoast Guard and Navy rescue 3 missing divers offshore Guam[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — French Air Force (Armée de l’Air), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and U.S. Air Force (USAF), collaborated with local responders, successfully conducted a search and rescue operation for 11 fishermen of a distressed fishing vessel off the coast of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Leer másFrench, Canadian, US Forces rescue 11 fishermen off Rota, CNMI[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Guam Fire Department and Coast Guard members conducted SAR training at Sella Bay Overlook in Guam on March 8, 2023. «We appreciate the ongoing strong relationship with Guam Fire and are eager to bring any capability to bear that benefits the people of Guam and our partners,» said Capt. Nick Simmons, commander Leer másCoast Guard and Guam Fire conducts SAR training[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for the third mariner from the 42-foot vessel Senor Dung at sunset on Feb. 12. The third mariner, 49-years-old, remains missing. «Suspending search efforts without locating everyone in a case is never easy, and our condolences go out to the family and friends of Leer másUSCG suspends active search for 3rd mariner from Senior Dong[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard rescue two mariners and are searching for the third missing mariner between Guam and Rota on Feb. 9. The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew rescued two of the three mariners about halfway between Guam and Rota midday after being vectored into the debris field by a Guam Army Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 mariners and continue search for third, Guam[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — USCG, Navy, multiple local, federal, and maritime partners responded to a false activation of an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) in Saipan, on Sept. 6, 2022. An EPIRB is a vital search and rescue distress tool, and it transmits a signal picked up by a satellite which then informs the team Leer másUSCG and Navy responds to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Members of the US Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard, and US Navy rescue a mariner aboard a fishing vessel 725 nautical miles south of Guam. On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam’s Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) received a report of a 55-year old male experiencing severe abdominal Leer másUSCG, Navy and Japan Coast Guard rescue mariner 725 miles off Guam[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Coast Guard and partner agencies have rescue six mariners (five adults and one child) aboard a missing vessel near Etal Atoll in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, Tuesday. At 6:00 a.m., Saturday, Coast Guard Forces Micronesia | Sector Guam watchstanders received a report of an overdue 19-foot vessel with six Leer másCoast Guard, partners rescue missing mariners near Chuuk State[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Last week, the Coast Guard responded to a request from the Republic of Palau to assist with locating the Chinese flagged research vessel Da Yang Hao and observe its activity. The 4,600-ton vessel entered Palau’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Nov. 29. On Nov. 30, Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Honolulu Leer másCoast Guard support Republic of Palau with EEZ law enforcement[…]
