JUNEAU — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy conducted a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off Ketchikan, Alaska, March 14, 2024. The SAR exercise took place on the water and in the air with both agencies working together to test and evaluate interagency communications, response plans, and responders’ actions during multiple simulated scenarios. Leer másCoast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy conduct SAREX off Alaska[…]
PORT BLAIR, India – The USCGC Bertholf conducted two-day exercise during the operation Sea Defender 2024 with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) departed Port Blair, India, Saturday morning. Bertholf’s stop in Port Blair marks the first time a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter has called upon the Andaman Leer másUSCGC Bertholf conducts operation Sea Defender 2024[…]
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partners to conduct a SAREX (search and rescue exercise) off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. Coast Guard with the Maui Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources are scheduled to conduct this SAREX on March 20th, 2024. The exercise will take place on Leer másCoast Guard and partners to conduct a SAREX in Maui[…]
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescue two boaters and is searching for one after an collision with a rig at ship shoal 87 near Grand Isle. Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report from the boat Linedout that they were taking on water with two people onboard and a Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 boaters and is search for 1 off Grand Isle[…]
Story by Josiah Moss, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia SANTA RITA, Guam — On March 6, 2024, a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) medevac a USCG member from the Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), 100 nautical miles south of Guam. The medical evacuation was performed in a joint operation Leer másA Navy HSC-25 aircrew medevac a USCG member near Guam[…]
HONOLULU, March 11, 2024 – A crew from the French Air Force (l’Armée de l’Air) arrived at Air Station Barbers Point on March 4 for a week-long subject matter exchange with Coast Guard rescue aircrews. The seven-member team, comprised of three pilots and four crew members, is stationed in French Polynesia, Tahiti, and flies a Leer másFrench Air Force crew trains at Coast Guard AirSta Barbers Point[…]
ST THOMAS, U.S.Virgin Islands – Coast Guard and Virgin Islands Search and Rescue units rescued three sailors near Horseshoe Reef, approximately 6 nautical miles southeast of Anegada, British Virgin Islands. Thursday, March 7, 2024. Rescued are three adults, who reportedly were forced to abandon the sailing vessel Quartz, a 33-foot catamaran, after the vessel struck the Leer másCoast Guard and VISAR rescue 3 sailors near British Virgin Islands[…]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach boatcrew and Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew rescue five boaters after their 30-foot vessel suffered reported mechanical issues 23 nautical miles southwest of Marco Island. Sunday, March 3, 2024. Collier County Sheriff’s Office dispatch contacted Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders, Leer másCoast Guard rescue 5 boaters near Marco Island[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan vessel rescue two sailors approximately 1,726 nautical miles east of Bermuda. Monday, March 4, 2024. Watchstanders with the Coast Guard 5th District command center received an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert from the 19-foot sailing vessel Lhor One at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday. Leer másCoast Guard conducts long-range rescue of 2 sailors off Bermuda[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — In a display of interagency cooperation, the Coast Guard and a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew medevac a commercial mariner 100 nautical miles offshore Guam on March 2, 2024. «Our collective efforts today, closely following another recent rescue, underscore our enduring commitment to mariner safety. The partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard, Leer másCoast Guard and Navy MH-60S medevac mariner off Guam[…]
