DECEMBER 2, 2024 — Coast Guard Incident Management pollution responders from Sector San Juan are responding to and investigating a No. 3 fuel oil spill at the Puma Energy fuel dock facility in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Thursday. The source of the oil discharge has been secured and most of the material is contained within the Puma Energy fuel dock area. Approximately, … [Read more...]
Actor Humphrey Bogart Served During WWI and WWII
NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - Actor Humphrey Bogart is best known for his leading roles in the films "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), "Casablanca" (1942), "The African Queen" (1951), "The Caine Mutiny" (1954) and more. Lesser known is that Bogart also served in World War I in the Navy and during World War II in the Coast Guard. In the Spring of 1918 during World War I, Bogart, 18, … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Bound for Antarctica
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) transits across Elliott Bay after departing Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington, Nov. 22, 2024. The crew of the Polar Star are beginning their voyage to Antarctica in support Operation Deep Freeze, the annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class … [Read more...]
Cutter Vigilant Returns Home with Cocaine and Marijuana
More than 1,510 pounds of cocaine and 1,470 pounds of marijuana with a combined value of approximately $18.5 million are offloaded by crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant in Port Everglades, Florida, November 22, 2024. During the Vigilant’s 54-day patrol, Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, seized the illegal drugs in the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Opens Hawaii-based JROTC Program
Cadets with the Kalani High School Coast Guard JROTC program present colors during the JROTC commissioning ceremony at the high school in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2024. The Coast Guard established its first Hawaii-based JROTC at Kalani High School. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson) NOVEMBER 22, 2024 – The Coast Guard established a new … [Read more...]