Official news from @USCG Southeast District.. HQ📍Miami

Miami, FL
#HappeningNow @USCG Sector San Juan’s Incident Management Division crews cont. to oversee response & cleanup operations, Sat., to a diesel discharge at Coast Guard Base San Juan. Report pollution in the water to National Response Center @1-800-424-8802. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3n99j2e3
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#SAR A @USCG Air Station Savannah helicopter crew rescued 5 people and a dog from a commercial shrimping vessel taking on water near Winyah Bay, SC, Wednesday. All 5 people were evaluated by EMS. No injuries reported. #USCG 🔗 tinyurl.com/y4zjvr82
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#SAR A USCG Station Charleston boat crew rescued 6 people, including 1 child, from a sailing vessel aground near Drum Island, SC, Sunday, amid gale force winds and hazardous seas. All 6 were transported to Cooper River Marina with no injuries reported.
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#SAR @USCG AirSta Savannah and Station Mayport crews located & rescued an overdue mariner, Sunday, near Cumberland Sound after his 14 ft. boat capsized in bad weather the night before. The mariner was transferred to GA DNR & evaluated by EMS on shore. No injuries were reported.
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#SAR A @USCG Station Islamorada crew rescued a captain after a 23-foot vessel capsized near Key Largo, Saturday. A good Samaritan rescued 3 passengers. All 4 mariners were safely transported ashore. No injuries reported. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc24pfwr #USCG #BoatingSafety
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🌊 Four people rescued after their 15-ft inflatable raft became stuck beneath the Whale Harbor Channel Bridge in Islamorada, Fri. A @USCG Station Islamorada crew rescued all four and safely transferred them to Wahoo’s Seafood Bar & Grill. No injuries reported. #USCG #FloridaKeys
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#SAR A @USCG Sta Islamorada boat crew rescued 2 ppl after their vessel began taking on water near Pickles Reef, Thurs. No injuries reported. “We’re grateful our crew was able to bring both people & their vessel safely back to shore." - BM2 Edenfield 🔗: tinyurl.com/3mnbzdfj
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#Breaking @USCG Cutter Winslow Griesser’s crew offloaded 489 pounds in seized cocaine, worth $5.5 million, & transferred custody of three suspects to @HSISanJuan law enforcement authorities at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday. Read: tinyurl.com/mtfe86vx @USAO_PR
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An Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos aircrew coordinated with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to seize approx. 40 packages of suspected cocaine near Castle Island in the southern Bahamas, Thursday. Partnerships strengthen maritime security across the Caribbean.
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#Breaking @USCG Cutter Winslow Griesser’s crew repatriated 63 of 66 alien migrants to two Dominican Republic Navy vessels, Saturday, following the interdiction of an unlawful migration vessel voyage in Mona Passage waters. Read: tinyurl.com/5xzy6s7s @ArmadaRepDom
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A @USCG Station Marathon boat crew rescued 4 people after their vessel capsized near Boot Key Harbor, Sun. No injuries or pollution concerns were reported. Sector Key West watchstanders coordinated the response after receiving a mayday call on Ch. 16. 🔗: tinyurl.com/49rt86me
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A @USCG Station Sand Key boat crew rescued 3 people after their vessel capsized near Anclote Key, Sat. Sector St. Petersburg command center watchstanders coordinated with the Pasco & Pinellas County Sheriff officers during the response. No medical concerns were reported.
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U.S. Coast Guard Southeast retweeted
Welcome home, crew of USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902)! ⚓️ Following a deployment in the Eastern Pacific, the cutter returned to Portsmouth after conducting 6 interdictions and seizing 32,000+ lbs of illicit drugs worth $226.7M. #USCG #CoastGuard
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🌊 A good samaritan rescued a person from a 15 ft homemade raft without a life jacket near Key Biscayne. CGC Isaac Mayo repat the person to Cuba, Wed. ⚓ Never risk your life aboard an unseaworthy vessel. 🔗 tinyurl.com/bde5npa4 @USEmbCuba #MaritimeSecurity #OVS
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A @USCG Station Miami crew assisted partner agencies Thursday after a person aboard a vessel reportedly experienced stroke like symptoms 15 miles east of Key Biscayne. The patient was transferred to EMS. Our crews remain ready to respond to emergencies at sea.
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A @USCG Station Islamorada boat crew identified two Cuban nationals who were denied asylum and not legally authorized to remain in the U.S. during a vessel safety inspection,Tuesday, Both were transferred to Border Patrol for processing. #USCG #MaritimeSecurity
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A @uscg Station Cortez boat crew medevac’d a man who suffered a head injury approx. 6 miles W of Sarasota Pass. The boat crew safely transferred the man to EMS. Southeast District crews remain always ready to respond and help get those in distress to the care they need. #SAR
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A @USCG Cutter Isaac Mayo’s crew repatriated 6 people to Cuba, Tuesday, following a maritime migrant interdiction and a separate rescue of 4 people aboard a disabled Cuban fishing vessel in the Florida Straits. Read more: tinyurl.com/32pnj26e
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A @USCG Station Fort Pierce boat crew assisted 4 people aboard a disabled 15-foot vessel near Florida Point Inlet, Sunday. Amid rainy conditions, the crew provided a manual bilge pump and towed the vessel to Stan Blum Boat Ramp.
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#SAR A Coast Guard Station Miami boat crew rescued a person from the water after a passing personal watercraft operator alerted them to an overturned hydrofoil near Flagler Memorial Island, Saturday. The crew recovered the boater and vessel. No injuries were reported.
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