SAN JUAN — Coast Guard rescue crews ended the search for survivors Wednesday afternoon, after an illegal voyage vessel reportedly abandoned a group of 10
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Coast Guard Rescues 102 Haitians, 2 DR Nationals Abandoned By Smugglers
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier completed a two-day operation Thursday to rescue 102 Haitians and two Dominican Republic nationals who were
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BOATING ACCIDENT: Mariners Asked To Keep Eye Out For Person In Waters Off Lovango Cay
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After a boating accident off of St. John, mariners are asked to keep a sharp eye out for a person in the
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Coast Guard Sets Port Condition Whiskey for Port of Jacksonville For Tropical Storm Ian
JACKSONVILLE — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Jacksonville (COTP) set port condition Whiskey at 8 p.m. Saturday for the Port of Jacksonville
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Coast Guard Crews Assess, Reopen Ports Impacted By Hurricane Fiona
SAN JUAN — Personnel from the Seventh Coast Guard District in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are assessing ports and waters impacted in the
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Port Condition For USVI and PR at X-Ray With Tropical Storm Fiona’s Approach
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard set Port Condition X-RAY at 8 a.m. today for all seaports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to
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Ecuadorian National Cops Guilty Plea After Smuggling 2,861 Pounds of Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Ecuador pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in federal court today, authorities said. Anthony Rommel Cuero Garcia, 24, of
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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan defendant who claimed that armed pirates forced him and 10 others to smuggle 121 pounds into St. Croix got nearly four
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Stranded Fisherman Clinging To Rock Saved By Coast Guard During Tropical Storm Earl Off Dog Island
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 50-year-old fisherman clinging to jagged rocks off Dog Island in St. Thomas was saved Sunday by the Coast Guard in a
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Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Belgian boater From La Parguera
SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter rescued a Belgian boater Tuesday evening from the sailing vessel Efdhia after the
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