The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder clears ice
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder clears ice from the deck of the cutter as the ship transits through Lake Superior Dec. 14, 2016. The Alder and other Great Lakes Coast Guard cutters commenced Operation ... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Alder approaches the Portage
The Coast Guard Cutter Alder approaches the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in Houghton, Mich., Dec. 16, 2016. The Alder and other Great Lakes Coast Guard cutters commenced Operation Taconite, the Coast Guard’s larges... More
Coast Guard members awarded for Hurricane Harvey response
Coast Guard members assigned to the Eighth District in New Orleans are presented with awards March 22, 2018, in recognition of the work they performed during the Coast Guard's response for Hurricane Harvey. Mem... More
Pending any new developments, the Coast Guard plans
Pending any new developments, the Coast Guard plans to end its search at sunset July 28, 2016 for Giusseppe Reinhart, who has been missing since he departed for a fishing trip in eastern Lake Erie July 26. As o... More
Seaman Alexander Berggren of Coast Guard Station Port
Seaman Alexander Berggren of Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., watches for people struggling in floats as a Coast Guard boat tows dozens of people aboard inflatable rafts across the St. Clair River at the ... More
A law enforcement officer aboard a personal watercraft
A law enforcement officer aboard a personal watercraft tows several people aboard inflatable rafts across the St. Clair River at the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down, during which mo... More
Coast Guard members awarded for Hurricane Harvey response
Coast Guard members assigned to the Eighth District in New Orleans are presented with awards March 22, 2018, in recognition of the work they performed during the Coast Guard's response for Hurricane Harvey. Mem... More
Chief Petty Officer Mike Jorgensen (top) and Petty
Chief Petty Officer Mike Jorgensen (top) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaac Padilla of Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, staffed the "haunted" station as roughly 250 visitors toured the facility Oct. 28 and ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Pablo Mendoza,
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Pablo Mendoza, officer in charge of Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., briefs emergency responders and law enforcement officers at Station Port Huron Aug. 16, 2015, befo... More
More than 1,000 people participated in the unsanctioned
More than 1,000 people participated in the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down Aug. 16, 2015, during which participants gathered at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, Mich., to float 7.5 m... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo, aboard a U.S.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo, aboard a U.S. Coast Guard boat from Station Port Huron, Mich., stands by to provide assistance as needed at the start of the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Hur... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Davis Olsgard of Coast Guard
Petty Officer 1st Class Davis Olsgard of Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., pilots a response boat through crowds of people during the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down, during wh... More
A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew from Coast Guard Station
A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew from Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich. and other emergency responders aboard personal watercraft stand by to provide assistance as needed at the start of the unsanctioned marine... More
A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew from Coast Guard Station
A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew from Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., stands by to provide assistance as needed at the start of the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down, during which ... More
Rear Adm. June Ryan speaks to the audience during a
Rear Adm. June Ryan speaks to the audience during a Coast Guard change of command ceremony in Cleveland Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at which Ryan took command of the 9th District. Ryan is the first female commande... More
Rear Adm. June Ryan (right) salutes Rear Adm. Fred
Rear Adm. June Ryan (right) salutes Rear Adm. Fred Midgette (left) to signify she is taking command of the Coast Guard 9th District from Midgette as Vice Adm. William "Dean" Lee (center) looks on during a chang... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo and Seaman Alexander
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo and Seaman Alexander Berggren of Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., retrieve an abandoned float during the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down A... More
A Clean Harbors contractor, Coast Guard Lt. Hillary
A Clean Harbors contractor, Coast Guard Lt. Hillary Allegretti and Chief Petty Officer Trevor Hughes discuss plans Wednesday, April 8, 2015, to continue recovering oil that was spilled into Lake Erie at Forest ... More
Teenagers who were left stranded in the St. Clair River
Teenagers who were left stranded in the St. Clair River when their raft deflated are transferred from a Canadian Coast Guard boat to a U.S. Coast Guard boat from Station Port Huron, Mich., Aug. 16, 2015, during... More
Coast Guard prepares for Hurricane Delta
The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans incident command post holds a briefing ahead of Hurricane Delta, in New Orleans, October 7, 2020. The Coast Guard uses the standardized national incident management system to ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo and Petty Officer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo and Petty Officer 1st Class Ingelheim Eribal of Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., tow a group of people who were stuck in fast-moving current alongside a moored ship du... More
Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, opened its doors
Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, opened its doors to roughly 250 visitors who toured the “haunted” facility Oct. 28 and 29, 2016. The event was free but guests were asked to bring non-perishable food items... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo of Coast Guard
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo of Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., tosses a life jacket to a man participating in the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down, during which more ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo and Petty Officer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo and Petty Officer 1st Class Ingelheim Eribal of Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., get the name of the man on the yellow raft, who was separated from his friends and cou... More
Rear Adm. June Ryan is the senior Coast Guard commander
Rear Adm. June Ryan is the senior Coast Guard commander for the Ninth Coast Guard District, comprising the five Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway, which includes 1,500 miles of international border. She lea... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, accepts a Legion of Merit award from Vice Adm. William "Dean" Lee, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, at a change of command ceremony in Cle... More
Seaman Apprentice Angelique Castro of Coast Guard Station
Seaman Apprentice Angelique Castro of Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, staffs the station's haunted house, which roughly 250 visitors toured Oct. 28 and 29, 2016. The event was free but guests were asked t... More
U.S. Coast Guard boat crews from Coast Guard Station
U.S. Coast Guard boat crews from Coast Guard Station Port Huron, Mich., discuss response logistics at the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down, during which more than 1,000 people gather... More
Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, opened its doors
Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, opened its doors to roughly 200 visitors who toured the “haunted” facility Oct. 28 and 29, 2016. The event was free but participants were asked to bring non-perishable food... More
Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, opened its doors
Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, opened its doors to roughly 250 visitors who toured the “haunted” facility Oct. 28 and 29, 2016. The event was free but guests were asked to bring non-perishable food items... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Shaw, aboard a Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Shaw, aboard a Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Detroit, searches Lake Erie for a missing man July 28, 2016. Giusseppe Reinhart's empty vessel washed ashore in... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, speaks to the audience at a change of command ceremony in Cleveland Wednesday, June 3, 2015. During the ceremony, Midgette transferred command... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Alder breaks a path through
The Coast Guard Cutter Alder breaks a path through the ice in the Keweenaw Waterway near Houghton, Mich., Dec. 16, 2016. The Alder and other Great Lakes Coast Guard cutters commenced Operation Taconite, the Coa... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Zartman of Coast Guard
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Zartman of Coast Guard Station Mayport, Florida, pulls 10-year-old Nmir Ali Mahmoud toward a Coast Guard boat while rescuing him, his father and another man who were stranded aboa... More
Remaining oil that was spilled at Forest City Yacht
Remaining oil that was spilled at Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland is visible as a rainbow sheen on the surface of the water Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Clean Harbors contractors have been working under the di... More
The Coast Guard holds a change of command ceremony
The Coast Guard holds a change of command ceremony for its 9th District, which spans the five Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway and parts of the surrounding states, at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key ... More
Green Bay Ice Safety Information
In January 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard will commence icebreaking operations in the bay of Green Bay, Wisc., on the potential shipping routes shown in this graphic to ensure the safe navigation and overall safe t... More
Vice Adm. William "Dean" Lee (left), commander of Coast
Vice Adm. William "Dean" Lee (left), commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, fist bumps Rear Adm. June Ryan (right), as Rear Adm. Fred Midgette (center) looks on after Midgette transferred command of the Coast ... More
A responder labels a sample of product for analysis
A responder labels a sample of product for analysis extracted from the Lake Erie Barge Argo Nov. 11, 2015. The Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and Ohio EPA, continues to take all necessary a... More
Rear Adm. June Ryan is the senior Coast Guard commander
Rear Adm. June Ryan is the senior Coast Guard commander for the Ninth Coast Guard District, comprising the five Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway, which includes 1,500 miles of international border. She lea... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Corona of Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Corona of Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, staffed the unit's haunted house as roughly 250 visitors toured the facility Oct. 28 and 29, 2016. The event was free but guests we... More
Lightering operations continue on motor vessel Roger Blough
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough June 6, 2016, after the vessel ran aground May 27 on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Lightering operations... More
Coast Guard to enforce safety zone during Tall Ships Duluth
The Twin Ports will host the Tall Ships Duluth Festival from Aug. 18, 2016 through Aug. 21, 2016, in Duluth, Minnesota, and the U.S. Coast Guard has established and will enforce a safety zone around each tall s... More
Federal, state, local responders complete investigation of mysterious ...
Federal, state and local agencies worked jointly to determine the contents and source of a mysterious container found on the beach near the mouth of the Poplar River in Poplar, Wisconsin, Aug. 17, 2016. Initial... More