A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew conducts the medical evacuation of a Celebrity Apex cruise ship passenger, approximately 120 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Dec. 2, 2024. The patient was a 64-year-old woman, U.S. citizen, who was experiencing a medical emergency and was transported along with her husband and the cruise ship nurse to San Juan, Puerto Rico to receive a higher level of care. Emergency Medical Service personnel completed the transport of the patient to a local hospital. (U.S. Coast Guard video and courtesy video from Sgt. Ryan Baxter, Oregon National Guard)
Esta semana, la Guardia Costera desplegó embarcaciones y aeronaves adicionales, incluido el USCGC James (WMSL 754), uno de sus buques más nuevos y capaces que patrulla con una Unidad de Tarea de Comando embarcada, en apoyo de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta de Seguridad Nacional - Sureste (HSTF-SE) y Operación “Vigilant Sentry.”
MIAMI — Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast enhanced its operational posture and readiness to address a recent increase in irregular maritime migration originating from the Bahamas and Cuba through the Florida Straits, from Haiti through the Windward Pass, and from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico through the Mona Pass.
