CG STEADFAST

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Coast Guard Cutter decommissioned

The US Coast Guard decommissioned the 'Steadfast (WMEC 623)' during a ceremony on Feb 1, 2024, in Astoria. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony honoring the 56 years of service of the 'Steadfast'. Commissioned in 1968, Steadfast was one of 16 Reliance-class medium endurance cutters built for search and rescue, counter-narcotic operations, and migrant interdiction. As part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Foreign Military Sales Program, the 'Steadfast' will transfer to Baltimore where she will be available for transfer to another country as an Excess Defense Article. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3666088/us-coast-guard-cutter-steadfast-decommissioned-after-56-years-of-service/

Coast Guard Cutter responded to sinking fishing vessel

The 'Steadfast' and the good Samaritan vessel 'Quinnault' rescued the three crew members aboard a 48-foot fishing vessel 'Garda Marie' which started taking on water on Oct 15, 2021, one mile north of Tatoosh Island near Cape Flattery. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound command center received a report at 1:15 a.m. that the fishing vessel began taking on water within the Olympic National Marine Sanctuary with three adults aboard. The Sector Puget Sound issued an urgent marine information broadcast, diverted the 'Steadfast' and directed the launch of air and boatcrews from Coast Guard Station Neah Bay and Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles. The 'Quinnault' responded to the UMIB and arrived on scene within 20 minutes. The crew transferred all three to their vessel with no reported health concerns. A Station Neah Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew escorted the 'Quinnault' to shore, while a second 47-foot MLB crew reported finding a debris field and recovered an electronic position indicating radio beacon activated on the Garda Marie. The 'Garda Marie' had approximately 400 gallons of diesel on board. An Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew completed an overflight in the morning to assess the marine sanctuary. Sector Puget Sound notified the Makah Tribe and State of Washington out of abundance of caution for potential environmental concerns.