US Coast Guard cutter Waesche (WSML-751) and crew transit the San Francisco Bay en route to their Base Alameda, California, home port, Aug. 11, 2024. US Coast Guard Photo
US Naval Institute News Service reports,
The Coast Guard is searching for a missing member of the crew of USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) off the Pacific coast of Mexico near the border of Guatemala…USCGC Stone (WMSL-758) is also operating in the region.
The missing coastguardsman has not yet been identified.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
CG news release:
Feb. 6, 2025
Coast Guard searches for crew member in Eastern Pacific Ocean
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) is actively searching for a Coast Guard crew member that was reported unaccounted for Tuesday morning, while operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The crew member was discovered unaccounted for while underway approximately 300 nautical miles south of Mexico. The crew member was last seen eight hours earlier. The cutter immediately deviated from its routine counter-drug patrol tasking and initiated a comprehensive search effort.
Waesche and its embarked helicopter are actively searching the area, supported by the following assets:
The search area and effort are vast, and the operation is being carefully coordinated to ensure maximum coverage and effectiveness.
The circumstances around the search and rescue case are under investigation.
CG news release:
Feb. 6, 2025
Coast Guard searches for crew member in Eastern Pacific Ocean
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) is actively searching for a Coast Guard crew member that was reported unaccounted for Tuesday morning, while operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The crew member was discovered unaccounted for while underway approximately 300 nautical miles south of Mexico. The crew member was last seen eight hours earlier. The cutter immediately deviated from its routine counter-drug patrol tasking and initiated a comprehensive search effort.
Waesche and its embarked helicopter are actively searching the area, supported by the following assets:
The search area and effort are vast, and the operation is being carefully coordinated to ensure maximum coverage and effectiveness.
The circumstances around the search and rescue case are under investigation.
Search Suspended,
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Search Suspended,
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