A member of the U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam team works on procurement while at the base on June 18, 2025. Established in November 2023, Base Guam strengthens the U.S. Coast Guard's presence and logistical capabilities in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Seaman Braelynn Greene)
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port set Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ports to Heavy Weather Condition Yankee on Wednesday, July 30, as of 11:30 a.m., affecting commercial vessels at or over 200 gross tons, in response to a tsunami advisory triggered by a major earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of...