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Coast Guard rescues 2 kiteboarders off Damon Point

Aug. 14, 2026 ·
 Press Release
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two kiteboarders Tuesday evening after they were swept out to sea...
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Photo taken by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew of an overdue sailing catamaran and Peter Baron shortly before his rescue by a Dutch Coast Guard marine unit, approximately 11 nautical miles west of Sint Maarten, Aug.13, 2026. “I am incredibly proud of our Coast Guard servicemembers and commend the phenomenal efforts of our French, Dutch, and Virgin Islands partners, which ensured this mariner’s safe return to his family,” said Cmdr. Matthew Romano, Coast Guard Search and Rescue mission coordinator for the case. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

U.S. Coast Guard, Dutch Coast Guard, French international rescue efforts save overdue boater in Caribbean waters off Sint Maarten

Aug. 14, 2026 ·
 Press Release
U.S. Coast Guard, Dutch Coast Guard and French rescue units rescued an overdue boater aboard the Ocean Time...
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Update 3: Coast Guard scheduled to increase port conditions across State of Hawaii

Aug. 14, 2026 ·
 Press Release
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu is scheduled to increase port heavy...
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Update 2: Coast Guard scheduled to increase port conditions across State of Hawaii

Aug. 13, 2026 ·
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HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu is scheduled to increase port heavy...
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A Coast Guard small boat is seen with its blue light flashing; floating alongside a smaller panga-style vessel. Two Coast Guardsman are aboard the panga while the passengers of the vessel sit towards the bow. One of the passengers has his hands up.

Coast Guard interdicts 9 aliens aboard panga-style vessel off San Diego

Aug. 13, 2026 ·
 Press Release
PHOTO AVAILABLE: The crew of Coast Guard cutter Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) interdicted nine suspected aliens...
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A pleasure passenger vessel sits in the Ludington Harbor shipping channel on Lake Michigan in Michigan on August 24, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard is activating a regulated navigation area covering all navigable waters of the Ludington Harbor Ship Channel and Pere Marquette Lake, as well as navigable waters of Lake Michigan. (Courtesy photo by Ludington Police Chief Chris Jones)

Coast Guard to activate regulated navigation area in Ludington, Michigan

Aug. 13, 2026 ·
 Press Release
LUDINGTON, Mich. – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan...
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman returns to Ketchikan, Alaska, following California coastal patrol

Aug. 13, 2026 ·
 Press Release
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman (WPC 1149) returned to its homeport at...
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Coast Guard and regional partners are searching for an overdue boater in Eastern Caribbean waters between the Virgin Islands and the island of St. Martin, Thursday. Missing is Peter Baron, 58, reportedly a citizen of Dominica, after he reportedly departed aboard the 45-foot catamaran Ocean Time on a voyage from Tortola, British Virgin Islands bound for St. Martin, Sunday, to deliver the vessel to it's new owner, but he has not arrived at his destination.(Courtesy photo)

Coast Guard launches search for missing boater, catamaran in waters between Virgin Islands, St. Maarten

Aug. 13, 2026 ·
 Press Release
Coast Guard and regional partners are searching for an overdue boater in Eastern Caribbean waters between the...
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