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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward’s Over-the-Horizon cutter boat approaches a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, February 24, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District Public Affairs: 206-815-6689

Mar. 11, 2026 ·
 Press Release
Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) delivered a decisive blow to maritime criminal networks by intercepting...
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USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew members pose for a group photo while the cutter sits hove-to in the Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Jan. 12, 2026. The cutter turns 50 years old on Jan. 17, 2026 amid Operation Deep Freeze, which is a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation that manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Operation Deep Freeze 2026 mission, departs Antarctica

Mar. 11, 2026 ·
 Press Release
SOUTHERN OCEAN  — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on...
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Coast Guard Rescues 3 Fishermen off the Coast of Boothbay Harbor

Coast Guard Rescues 3 Fishermen off the Coast of Boothbay Harbor

Mar. 11, 2026 ·
 Press Release
BOSTON — A crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor rescued three people from the water...
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Coast Guard, partners responding to barge fire in Delaware Bay

Mar. 10, 2026 ·
 Press Release
The Coast Guard and partner agencies are responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay, Tuesday.
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Waldron, cutter sponsors, and Coast Guard personnel participate in the keel authentication ceremony for the future cutters Allen Thiele, Fred Permenter, and Samuel Wilson in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The ceremony marked a historic simultaneous authentication for three vessels, attended by sponsors and members of the chief petty officer community. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo Birdon Group)

U.S. Coast Guard authenticates keels for first three Waterways Commerce Cutters

Mar. 09, 2026 ·
 Press Release
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard authenticated the keels for future Coast Guard cutters Allen Thiele, Fred...
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UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues oil spill recovery near Grande Isle, Louisiana

Mar. 07, 2026 ·
 Press Release
NEW ORLEANS - A Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s...
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Coast Guard suspends search for Fishing Vessel Yankee Rose Crew Member

Mar. 06, 2026 ·
 Press Release
WOODS HOLE, Mass. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England suspended search efforts for the second...
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A Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew member observes the oil tanker Bella 1 in the North Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 6, 2026. Munro’s crew monitored the vessel until it was seized by Coast Guard deployable specialized forces, with support from the Department of War, after Bella 1 violated U.S. sanctions and resisted initial boarding attempts off coastal Venezuela in late December. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew returns home after 119-day, multi-mission patrol; more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine seized

Mar. 06, 2026 ·
 Press Release
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their home port in...
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