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A historical photo of Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which was lost in 1918 during World War I after being torpedoed by a German submarine. Tampa’s wreckage was recently located off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, marking the largest single naval American combat loss of life in World War I.

Wreckage of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Discovered Off Cornwall, United Kingdom

Apr. 29, 2026 ·
 Press Release
The wreckage of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has been located and confirmed by the British technical-diving...
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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Antony Stark, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, conducts an aerial search of Pagan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands April 27, 2026. Search efforts for the missing crew members of the cargo ship Mariana began after Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders lost communications with the vessel on April 15. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Barbers Point)

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for crew of capsized vessel offshore Saipan

Apr. 29, 2026 ·
 Press Release
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing crew members of the cargo vessel Mariana at...
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A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon departs from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, March 20, 2026. The P-8A Poseidon is the U.S. Navy’s multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft conducting long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Bennett IV)

U.S. Coast Guard, partners search for fishing vessel crewman over 1,200 miles offshore Hawaii

Apr. 28, 2026 ·
 Press Release
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners are searching for a fishing vessel crewman in the water over...
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A U.S. Coast Guard pilot from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak looks out from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at two rescued hikers and a aviation survival technician in Unalaska, Alaska, March 27, 2026. The aircrew evacuated the hikers from Makushin Volcano on Unalaska Island after one of them sustained a leg injury, transporting them to emergency medical services. (U.S. Coast Guard by Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Womboldt )

Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded hikers on Unalaska Island, Alaska

Apr. 27, 2026 ·
 Press Release
The Coast Guard rescued two hikers who were stranded on Makushin Volcano in Unalaska, Alaska, Sunday.At...
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Bales of illegal narcotics are placed on pallets by crew members aboard USCGC Escanaba (907) during a drug offload of 7,050 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades, Florida, April 27, 2026. The seized contraband was the result of one interdiction in the Caribbean Sea and one interdiction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth an estimated $53 million dollars. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2rd Class Eric Rodriguez)

Coast Guard offloads over $53M in illicit drugs from the Eastern Pacific & Caribbean Sea

Apr. 27, 2026 ·
 Press Release
MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded approximately 7,050 pounds of cocaine worth more...
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Coast Guard interdicts 5 aliens near San Diego

Apr. 27, 2026 ·
 Press Release
SAN DIEGO – A Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) boarding team interdicted 5 suspected...
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U.S. Coast Guard members of the Super Typhoon Sinlaku incident management team meet in Guam on April 27, 2026, to discuss updated objectives as they enter a new phase of the response focused on environmental recovery and marine safety. U.S. Coast Guard crews pressed north on April 19, 2026, ensuring the safety of Apra Harbor before moving toward communities still isolated by the effects of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, launching a coordinated surge to fully reopen ports across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and deliver resources. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Recovery Update 5: U.S. Coast Guard shifts focus to environmental recovery following Super Typhoon Sinlaku

Apr. 27, 2026 ·
 Press Release
SANTA RITA, Guam— With the Port of Guam fully open and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ports...
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A graphic displaying all search patterns conducted by U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies during the search for the cargo vessel Mariana and the ship’s crew members offshore Saipan from April 16-26, 2026. Coast Guard crews and partners have searched for more than 85 hours, covering over 127,900 square nautical miles, roughly the size of California. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

UPDATE 6: U.S. Coast Guard, partners search for crew of capsized vessel offshore Saipan

Apr. 26, 2026 ·
 Press Release
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners continue to search Sunday for missing crew members of the cargo...
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