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Coast Guard reports fewest boating fatalities in more than 50 years

Jul. 01, 2025 ·
 Press Release
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Tuesday.
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Capt. Robert Kinsey (left) shakes hands with Capt. Craig Allen (right) during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) change of command ceremony in Honolulu, June 27, 2025. Allen relieved Kinsey as Kimball’s commanding officer during the ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Sean Dreher.

Coast Guard Cutter Kimball holds change of command ceremony

Jun. 30, 2025 ·
 Press Release
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) held a change of command ceremony, Friday, in...
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) swabs swear in as part of Day One at USCGA, New London, Connecticut, June 30, 2025. This ceremony marks their official entrance into the seven-week training program which will prepare them for becoming cadets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Leo Avila.)

Photo Release: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Day One for Class of 2029

Jun. 30, 2025 ·
 Press Release
NEW LONDON, Conn., — Approximately 250 young women and men of the incoming Class of 2029 arrived at the Coast...
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A mother and newborn await escort aboard a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on Catalina Island, California, June 29, 2025. The medevac was performed to take them to a shoreside medical facility. (U.S. Coast Guard Courtesy Photo)

Coast Guard medevacs mother and newborn from Catalina Island, Calif.

Jun. 30, 2025 ·
 Press Release
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard completed the medevac of a mother and her newborn baby from Catalina Island,...
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Coast Guard rescues family from partially submerged vessel near Plana Cays, Bahamas

Jun. 30, 2025 ·
 Press Release
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew rescued an 8-year-old child and two adults,...
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U.S. Coast Guard member speaks to a crowd.

Coast Guard Base Cape Cod holds change of command ceremony

Jun. 30, 2025 ·
 Press Release
BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard Base Cape Cod held a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Cape Cod,...
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A Coast Guard Air Station Miami aircrew medically evacuates a man from a 100-foot supply vessel approximately 70 nautical miles southeast of Key West, June 28, 2025. The man reportedly sustained an arm injury while aboard the vessel and was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital for a higher level of care. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Miami)

Coast Guard rescues 1 boater from vessel near Marathon, Florida

Jun. 28, 2025 ·
 Press Release
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 aircrew medically evacuated a man from a 100-foot supply vessel,...
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Coast Guard urges paddle craft safety in the Pacific Northwest

Jun. 28, 2025 ·
 Press Release
SEATTLE — With warm weather luring canoeists, kayakers and stand-up-paddleboarders onto Pacific Northwest...
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