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Coast Guard addresses recent media reporting

Feb. 17, 2026 ·
 Press Release
WASHINGTON — Admiral Kevin Lunday, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, issued the following...
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he 285-foot fuel barge, Defiant, sits aground along the rocks of Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico, Feb. 10, 2026. The Defiant went aground Feb. 9, 2026, after tug vessel Storm reported that their towline snapped within the San Juan Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Update: Unified Command continues salvage operations for grounded barge off San Juan Harbor

Feb. 17, 2026 ·
 Press Release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Unified Command announced vessel salvors completed fuel removal operations,...
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Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) escorts the Panamanian-flagged motor tanker Centuries through the Gulf of America, Dec. 31, 2025. Mohawk escorted the vessel after it was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea by a Coast Guard tactical law enforcement team with Department of War support on Dec. 20; the interception was part of Operation Southern Spear, an interagency effort to counter illicit maritime trade and enforce international sanctions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns home from 60-day patrol after escorting two oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of America

Feb. 17, 2026 ·
 Press Release
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returned to their homeport in Key West, Saturday, after...
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Coast Guard rescues 2 hikers from avalanche chute in Olympic National Forest

Feb. 16, 2026 ·
 Press Release
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Oregon, worked alongside the Mason...
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Coast Guard interdicts 14 aliens near Point Loma, Calif.

Feb. 15, 2026 ·
 Press Release
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC 1129) interdicted 14 suspected aliens aboard a vessel 18...
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A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued a man and his dog and transported them to Georgetown Airport with no reported medical concerns.

Multimedia Release: Coast Guard rescues 1 person, 1 dog near Winyah Bay, S.C.

Feb. 14, 2026 ·
 Press Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued one person and...
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A seized suspected drug smuggling vessel is moored in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Feb 11, 2026. Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale's law enforcement crew interdicted approximately $5.6 million in illicit narcotics. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Fort Lauderdale's crew)

Coast Guard, partners seize 2 vessels with $5.6 million in illicit narcotics off Fort Lauderdale

Feb. 14, 2026 ·
 Press Release
MIAMI – A U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale law enforcement boat crew along with Customs and Border...
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The Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Mann (WPC 1160) displays signal flags after the cutter's commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 13, 2026. The commissioning solidified the Mann as the sixth fast response cutter to be homeported in Alaska, and it was presided over by Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander of the Coast Guard’s Arctic District. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)

Coast Guard commissions USCGC Frederick Mann (WPC 1160) in Kodiak, Alaska

Feb. 13, 2026 ·
 Press Release
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest and sixth Arctic District Fast Response Cutter (FRC),...
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