5th District Midatlantic

The Coast Guard’s 5th District Headquarters in Portsmouth, Va., is responsible for Coast Guard activities from South Carolina to New Jersey. There are three offices responsible for media relations here. The main office in Portsmouth and detached offices in Baltimore and Atlantic City, N.J. For more information about the 5th District, visit our homepage at www.uscg.mil/d5.

Latest 5th District News

Photo Release: Coast Guard assists disabled, adrift sailing vessel in the Chesapeake Bay shipping channel Video Release: Coast Guard medevacs 55-year-old Canadian man from cruise ship 100 miles off Cape Hatteras, NC Photo Release: Coast Guard, U.S. Army rescues 2 people from submerged vessel in Chesapeake Bay Coast Guard redesignates Wilmington, NC as official Coast Guard City Video Available: Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized sailboat, 65 miles east of New Jersey Photo Release: Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized sailboat, 65 miles east of New Jersey Coast Guard suspends search for airplane pilot off New Jersey Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic units conduct 49 search and rescue cases over Memorial Day weekend Media Availability: Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold free, public safety event on Oak Island, NC Coast Guard medevacs 32-year-old man 12 miles off Oregon Inlet, NC

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Fifth District PA Contact

Main
(757) 398-6272

After Hours
(757) 434-7712

U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District
Commander (de)
431 Crawford St., Suite 603
Portsmouth, VA 23704

For other public affairs contacts view the public affairs office list.

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