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

Distress calls, rescues pick up over Fourth of July weekend in Mid-Atlantic

Coast Guard medevacs 49-year-old man approximately 14 miles off Oak Island, North Carolina

Video Release: Coast Guard medevacs man suffering from leg laceration 34 miles off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina

US Coast Guard names John Ward winner of the 2020 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence

Coast Guard urges safe boating practices during busy holiday weekend

Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Resource Commission rescue jet skiers near Chincoteague, Virginia

Coast Guard, partner agencies to activate Montgomery County, Maryland, security zone

Coast Guard asks public to use caution during construction on N.J. Intracoastal Waterway

Coast Guard, partner agencies to activate Montgomery County, Maryland, security zone

Coast Guard suspends search for missing tanker ship crewmember near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

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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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#CoastGuard units responded to a higher number of on-water emergencies than usual over the 4th of July weekend, fro… https://t.co/icaUtn20N5

#Breaking #SAR Our helicopter aircrews from #CoastGuard Air Station Atlantic City, #NewJersey, rescued a stranded w… https://t.co/IMColPjb4f

#Breaking #SAR around 6:12 p.m. today, #USCG Station Ocean City responded to a disabled rental vessel with 4 people… https://t.co/lUSS9MNm97

#SAR Coast Guard Station Oak Island conducted a medevac this morning for a 49-year old man who was suffering from c… https://t.co/vqQ3Q0XTBo

#SAR at 11:47 p.m. last night, a #CoastGuard Station Indian River boatcrew assisted a man aboard a #disabledvessel… https://t.co/3d0m5nc0DN

RT @USCG: Have a happy and safe Fourth of July, everyone! #IndependenceDay #July4th https://t.co/it6t8O8tfa

#SAR early this morning at 3:04 am, #USCG Station Fort Macon towed a disabled 19-ft Yamaha Jet boat with one adult… https://t.co/8ASTmz5JKX

#SAR A man with a lacerated leg was treated by an EMT aboard #CoastGuard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal and hoisted aboa… https://t.co/DjYwtTE553

RT @USCG_Tri_State: A @USCG Atlantic City-based helicopter crew hoisted a crewmember from the fishing vessel Blue Stream 60-miles southeast…

The Coast Guard reminds mariners & beach goers to exercise caution and practice safe boating during the Fourth of J… https://t.co/QPnI3h5GGl

The Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of a 74-year-old man who was experiencing symptoms of a heart attack… https://t.co/FhJxvTIKp4

Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal responded to a vessel that caught fire today. All five people aboard the stranded vessel… https://t.co/L26UAYdGBz

The Coast Guard and the VMRC rescued two jet skiers near Chincoteague, Virginia! Read more about it here:… https://t.co/Kc7A7s4Be9

The Coast Guard will be performing vital maintenance on New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway aids to navigation structu… https://t.co/8K87IEQrsh

The Coast Guard released a video regarding rip current safety. Read more and watch the video here:… https://t.co/MzrsnvUSmX

The Coast Guard is searching for a crewmember who fell overboard on a tanker ship 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras,… https://t.co/iBgj96uNm6

The Coast Guard answered the call to assist a vessel taking on water near Cape May, New Jersey! Watch the video and… https://t.co/c9DZsR3etH

🎉🎉 #HappyBirthday @USCGAux! Shout out to @USCGAux5DNR for this awesome video! https://t.co/46Bwn2FCXP

Boaters and swimmers took to the water this Father's Day weekend, and as the summer boating season ramps up, Coast… https://t.co/Lj1BgB6zYy

The Coast Guard ended their search for a missing 22-year-old man in the vicinity of Delanco on the Delaware River,… https://t.co/xjjicNfg8j

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