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May 1, 2025

UPDATE 4: Coast Guard federalizes pollution response efforts, Unified Command continues response to discharge near Garden Island Bay, LA

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard federalized pollution response efforts Thursday and the Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), continue to respond to mitigate public safety and environmental threats from an uncontrolled oil and natural gas discharge in coastal Louisiana.

May 1, 2025

VIDEO/AUDIO RELEASE: Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax caller near Wilmington, N.C.

The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) and Sector North Carolina are seeking the public’s assistance with locating the individual responsible for making multiple false distress calls that are originating from the Wilmington, North Carolina area. The calls are believed to have originated from the Leland and Brunswick areas in North Carolina and consist of individuals calling out for help with various locations and descriptions of their vessel or nature of distress.

May 1, 2025

Coast Guard to Begin Full Production Activities for Polar Security Cutter Hull 1 and Low-Rate Initial Production for the Waterways Commerce Cutter

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security approved full production of the first U.S. Coast

April 30, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for man in water off Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended its search at 10 a.m. Wednesday for a man in the water who went missing off the coast of Hawaii.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Petrel interdict 15 aliens aboard a 20-foot cuddy cabin style vessel approximately ten miles northwest of Point Loma, California, April 30, 2025. The aliens aboard the 20-foot cuddy cabin consisted of 11 adult males and four adult females all claiming Mexican nationality. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy)

April 30, 2025

Coast Guard apprehends 15 aliens during an interdiction off San Diego coast

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Petrel, and Cutter Robert Ward apprehended 15 aliens in an interdiction off the coast of San Diego, Wednesday.

April 30, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Liberty, final Island-Class cutter, decommissioned after over 35 years of service

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Liberty (WPB 1334) during a ceremony in Valdez, Tuesday.

April 30, 2025

UPDATE 3: Unified Command continues response to release near Garden Island Bay, LA

NEW ORLEANS — The Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard, Spectrum OpCo, LLC (Operator), and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), continue to respond to mitigate public safety and environmental threats from an oil and natural gas release in coastal Louisiana.

Bales of illicit drugs worth more than $12 million are stacked on a pier during a drug offload from USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902) at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 30, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of two interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crew of USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul and their embarked Navy helicopter and Coast Guard law enforcement detachments. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Sherbs)

April 30, 2025

Coast Guard offloads over $12 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa’s crew ended Fleet Week Fort Lauderdale with the offload of approximately 3,750 pounds of cocaine and marijuana worth an estimated $12.3 million, Wednesday, at Port Everglades.

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Regimental Staff, Chad A. Asplund (’92), Cmdr. Brian A. Kudrle (’05), Richard James Andrews (’67), Daniel E. Ward (’96), and Superintendent Rear Adm. Michael J. Johnston, (left to right) pass by the regiment during a regimental review at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn., April 29, 2025. The Hall of Heroes, established in April 2005, honors U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates who performed heroic service to the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Leo Avila.)

April 30, 2025

Heroic Acts Inspire Future Leaders at USCGA

In late August 2017, a devastating tropical cyclone formed in Southeast Texas. As it gained strength, it became the first major hurricane to hit the area in more than a decade. Within a four-day span, Hurricane Harvey dropped 40 inches of rain and caused catastrophic flooding that led to more than 100 deaths.

Sector New York Conducts Joint Container Inspections at Red Hook

April 30, 2025

Coast Guard, partners ramp up efforts targeting containers at Port of New York and New Jersey

NEW YORK — Coast Guard Sector New York personnel conducted three warehouse spot checks at the Port of New York and New Jersey this week, uncovering a 60% deficiency rate in hazardous material compliance. Click the link to read the full release.

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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