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Feb. 13, 2026

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

KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest and sixth Arctic District Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Mann (WPC 1160), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Friday. The ceremony was presided over by Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander of the Coast Guard's Arctic District. Members of the Mann family were also in attendance, including the cutter’s sponsor, Mrs. Eugenia "Jeannie" Mann Hyder, niece of Frederick Mann.

Feb. 13, 2026

Coast Guard offloads over $133.5 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca’s crew offloaded approximately 17,750 pounds of

Feb. 13, 2026

Update 1 and Final: Coast Guard suspends active search for missing swimmer off Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the active search Friday at sunset for a 22-year-old man who was swept beyond the reef line while swimming at Tanguisson Beach on Tuesday evening. He remains missing. U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and Guam National Guard crews conducted 26 search patterns over three days, covering 637 square nautical miles, in addition to substantial efforts by Guam Fire Rescue crews and Guam Police Department. “The decision to suspend an active search is never one we make lightly,” said Lt. Cmdr. Derek Wallin, the U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue mission coordinator. “Our crews and our partners at Guam Fire Rescue and Guam Police Department, HSC-25, the Guam National Guard, and across every agency involved used every available resource. We appreciate their dedicated efforts. Our deepest condolences go out to this young man’s family and loved ones. We hold them close in our thoughts during this incredibly difficult time.”

Feb. 12, 2026

Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic updates contact information

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has changed the contact information for Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic staff offices and other units throughout Western Alaska as part of a service-wide telephone modernization directive, Thursday, Feb. 12. The main phone line for the sector can now be reached at (206) 815-7100.

Feb. 12, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold Mardi Gras security support press briefing

The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold interviews on Friday to discuss measures the service is taking to keep the public safe during the Mardi Gras celebration and to explain the critical role in the collective security efforts undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the State of Louisiana, the City of New Orleans, and many other agency-partner and stakeholders.

Feb. 11, 2026

Coast Guard Sector Miami, partners stop 5 illegal charters, 1 violated federal order

MIAMI — Coast Guard Sector Miami law enforcement officers, along with federal, state, and local law

Feb. 11, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard completes the President’s contract awards for 11 Arctic Security Cutters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today it has completed the award of contracts for 11 Arctic Security Cutters, fulfilling President Trump’s directive to rapidly expand America’s icebreaker fleet. The latest award is for construction of up to five Arctic Security Cutters, bringing the President’s initial order to completion and marking a historic milestone in U.S. Arctic capability.

Feb. 10, 2026

Joint responders searching for missing swimmer off Tanguisson Beach, Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — A 22-year-old man was swept beyond the reef line while swimming at Tanguisson Beach Tuesday night, prompting a joint search that remains ongoing off Guam’s west side on Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) watch is coordinating closely with Guam Fire Rescue, U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, the crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143), and Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crews. “We are using every available resource and working side by side with our partners at Guam Fire Rescue and HSC-25 to find this missing swimmer,” said Lt. Cmdr. Derek Wallin, U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue mission coordinator. “The coordination between our Coast Guard crews, Guam Fire Rescue, and the Navy helicopter squadron has been outstanding. We ask the public to keep this young man and his family in their thoughts.”

Feb. 10, 2026

Coast Guard suspends search for 1 missing person off Arecibo

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard Sector San Juan suspended the active search for a missing person last seen in the vicinity of Reserva Natural Cueva del Indio, Tuesday, pending new information.

Feb. 10, 2026

Coast Guard stands up unified command for barge grounding off San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico, and the barge's owner established a unified command to coordinate the response to a barge grounded outside San Juan Harbor, Tuesday.