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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC 1156) interdicted 21 suspected aliens aboard a 30-foot vessel approximately 26 miles west of La Jolla, California, Sunday evening.

Sept. 16, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 21 people 26 miles west of La Jolla, Calif.

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC 1156) interdicted 21 suspected aliens aboard a 30-foot vessel approximately 26 miles west of La Jolla, California, Sunday evening.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii – The front gate of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point. The air station plays a critical role in supporting Coast Guard missions including search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental protection. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 16, 2025

Coast Guard Awards $68 Million Contract for New HC-130J Hangars at Air Station Barbers Point

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. for the design and construction of two new membrane tension hangars and associated facilities at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii. The award totaling $68.857 million, will support HC-130J Super Hercules aircraft operations and enhance mission readiness in the Oceania District.

Sept. 16, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract to support Mariner Credentialing Program modernization

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a blanket purchase agreement Sept. 12 to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system and support revitalization of the maritime workforce and industry.

Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach rescue crews saved seven boaters after a vessel allision near Fort Myers Beach, Sunday. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Sept. 15, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 7 near Fort Myers Beach

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach rescue crews saved seven boaters after a vessel allision near Fort Myers Beach, Sunday.

Sept. 13, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized vessel near Sargent, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized vessel near Sargent, Texas, Saturday afternoon.

The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boater at approximately 9:20 p.m., Thursday, approximately 46 miles off Anclote Key, pending the development of new information.

Sept. 12, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater off Anclote Key

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boater at approximately 9:20 p.m., Thursday, approximately 46 miles off Anclote Key, pending the development of new information.

A Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez crewmember assists one of 66 aliens during their repatriation process at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Sept. 11, 2025. The crew of the cutter Heriberto Hernandez interdicted an unlawful migration voyage vessel with the alien group in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico, Sept. 9, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 11, 2025

Coast Guard repatriates 66 aliens following an unlawful voyage vessel interdiction in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 66 aliens to the San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Thursday, following the interdiction of an unlawful migration vessel voyage in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico. The repatriated aliens were transferred to awaiting Dominican Republic Navy authorities including 48 individuals (41 men and seven women) who claimed to be of Dominican Republic nationality; 16 individuals (13 men and three women), who claimed to be Haitian and two men, who claimed to be Romanian. No minors were identified in this case.

Sept. 11, 2025

A unified command has been established to respond to a sunken 108-foot vessel in Sinclair Inlet near Bremerton, Washington

SEATTLE — A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, and Washington Department of Natural Resources has been established to respond to a sunken 108-foot vessel in Sinclair Inlet near Bremerton, Washington.

A precision marksman assigned to the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) displays a recovered ammunition round used to disable the engine of a suspected drug smuggling vessel while underway aboard Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Aug. 31, 2025. On Aug. 25, HITRON used airborne use of force to stop the non-compliant vessel, marking the unit’s 1,000th drug interdiction since the unit’s inception in 1999, which resulted in Midgett crew members seizing approximately 3,606 pounds of suspected cocaine worth an estimated $46 million and apprehending six suspected narco-traffickers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 10, 2025

Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron completes 1,000th interdiction

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) achieved a significant milestone in its counter-drug mission, completing its 1,000th interdiction of suspected narco-trafficking vessels Aug. 25. Since October 1, 2024, HITRON has interdicted $3.3 billion in illicit narcotics destined for the United States via maritime routes, a three-fold increase over its historic annual average of $1 billion.

220822-A-KS490-1178 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Aug. 22, 2022) From the left, U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144), USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146), USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) and USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Aug. 22. The cutters are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Noah Martin)

Sept. 10, 2025

Coast Guard Exercises Contract Option for 10 Additional Fast Response Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, to fund initial construction on 10 additional Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), Tuesday. The $507 million option supports ongoing efforts to modernize the fleet and expand the Coast Guard’s global maritime mission.