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Jan. 2, 2026

Coast Guard suspends search for individuals in the Pacific Ocean

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the reported people in the water approximately 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico/Guatemala border Friday. Despite extensive coordination with international rescue coordination centers, Department of War partners, and Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system vessels, available assets were extremely limited due to distance and range constraints.

Dec. 31, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 4 people from capsized boat 31 miles north of Key West

MIAMI — A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Naval Air Station Key West MH-60S Marlin helicopter aircrew rescued four boaters after their 28-foot vessel capsized approximately 30 miles north of Key West, Wednesday.

Dec. 29, 2025

Coast Guard awards contracts to build Arctic Security Cutters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced the award of two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers — ships designed to break through and navigate ice-covered waters — between the United States and Finland in a major step forward for America’s national security.

A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew rescues two individuals after they jumped from the barge, Charlotte Bridge, while it was being towed into San Juan Harbor by the tugboat, Southern Dawn, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec. 29, 2025. The Coast Guard crew escorted the tugboat and barge safely to their berth. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 29, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 2 aliens after they jump from barge in San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew rescued two aliens, Sunday, after they jumped from a barge into the water while transiting San Juan Harbor to evade law enforcement.

Dec. 23, 2025

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger offshore Kauai

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing cruise ship passenger 92 miles offshore Kauai Tuesday.

Dec. 23, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard to return Station Pascagoula to full operations

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it will return Station Pascagoula in Pascagoula, Mississippi to full response operations.

Thirty-three bales of contraband sit on the USCGC Active’s (WMEC 618) flight deck from an interdiction of a suspected drug smuggling vessel while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 25, 2025. Active’s crew seized more than 3,300 pounds of cocaine and detained three suspected drug smugglers during the operation. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.)

Dec. 22, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following counterdrug patrol, $41.3M cocaine seized

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) returned to its home port of Port Angeles Sunday, concluding a 60-day counternarcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Pacific Viper. The Active's crew of 75 Coast Guard men and women patrolled 10,000 nautical miles and interdicted two suspected drug-smuggling vessels, seizing more than 6,000 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $41.3 million.

Dec. 22, 2025

Coast Guard, local agencies respond to plane crash west of Galveston Causeway

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard along with local agencies is responding to a plane crash which occurred west of the Galveston Causeway in Galveston, Texas, Monday.

Dec. 22, 2025

Coast Guard to suspend search for missing boaters off Fort Myers

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard is scheduled to suspend the search for two missing boaters at sunset, Monday, pending the development of new information.

The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew returned home Dec. 14, 2025, after completing a successful expeditionary patrol under Operation Blue Pacific, deepening partnerships with Pacific nations and bolstering maritime security in the region. The Sentinel-class fast response cutter crew operated for over 500 hours, patrolling 5,380 nautical miles from Nov. 17 to Dec. 14, with 15 days dedicated to providing a persistent presence in the exclusive economic zones of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, as well as on the high seas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 19, 2025

USCGC Myrtle Hazard returns home after Operation Blue Pacific patrol to combat illegal fishing, deepen regional cooperation

SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew returned home Sunday after completing a successful expeditionary patrol under Operation Blue Pacific, deepening partnerships with Pacific nations and bolstering maritime security in the region. The Sentinel-class fast response cutter crew operated for over 500 hours, patrolling 5,380 nautical miles from Nov. 17 to Dec. 14, with 15 days dedicated to providing a persistent presence in the exclusive economic zones of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, as well as on the high seas.