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Jan. 5, 2026

Coast Guard rescues 9 people near St. George Island, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued nine people from a grounded fishing vessel near St. George Island, Monday. No injuries were reported.

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet boat crew rescued three divers one mile east of Palm Beach, Jan. 4, 2026. The three divers were transported ashore to awaiting emergency medical services in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 5, 2026

Coast Guard rescues 3 divers off Palm Beach

MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet boat crew rescued three divers, Sunday, after losing

Jan. 5, 2026

U.S. Maritime Administration, U.S. Coast Guard complete NEPA transition for deepwater port licenses

U.S. Maritime Administration, U.S. Coast Guard complete NEPA transition for deepwater port licenses WASHINGTON — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced the transition completion of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and environmental compliance work for deepwater port licenses Tuesday.

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.