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April 24, 2026

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger offshore Oahu 

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy medevaced an ailing cruise ship passenger 58 miles offshore Oahu Thursday.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to the fast response cutter USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) provide support as a parajumper assigned to the U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron enters the water near a capsized cargo vessel northeast of Pagan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands April 19, 2026. Parajumpers met up with the crew of fast response cutter USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) and searched the interior of the Mariana, which initially experienced a disabled engine about 125 nautical miles northwest of Saipan on April 15. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Frederick Hatch)

April 23, 2026

UPDATE 5: U.S. Coast Guard, partners search for crew of capsized vessel offshore Saipan

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners continue to search Thursday for missing crew members of the cargo vessel Mariana.

Bales of illicit drugs worth more than $19 million are stacked on a pier during a drug offload from USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) at Base Miami Beach, Florida, April 23, 2026. The seized contraband was the result of three interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma and the crew of the USS Billings with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Reese Hindmarsh)

April 23, 2026

Coast Guard offloads over $19.3 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute’s crew offloaded approximately 2,570 pounds of cocaine worth more than $19.3 million and transferred six suspected drug smugglers to federal authorities, Thursday, at Base Miami Beach.

April 22, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 18 aliens near San Clemente Island

SAN DIEGO – A Coast Guard boarding team assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC 1131)

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos rendezvous with two Dominican Republic Navy patrol vessels and repatriates 21 migrants off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, April 20, 2026. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircrew interdicted an unlawful migration vessel with 22 people in Mona Passage waters off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, April 19, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

April 22, 2026

Coast Guard repatriates 21 aliens to Dominican Republic following migrant vessel interdiction off Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 21 aliens to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of an unlawful migration vessel voyage in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. One other interdicted migrant was found to have an active Puerto Rico Police arrest warrant and he remains in custody. The repatriated migrants were transferred to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel on Monday afternoon. No minors were reported in this case.

U.S. Coast Guard crews pressed north on April 19, 2026, ensuring the safety of Apra Harbor before moving toward communities still isolated by the effects of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, launching a coordinated surge to fully reopen ports across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and deliver resources.

April 22, 2026

Recovery Update 4: U.S. Coast Guard opens Saipan waterway to daylight operations, all three CNMI port waterways now accessible

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Guam and the Marianas set Port Heavy Weather Condition Whiskey for the Port of Saipan at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, authorizing daylight-only operations. The action marks the first commercial access to Saipan's port since Super Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall. "Getting vessels into Saipan means supplies can move, and that matters enormously to the people in the CNMI. Restoring waterway access is vital, and it is one of the reasons I'm honored to serve in this region,” said Capt. Jessica Worst, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Captain of the Port for Guam and the Marianas.“We want to be clear with mariners and operators: the waterway is open, but coordinate with the Commonwealth Ports Authority before you go pierside — they are the right authority on what the facilities can handle right now. While we work through recovery, our teams are simultaneously assessing potential pollution risks and smaller vessels that were lost or displaced in the storm." The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port's primary focus is on the waterways. Lifting a Port Heavy Weather Condition indicates that the channel has been assessed, known obstructions have been addressed, and federal restrictions on vessel movement have been removed. The waterways are open for daylight operations. What a specific pier or facility can safely handle is a separate question that mariners and operators must work out directly with the Commonwealth Ports Authority. Vessel operators should coordinate with the pilots as appropriate.

April 22, 2026

UPDATE 4: U.S. Coast Guard, partners search for crew of missing vessel offshore Saipan

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners continue to search Tuesday for missing crew members of the cargo vessel Mariana.

A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter voyage of an illegal passenger-for-hire operation near Rickenbacker Causeway, Florida, April 19, 2026. The owner of the 48-foot cabin cruiser, Seaduction, was determined to be in violation of an active federal Captain of the Port Order issued April 10, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

April 21, 2026

Coast Guard terminates illegal charter voyage in violation of COTP Order within Biscayne Bay

A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter voyage, Sunday, near Rickenbacker Causeway.

April 21, 2026

Coast Guard and partner agencies rescue hiker on Devil’s Slide Trail in Pacifica, Calif.

The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued an injured hiker inland of Devil’s Slide Trail in Pacifica, California, Sunday afternoon.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) returns to Coast Guard Base Seattle following a 146-day Antarctic deployment in support of Operation Deep Freeze, April 13, 2026. The Polar Star is the United States' only surface asset capable of providing year-round access to both Polar Regions. It is a 399-foot heavy polar icebreaker commissioned in 1976, weighing 13,500 tons and is 84 feet wide with a 34-foot draft. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter)

April 20, 2026

Coast Guard’s sole heavy icebreaker returns home following Antarctic deployment

SEATTLE — The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) returned home to Seattle on April 13, following a 146-day Antarctic deployment in support of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2026. Polar Star departed Seattle Nov. 20, traveling more than 20,000 nautical miles through ocean and ice to complete ODF 2026. ODF is the logistical support provided by the Department of War to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-managed U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP).