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A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew works alongside the container ship Polar Mexico's crew to rescue a man aboard a disabled 34-foot sailing vessel, 35 miles off Cape Canaveral, Florida, Feb. 22, 2026.

Feb. 25, 2026

Coast Guard, good Samaritan vessel rescue man aboard disabled sailing vessel 35 miles off Cape Canaveral

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan vessel rescued a man, Sunday, aboard a disabled sailing vessel approximately 35 miles off Cape Canaveral.

Feb. 25, 2026

Unified Command, marine salvors refloat grounded barge just off San Juan Harbor port entrance

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Unified Command managing response efforts for the Defiant barge grounding response announced the successful refloating and removal of the barge from the Castillo San Felipe del Morro shoreline, Wednesday.

A Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour boarding team interdicts a suspected alien smuggling vessel.

Feb. 24, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 20 aliens near Sunset Cliffs, Calif.

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard interdicted 20 suspected aliens approximately 8 miles west of Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, Sunday.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security partner agencies interdict a suspected maritime smuggling vessel during coordinated operations south of San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 21, 2026. In total, crews interdicted five vessels and apprehended 62 aliens in under 90 minutes. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 24, 2026

Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security partner agencies interdict multiple suspected smuggling vessels south of San Clemente Island

The U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security partner agencies, supported by the U.S. Navy, interdicted five suspected maritime smuggling vessels and apprehended 62 aliens during coordinated operations south of San Clemente Island, Saturday.

Feb. 23, 2026

Update: Unified Command briefs salvage plan for Defiant barge grounding off San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Unified Command approved the final salvage plan to remove the grounded barge, Defiant, from the rocks off the San Felipe del Morro Castle shoreline, Monday.

Feb. 21, 2026

Coast Guard rescues hiker lost for 5 days in Oregon’s Illinois River valley

ASTORIA, Ore. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a stranded hiker Friday morning in the

Feb. 21, 2026

Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in the Hood Canal

ASTORIA, Ore.  — The Coast Guard suspended its search Saturday, for a male kayaker who went missing

Coast Guard and partner agencies offload drugs seized off Camuy, Puerto Rico, Feb. 13, 2026. Coast Guard law enforcement crews disrupted a drug trafficking go-fast vessel and seized worth $13.3 million worth of narcotics. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 18, 2026

Coast Guard, Homeland Security Task Force partners seize and offload $13.3 million in cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners with Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region, disrupted a drug trafficking go-fast vessel and seized 29 bales of cocaine in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico, Friday.

Feb. 17, 2026

Coast Guard addresses recent media reporting

WASHINGTON — Admiral Kevin Lunday, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, issued the following statement: A recent media report about the U.S. Coast Guard contained numerous inaccuracies about the Service.

he 285-foot fuel barge, Defiant, sits aground along the rocks of Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico, Feb. 10, 2026. The Defiant went aground Feb. 9, 2026, after tug vessel Storm reported that their towline snapped within the San Juan Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 17, 2026

Update: Unified Command continues salvage operations for grounded barge off San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Unified Command announced vessel salvors completed fuel removal operations, Monday, as assessments and preparations continue to remove the barge from the rocks off the San Felipe del Morro Castle shoreline.