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A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew rescued three boaters, Friday, after their 29-foot boat capsized approximately six miles west of Bunces Pass.

May 16, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters off Fort De Soto

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew rescued three boaters, Friday, after their 29-foot boat capsized approximately six miles west of Bunces Pass.

An MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter crew from U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 makes contact with mariners from the 47-foot motor vessel Lucky Harvest around 9:30 a.m., around 125 nautical miles west of Guam on May 16, 2025, before hoisting one mariner. A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point in Hawai’i remained on scene with the vessel until the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) arrived, rescued the second mariner, and took the vessel safely in tow, headed to Guam. (U.S. Naphoto)

May 16, 2025

Update 3: U.S. Coast Guard, partners locate Lucky Harvest west of Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard, with support from U.S. Navy and local partners, located the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest, carrying two mariners, which had been missing since departing Alamagan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, on May 12, 2025, en route to Saipan.

Crew members aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) pose before preparing to offload pallets of illegal narcotics in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)

May 16, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun offloads more than $140.9 million in illegal narcotics at Port Everglades

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun’s crew offloaded approximately 19,055 pounds of cocaine and

U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) Cadet 1/C Veronica L. Krystofik poses for a portrait at USCGA, New London, Connecticut, May 15, 2025. Krystofik is a ’25 USCGA graduate and will be stationed at Sector Mobile, Alabama for her first duty assignment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Leo Avila.)

May 16, 2025

Coast Guard Academy Future Leaders of 2025

Since 1876, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) has been an institution small in size, but

May 16, 2025

Coast Guard encourages safe fun on the water during National Safe Boating Week, Memorial Day weekend

NEW YORK — As National Safe Boating Week kicks off May 17–23 and Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary are encouraging New Yorkers to get out and enjoy the region’s waterways — safely and responsibly. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the boating season across New York City and the Tri-State area. From the Hudson River to the East River, from Jamaica Bay to the open Atlantic, thousands of boaters, paddlers and beachgoers take to the water each year to soak in the season. While the Coast Guard remains ready to respond when things go wrong, the focus this week is on helping people have fun while staying safe. To view full news release, click the link above.

The crew of the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) patrols the Philippine Sea off Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on March 25, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam's Guam-based Fast Response Cutters routinely patrol the Mariana Islands and Micronesia to ensure maritime security, sovereignty, safety, and regional prosperity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jackson Collins)

May 14, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel Lucky Harvest near Saipan

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest, carrying two mariners, which went missing after leaving Alamagan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, May 14, 2025.

May 14, 2025

Coast Guard rescues four workers from collapsed water tower Taholah, Wash.

SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Astoria rescued four men who fell approximately 60 feet from the roof of a large, empty water tower in Taholah, Washington, on Tuesday.

May 14, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for kayaker near Dungeness Spit, Wash.

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing kayaker near Dungeness Spit, Washington, today. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a 911 call relay from Clallam Country dispatch approximately 4:30 p.m., from an individual requesting help before the call dropped. Attempts to regain contact with the individual were unsuccessful.

A Coast Guard law enforcement crew surveys a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, May 13, 2025. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island interdicted a total of 4 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line (MBL) in the Gulf of America. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

May 14, 2025

Coast Guard detains 4 Mexican fishermen, seizes 450 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted and detained four Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing and seized approximately 450 pounds of fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Tuesday.

May 13, 2025

Coast Guard scheduled to oversee in-situ burn

The Coast Guard is scheduled to oversee an in-situ burn for a crude oil discharge near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana, Wednesday.

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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