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U.S. Coast Guard conducts Alien Expulsion Flight Operations in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 25, 2025

Coast Guard conducts alien expulsion flight operations between California and Texas

Today, the Coast Guard conducted several Alien Expulsion Flight Operations between California and Texas, in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Jan. 24, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 4 from sinking boat after collision south of Block Island

The Coast Guard rescued four people Thursday night from a fishing boat after a collision between two fishing boats occurred approximately 10 miles south of Block Island, Rhode Island. Click the link to view the full release.

Jan. 24, 2025

Media Availability: Coast Guard to hold 45th anniversary memorial for the crew of Cutter Blackthorn

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard is holding a memorial service, Tuesday, for Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn’s crew at the Blackthorn Memorial site in St. Petersburg.

The Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and partner agencies will be enforcing a safety zone for the Gasparilla Parade, Saturday, on Tampa Bay from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Jan. 25, 2025. All boaters are advised to monitor VHF Ch. 16 and contact the Coast Guard or other nearby agency partners in the event of a water emergency. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Jan. 23, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies to enforce Gasparilla safety zone

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and partner agencies are scheduled to enforce a safety zone for the Gasparilla Parade, Saturday, on Tampa Bay from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew maintains air coverage of a life raft, Jan. 21, 2025, during the rescue of four U.S. boaters, who moments earlier were forced to abandon the sailing vessel Mariposa after it sank in Atlantic Ocean waters north of Dominican Republic. The four boaters were rescued by fishermen from the fishing vessel Bonanza who transferred the survivors to the U.S. flagged container ship Coqui for their transport to Jacksonville, Fla. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 22, 2025

Coast Guard, responding vessels rescue 4 U.S. boaters from life raft on the Atlantic Ocean

Coast Guard aircrew, the crew of the Crowley container ship El Coquí and the men aboard a fishing vessel rescued four men from a life raft in Atlantic Ocean’s Silver Bank waters north of Dominican Republic, Tuesday. Rescued are U.S. Citizens David Potts, 63; John Potts, 62; Andrew Cullar, 26; and Russel Case, 67, who were forced to abandon the sailing vessel Mariposa after the vessel reportedly struck a submerged rock and was then overtaken by a wave which caused the vessel to roll on its port side. The vessel struck another rock which breached the vessel’s hull and started taking on water while additional waves flooded the vessel before sinking. The vessel Mariposa was on a voyage from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to Portofino, Tx, with an anticipated stop in Key West, Fla.

Petty Officer 1st Class Kirsten Allen, a Regional Dive Locker West (MSRT-W) diver, poses with her dive locker after winning the Coastie of the Year award at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Jan. 22, 2025.

Jan. 22, 2025

San Diego Coast Guard City announces the inaugural Coastie of the Year Award

U.S. Coast Guard in collaboration with San Diego Coast Guard City announces Petty Officer 1st Class Kirsten R. Allen, a diver with Regional Dive Locker West (MSRT-W), as the winner of the inaugural Coastie of the Year (COTY) during an awards ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Wednesday.

Jan. 22, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing swimmers off Oahu

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday for two teenagers who went missing off the North Shore of Oahu.

Jan. 21, 2025

Coast Guard announces immediate action in support of Presidential Executive Orders

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday.

Jan. 21, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 26 migrants near Oceanside Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard crews interdicted a panga-style vessel carrying 26 individuals approximately one mile off shore from Oceanside Harbor on Monday morning. At around 10:30 a.m., Oceanside lifeguards reported a disabled vessel with multiple people aboard that had run out of fuel. Assessing no immediate safety concerns, lifeguards notified Coast Guard personnel at the Joint Harbor Operations Center and remained on scene.