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U.S. Coast Guard Academy Regimental Staff, Chad A. Asplund (’92), Cmdr. Brian A. Kudrle (’05), Richard James Andrews (’67), Daniel E. Ward (’96), and Superintendent Rear Adm. Michael J. Johnston, (left to right) pass by the regiment during a regimental review at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn., April 29, 2025. The Hall of Heroes, established in April 2005, honors U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates who performed heroic service to the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Leo Avila.)

April 30, 2025

Heroic Acts Inspire Future Leaders at USCGA

In late August 2017, a devastating tropical cyclone formed in Southeast Texas. As it gained strength, it became the first major hurricane to hit the area in more than a decade. Within a four-day span, Hurricane Harvey dropped 40 inches of rain and caused catastrophic flooding that led to more than 100 deaths.

Sector New York Conducts Joint Container Inspections at Red Hook

April 30, 2025

Coast Guard, partners ramp up efforts targeting containers at Port of New York and New Jersey

NEW YORK — Coast Guard Sector New York personnel conducted three warehouse spot checks at the Port of New York and New Jersey this week, uncovering a 60% deficiency rate in hazardous material compliance. Click the link to read the full release.

April 30, 2025

UPDATE 2: Coast Guard, agency partners continue search for man in water off Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard and agency partners continue their search for a man in the water offshore Hawaii Tuesday.

April 29, 2025

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to release near Garden Island Bay, LA

NEW ORLEANS — The Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard, Spectrum OpCo, LLC (Operator), and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), continue to respond to mitigate public safety and environmental threats from an oil and natural gas release in coastal Louisiana.

April 29, 2025

Coast Guard responds to vessel collision, sunken barge on Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision that resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, LA, Sunday night.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, sits at Kona International Airport in Kaiminani, Hawaii, April 27, 2025. Helicopter and HC-130 Hercules airplane crews searched for a missing 42-year-old man after good Samaritans found his kayak unmanned and adrift 400 yards offshore Keauhou, Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Olivia Holt)

April 29, 2025

UPDATE 1: Coast Guard, agency partners continue search for man in water off Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard and agency partners continue their search for a man in the water offshore Hawaii Monday.

April 28, 2025

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to release near Garden Island Bay, LA

A Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) small boat approaches a vessel suspected of drug smuggling in the Atlantic Ocean, April 12, 2025. Calhoun crew members boarded the fishing vessel approximately 1,265 miles west of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, seizing approximately 10,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $74 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

April 28, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun seizes over $74 million in cocaine interdicted in Atlantic Ocean

ATLANTIC OCEAN — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) seized approximately 10,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $74 million in the Atlantic Ocean, April 12-13, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of an interdiction in international waters in the Atlantic Ocean, and five suspected smugglers remain in U.S. custody pending prosecutorial disposition.

Map for parking and media interviews for the Coast Guard, state, local first responders boat drills on the Tennessee River near Florence, Alabama, on April 30, 2025.

April 28, 2025

Media Advisory: Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on the Tennessee River near Florence, Alabama.

Media Advisory: In an effort to maintain maritime incident readiness, the Coast Guard along with state and local first responders will conduct a large-scale drill Wednesday near the Wilson Dam in Florence, Alabama.

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Sand Key rescue crew assists passengers on the Clearwater Ferry after its collision with a recreational vessel near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge, April 27, 2025, Clearwater, Florida. The cause of the collision is under investigation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Sand Key)

April 28, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to ferry crash off Clearwater bridge

MIAMI – Coast Guard Station Sand Key and partner agency crews responded to a vessel collision involving the Clearwater Ferry and a recreational boat, Sunday, off Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge.

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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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