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Feb. 17, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker near Mission Bay

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing kayaker near Mission Bay at approximately 5:30 p.m., Sunday. Coast Guard crews, along with personnel from the San Diego Lifeguards and San Diego Fire Department, searched a nearly 460 square mile area over the course of 52.3 hours, but found no signs of distress. The search began on Friday afternoon after the San Diego Lifeguards discovered an overturned outrigger kayak approximately 500 yards west of the Mission Bay entrance channel. The vessel appeared new with no signs of use and was found broken in half.

The Coast Guard rescued a missing boater and a dog approximately 18 miles east of Avalon, California, Saturday evening.

Feb. 16, 2025

Coast Guard rescues missing boater and dog near Avalon, California

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued a missing boater and a dog approximately 18 miles east of Avalon, California, Saturday evening.

Feb. 15, 2025

Coast Guard detains illegal alien crewmember and captain of fishing vessel with outstanding felony warrant

PORT ISABEL, Texas — The Coast Guard detained an alien crewmember illegally present in the U.S.

Feb. 15, 2025

Coast Guard conducts alien expulsion flight operations between California, Texas

The Coast Guard conducted alien expulsion flight operations between California and Texas Saturday.

Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crews embarking aliens from a suspected smuggling venture in the Florida Straits, Feb. 12, 2025. One suspected smuggler was transferred to Homeland Security Investigations custody and the remaining 11 aliens were transferred to The Bahamas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 14, 2025

Coast Guard transfers 31 aliens to the Bahamas

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell's crew returned 31 aliens of mixed nationalities to The Bahamas, Friday, following three interdictions of illegal maritime ventures in U.S. territorial waters east of Miami.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) crewmembers conduct a towing and astern refueling exercise with U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC-1131), a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in Los Angeles -Long Beach, California, while the cutters patrol the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 21, 2025. Active’s crew returned to their Port Angeles, Washington, homeport after patrolling over 5,500 miles off the coast of California in support of the Coast Guard District 11’s Operation Baja Tempestad which uses an interagency approach to conduct detection, monitoring, interdiction, and apprehension operations to counter Transnational Criminal Organization activity in the Coastal California Region, and the United States Pacific maritime southern border including alien interdiction operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brenton Kludt.)

Feb. 14, 2025

Coast Guard cutter returns to Washington following law enforcement patrol

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) returned home to Port Angeles, Friday following a 65-day law enforcement patrol off the coast of Southern California. As America’s maritime law enforcement agency, the Coast Guard is increasing presence in key areas to protect U.S. maritime borders, territorial integrity, and sovereignty.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to tactical law enforcement teams work alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel to facilitate the disembarkation of aliens from a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 2, 2025. Alien expulsion flights continue the Coast Guard’s actions to enforce the immigration laws of the U.S. in accordance with the president’s executive orders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Barbers Point)

Feb. 14, 2025

Coast Guard conducts alien expulsion flight operations between California, Texas

The Coast Guard conducted alien expulsion flight operations between California and Texas Thursday.

Feb. 13, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $275 million worth of illegal cocaine in San Diego

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $275 million, on Thursday in San Diego.

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people after a fishing vessel capsized 40 miles offshore from Caillou Bay, Louisiana, in the Gulf of America, Thursday.

Feb. 13, 2025

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues three mariners 40 miles offshore from Caillou Bay, Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people after a fishing vessel capsized 40 miles offshore from Caillou Bay, Louisiana, in the Gulf of America, Thursday.

Feb. 13, 2025

Availability of Public Notice to construct the new "C" street bridge over Sacramento River

SAN FRANCISCO — An application has been received by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District from the city of Sacramento for a U.S. Coast Guard Bridge permit for approval to construct the new “C” Street (replacement “I” Street) highway drawbridge across the Sacramento River at mile 59.5, between the cities of West Sacramento, Yolo County and Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (38° 35' 21.3" N, 121° 30' 21.3” W).