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Aug. 19, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host Robotics and Autonomous Systems Expo

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard will host the "Coast Guard Robotic Systems Expo: A Force Design

Aug. 19, 2025

Coast Guard establishes new Program Executive Office dedicated to robotics and autonomous systems

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday the Initial Operating Capability of the Robotics

Aug. 19, 2025

Coast Guard East District units prepare for Hurricane Erin

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Crews around the Coast Guard’s East District are preparing for the potential impacts of Hurricane Erin, Tuesday. Aircrews, cutters, boat crews, and command centers across the region are actively staging and preparing to respond to any potential impacts from the storm.

The Patapsco River has been closed to all vessel traffic between position coordinates 39°11.70'N, 076°31.71'W, near Swan Creek, and 39°12.6'N, 076°29.74'W, near Sparrows Point, and extending up to the former location of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Aug 18, 2025. The closure was due to debris from an explosion on the M/V W-Sapphire.

(U.S. Coast Guard courtesy asset)

Aug. 19, 2025

Update: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to vessel explosion in Baltimore Harbor

BALTIMORE — Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region personnel and partner agencies continue to respond to the explosion aboard the W-Sapphire in the Baltimore Harbor, Tuesday.

Aug. 19, 2025

Coast Guard urges caution to offshore mariners and beachgoers as Hurricane Erin expected to remain offshore

NEW YORK — While Hurricane Erin is currently forecasted to track well off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, the Coast Guard is urging mariners operating offshore and beachgoers to exercise caution as the storm passes. Although inshore waters of the Port of New York and New Jersey are not expected to be impacted, the storm is expected to generate hazardous conditions offshore and along the coast from Tuesday through Friday. Click the link above to view full news release.

Aug. 18, 2025

Coast Guard, partners responding to explosion aboard vessel in Baltimore Harbor

The Coast Guard and local partners are responding to reports of an explosion aboard the 751-foot merchant vessel W-Sapphire in Baltimore Harbor, Monday.

Aug. 17, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 7 aliens off Newport Beach, Calif.

LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard interdicts seven aliens aboard a 20-foot vessel off the coast of Newport Beach, Calif., Saturday night. At approximately 9 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles–Long Beach received a report from a Station Los Angeles Long Beach boat crew on a routine patrol of a 20-foot vessel with seven people aboard. The Coast Guard boat crew stopped the vessel to conduct a boarding.

The Coast Guard captain of the port opens the port. After storms, Coast Guard and partner agency crews assess damage and address navigation discrepancies in affected ports and waterways to ensure the safe reopening of the marine transportation system. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic)

Aug. 17, 2025

Coast Guard sets Port Condition FOUR for all seaports in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Captain of the Port - San Juan set Port Condition FOUR at 7 a.m., Sunday, for all U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico seaports following the passing of Hurricane Erin north of the islands. Ports under Port Condition IV may resume normal cargo and ship operations, and the ports are open to all outbound and inbound vessel traffic. All mariners are advised to use caution due to potential floating debris and report any abnormalities to the Coast Guard. For updated Port Condition status, port facilities and mariners may visit Port Status/Navigation Center online. The Coast Guard strongly cautions the general public and maritime community in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to remain vigilant and continue monitoring the weather by visiting official sources of information such as the U.S. National Weather Service. Currently, the National Weather Service has issued a Small Craft Advisory and a High Surf Advisory for the northern coasts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that will be in effect through 6a.m. AST, Monday. Also, there is also a high-risk life-threatening rip currents expected throughout late Sunday.

A C-130J Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak responds to a Chinese research vessel operating in the U.S. Arctic as part of Operation Frontier Sentinel Aug. 13, 2025. The aircrew responded to a total of five research vessels operating over the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS), which included: Xue Long 2, China flagged; Shen Hai Yi Hao, China flagged; Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di, Liberia flagged; Ji Di, China flagged; and Tan Suo San Hao, China flagged. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Aug. 16, 2025

Coast Guard Continues Response to Chinese Research Vessel Activity in U.S. Arctic

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is continuing its response to five Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic.

Aug. 16, 2025

Coast Guard, agency partners rescue 12 kayakers in distress near Patos Island, Wash.

U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Washington State Park personnel rescued 12 kayakers in distress between Patos Island and Sucia Island Washington, Thursday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound issued an urgent marine information broadcast at approximately 1:50 p.m., after being notified via, VHF channel-16 that 12 kayakers, including six children, were in distress between Patos Island and Sucia Island and in need of assistance.