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The crew of a Hawaii-based HC-130J Hercules aircraft makes contact with three mariners stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, after dropping them a radio on April 8, 2024. The aircrew was able to inform the mariners that USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) would arrive on April 9 and be able to transport them home to Polowat Atoll. Watchstanders at Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam received a distress call from a relative of the three mariners on April 6, 2024, reporting her three uncles departed Polowat Atoll, Chuuk State, Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, approximately 100 nautical miles northwest, and had not returned prompting the search. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

April 9, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy unite for maritime rescue, emphasizing community ties in FSM

SANTA RITA, Guam — Three mariners are safe on April 9, 2024, thanks to the coordination of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the U.S. Navy, after being stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), for more than a week. Responders successfully located the three mariners on Pikelot Atoll on the evening of April 9 and returned them and their outboard 100 nautical miles to Polowat Atoll, Chuuk State.

April 8, 2024

UPDATE 1: Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater off North Carolina coast

The Coast Guard suspended its active search for a missing boater Monday at 8:20 p.m. off the coast of North Carolina.

April 8, 2024

FINAL UPDATE: Unified Command completes successful integrity test of MPOG pipeline

FINAL UPDATE: The Unified Command successfully completed a line integrity test on the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company's pipeline system Friday, near Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans.

Coast Guard Reserve crews from three Port Security Units (PSU) arrived at the Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico to conduct exercise “Poseidon’s Domain” from April 8 through April 25, 2024. Planned since July 2023, the exercise will train crews from PSUs 305, 307 and 309 on Coast Guard Reserve PSU functions in support of national defense and homeland security missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photos)

April 8, 2024

Coast Guard Port Security Units to conduct training exercise in Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Reserve crews from three Port Security Units (PSU) will be conducting exercise “Poseidon’s Domain” along the northeast coast of Puerto Rico from April 8 to April 25. The exercise will train crews from PSUs 305, 307 and 309 on Coast Guard Reserve PSU functions in support of national defense and homeland security missions.

April 7, 2024

Coast Guard, commercial salvage rescue 2 children and 3 adults near Crystal River

Coast Guard crews rescued two children and three adults, Sunday, after their 18-foot vessel capsized 10 miles west of Crystal River.

President Surangel Whipps of Palau, front (blue shirt), poses for a group photo while attending an executive level joint committee meeting at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, March 20. Under the 1994 Compact of Free Association agreement, the U.S. and Palau sustain deep ties and cooperation on a broad range of matters. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Bellino)

April 7, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard continues to strengthen ties with Republic of Palau

HONOLULU—Reflecting an ongoing commitment to regional stability and enhanced cooperation, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, in a pivotal managerial and support role, participated alongside the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District and regional partners in a high-level Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) with the Republic of Palau in Honolulu from March 18 to 22, 2024. This strategic engagement, part of a series of bilateral discussions aimed at bolstering mutual defense and security initiatives, saw key representatives from both nations deliberating on a wide range of topics crucial to the partnership.

April 7, 2024

Coast Guard searching for missing boater off North Carolina coast

The Coast Guard continues search efforts for a missing boater Sunday between Blackjack and Steeples, North Carolina. Missing is Jeffrey Kale, 47, from Clover, South Carolina, last seen around 4 p.m. Saturday, aboard a white 32-foot Cape Horn center-console boat departing the Southport Wildlife Boat Ramp.

April 6, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 1 from jetty near Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced one injured man who fell walking on a jetty near Galveston, Texas, Friday.

April 5, 2024

U.S. and Independent State of Samoa sign addendum to existing maritime law enforcement agreement in the Pacific

HONOLULU — The United States and the Independent State of Samoa had the honor to share and sign an addendum to the existing 2012 Bilateral Agreement, at U.S. Embassy Apia in Samoa, to continue and expand operational cooperation to suppress illicit transnational maritime activity, on April 5, 2024. 

Crew members from USCGC Margaret Norvell (WPC 1105) board a drug smuggling vessel carrying 30 bales of illegal narcotics approximately 190 miles south of Puerto Rico March 24, 2024. The bales weighed more than 1,850 pounds and have an estimated street value of approximately $24.3 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the USCGC Margaret Norvell crew)

April 5, 2024

Coast Guard offloads more than $24 million in illegal narcotics interdicted in eastern Caribbean

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell offloaded more than 1,850 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $24.3 million in Miami, Friday.