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Nov. 24, 2023

Coast Guard urges beach safety during King Tides

All beachgoers in the Pacific Northwest are encouraged to exercise heightened caution for sneaker waves during the upcoming King Tides this weekend and for the remainder of the winter. The Coast Guard and National Weather Service are urging the public who visit coastal beaches during King Tides to be on alert for dangerous surf and potentially fatal sneaker waves.

Nov. 22, 2023

UPDATE 2: Unified Command monitors, responds to MPOG 11015 incident

The Unified Command continues to monitor and respond to an oil discharge near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company's pipeline system, known as the MPOG 11015 incident, near Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans.

Nov. 21, 2023

Coast Guard responds to mudslide in Wrangell, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting the Alaska State Troopers in responding to a mudslide that occurred in Wrangell, Monday evening.

Nov. 21, 2023

Coast Guard and CBP interdict human smuggling vessel off the Malibu coast

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations

Nov. 21, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard partners with Red Cross to give recruits home for the holidays

CAPE MAY, N.J. — CAPE MAY, N.J. – U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May and the American Red Cross will place more than 400 Coast Guard recruits with South Jersey families for Thanksgiving as part of Operation Fireside.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offload more than 7,700 pounds of cocaine worth over $102 million at Port Everglades, Florida, Nov. 15, 2023. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during four separate cases in the international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean by the crews of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, Escanaba, a U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew, a Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team, and federal and international partners.

Nov. 20, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia, after interdicting $102 million worth of illegal narcotics

PORTSMOUTH, Va.– The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned home to Portsmouth, Monday, following a 51-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, Escanaba worked alongside other Coast Guard cutters, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security units, and several international partners to conduct counterdrug operations.

Nov. 20, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Unified Command to hold press briefing for MPOG 11015 incident

Editor's Note: Media planning to attend must RSVP no later than 8 p.m., November 20, 2023, by

A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Barbers Point sits on the ramp after a flight. This photo is not from Operation Kuru Kuru, but a C-130 was involved.

Nov. 20, 2023

Coast Guard completes two-week operation in Pacific region

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded Operation Kuru Kuru, an annually held comprehensive

Nov. 20, 2023

UPDATE 1: Unified Command monitors, responds to MPOG11015 incident

NEW ORLEANS – The Unified Command continues to monitor and respond to an oil discharge near the Main

Nov. 18, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 2 people, dog 90 miles off Florida's Gulf Coast

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued two people and their dog, Saturday, about 90 miles off Hernando Beach after their sailboat became disabled.