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A photo of Bryson Higashi, a 44-year-old man who went missing near Hanalei Bay on Kauai Sept. 23, 2025. The Coast Guard, Kauai Police Department, Kauai Fire Department, and Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources are searching for Higashi, who may have gone missing while freediving. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 25, 2025

Coast Guard, partners search for missing diver off Kauai

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a diver in the water offshore Kauai Thursday.

Sept. 25, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $156 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) offloads approximately 21,126 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million, Thursday in San Diego.

After 308 days away from its Seattle home port, the 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned home, Sept. 23, 2025. Upon completing Operation Deep Freeze 2025, Polar Star returned directly to Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo, Calif., to complete the final year of a five-year Service Life Extension Program prior to returning to Seattle. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler.

Sept. 25, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns to Seattle after 308 days

SEATTLE — After 308 days away from its Seattle home port, the 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned home Tuesday. Upon completing Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2025, Polar Star returned directly to Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo, Calif., to complete the final year of a five-year Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).

Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel and Oil Spill Response Organization contractors conclude response efforts to secure two legacy pipe structures between piers 2 and 3 in San Juan Habor, Sept. 25, 2025. Efforts concluded following operations by oil spill removal organization contractors to seal two legacy pipes to prevent any further discharge of oil into San Juan Harbor, followed by approximately three weeks of site monitoring with no signs of pollution in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 25, 2025

Coast Guard, oil spill removal contractors conclude pollution response efforts between Piers 2, 3 in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Incident Management Team concluded response efforts to secure an oil discharge from two legacy pipe structures between piers 2 and 3 in San Juan Habor, Thursday. Efforts concluded following operations by oil spill removal organization contractors to seal two legacy pipes to prevent any further discharge of oil into San Juan Harbor, and approximately three weeks of site monitoring with no signs of pollution in the water.

Sept. 25, 2025

Coast Guard rescues mariner after fishing vessel capsizes near Waldport, Ore.

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman early Tuesday morning after his commercial fishing vessel capsized near the entrance to Waldport, Oregon.

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Air Station Barbers Point, deploys a tending line to an underway vessel while conducting training off the north shore of Oahu Dec. 3, 2024. The helicopter crew conducted training deploying supplies and gear to an underway vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Sept. 25, 2025

Coast Guard, partners search for man in water off Kauai

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a man in the water offshore Kauai Wednesday.  

A Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) crew member carries a bundle of illicit narcotics off the cutter during a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 22, 2025. Diligence’s crew conducted a 57-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea to counter illicit drug smuggling in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)

Sept. 24, 2025

Coast Guard offloads nearly $65M in illicit narcotics interdicted in the Western Caribbean Sea

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  —  The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million, Monday, at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Diligence deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South to the Coast Guard District Southeast area of responsibility, where crew members interdicted more than 10,000 pounds of illicit narcotics.

Sept. 24, 2025

Coast Guard to invest $350 million in robotics and autonomous systems

The Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will invest nearly $350 million to expand robotics and autonomous systems, strengthening mission execution and operational capabilities.

Sept. 24, 2025

Coast Guard command centers update primary phone numbers in Alaska

The Coast Guard Arctic District has updated the primary phone numbers for its three command centers in Alaska. These numbers are used for search and rescue and emergency purposes.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132) interdicted 11 suspected aliens aboard a 26-foot cuddy cabin-style vessel approximately 23 miles west of Point Loma, California, Sunday evening.

Sept. 24, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 11 people 23 miles west of Point Loma, Calif.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132) interdicted 11 suspected aliens aboard a 26-foot cuddy cabin-style vessel approximately 23 miles west of Point Loma, California, Sunday evening.