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The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) poses for a photo on the cutter's flight deck with contraband interdicted during their 112-day deployment, April 8, 2025. Crew members seized more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million intercepted in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Weston Fortna)

April 14, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter James returns home after multi-month patrol, seizing $510M in narcotics and participating in advanced US Navy exercises

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Saturday, following a 112-day, multi-phase deployment, where crew members conducted counter-narcotic operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and participated in joint exercises with the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic Ocean. James’ crew spent their first two months underway in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) while on patrol in the Coast Guard Eleventh District's area of operations.

April 11, 2025

Coast Guard Rescues Three, Responds to Pollution Near Hull, Massachusetts

BOSTON — The Coast Guard and Boston Police rescued three crew members from a fishing vessel that ran aground near Green Island on Friday morning. Click the link to read the full release.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration personnel inspect a shipping container at the Port of Honolulu April 9, 2025. Coast Guard personnel led a Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) at the Port of Honolulu’s container terminal, inspecting 56 containers and checking 155 Transportation Worker Identification Credentials. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Sector Honolulu)

April 11, 2025

Coast Guard leads multi-agency security operation at Port of Honolulu

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard led a Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) at the Port of Honolulu’s container terminal Wednesday.

April 11, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies to educate and identify ‘at-risk’ vessels within Florida Keys

KEY WEST, Fla. – The Coast Guard and partner agencies are scheduled to conduct increased patrols within the Florida Keys, April 15-17.

Pictured are U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Skinner's father and grandfather, retired U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Bruce Skinner (top) and retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard F. Skinner, April 9, 2025. Shown above, a decorated war veteran, Richard F. Skinner joined the Marines after Pearl Harbor in 1941 and completed three combat tours in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez)

April 11, 2025

Photo Release: Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater: AMT2 Brian Skinner

CLEARWATER, Fla. — U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Skinner, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, completes heavy maintenance on an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, April 9, 2025. Skinner, a California native, followed his family’s military service tradition and joined the Coast Guard to help save lives.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class David Narkis, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, sits on the aft ramp of an HC-130 Hercules airplane during a training mission off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, Feb. 08, 2024. The HC-130 Hercules airplanes are utilized to support all Coast Guard missions such as search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

April 11, 2025

Coast Guard, partners search for overdue vessel off island of Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue vessel with one person aboard offshore the Island of Hawaii Thursday.

The Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state and federal agencies in response to the helicopter crash in the Hudson River that occurred Thursday afternoon in New York City near the Holland Tunnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Office 3rd Class Breanna Boardman)

April 10, 2025

Coast Guard, local agencies, responding to helicopter crash in Hudson River

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state and federal agencies in response to the helicopter crash in the Hudson River that occurred Thursday afternoon in New York City near the Holland Tunnel. Click the link to read the full release.

April 10, 2025

Coast Guard, locals rescue overdue boater near Barnegat Bay

The Coast Guard, local law enforcement and commercial salvage crews rescued an overdue man Thursday, near Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. Rescued was John Mazzy, 72, from an aids to navigation dayboard in the vicinity of Oyster Creek Channel.

April 9, 2025

Coast Guard offloads nearly $510 million in illegal narcotics interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million in Port Everglades, Wednesday.

April 9, 2025

Coast Guard soliciting public comments on Stockton Viaduct dual bridge replacement proposal

The Coast Guard is soliciting public comments on a proposal by the California Department of Transportation to replace the existing Stockton Viaduct (Interstate 5) dual bridge. 

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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