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Coast Guard Academy stand in formation during a change of watch ceremony at the Coast Guard Academy, August 20, 2024. The ceremony marks the transition of the summer leadership team to the fall semester command. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

Sept. 23, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Academy announces new academic minor

NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is excited to announce an academic minor in

A rescue swimmer from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria dangles below an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter as it hovers above Elliott Bay near Seattle, Washington, Aug. 1, 2023. The demonstration was part of the Parade of Ships for the annual Seafair festival. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)

Sept. 23, 2025

Coast Guard prepares for aircraft fleet expansions with awards for engines, radar

The Coast Guard recently completed contract actions aimed at accelerating delivery of new MH-60 medium-range recovery helicopters and HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft and expanding mission capabilities of the expanded aviation fleet.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132) interdicted four suspected aliens aboard a 20-foot cabin cruiser-style vessel approximately 10 miles west of Point Loma, California, Saturday morning.

Sept. 20, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 4 people 10 miles west of Point Loma, Calif.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132) interdicted four suspected aliens aboard a 20-foot cabin cruiser-style vessel approximately 10 miles west of Point Loma, California, Saturday morning.

Sept. 20, 2025

Coast Guard Seeks Public Input on Proposed Aids to Navigation Changes in the Northeast

BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is reopening public comments on proposed changes to Aids to Navigation

A tug begins to sink near in the Bremerton Marina, near Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 17, 2025, causing pollution.

Sept. 19, 2025

Unified command established in response to tug sinking in Bremerton Marina

SEATTLE — On Friday, a unified command was established in response to a tugboat sinking in the Bremerton Marina. The unified command consists of the Coast Guard and the Washington Department of Ecology. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received an initial pollution report from the National Response Center regarding the vessel Dominion, a 130-foot tugboat, which sank around 4 p.m., Wednesday. It was reported that the tug contained an unknown amount of diesel fuel and about 200 gallons of lube oil when it sank.

Small boat crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) return from illicit contraband transfers off the coast of Haiti, Aug. 11, 2025. Alert’s crew conducted the largest at-sea contraband transfer with Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Nicholas Reeser)

Sept. 19, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns to Florida following 58-day patrol

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral, Friday, following a 58-day Windward Passage patrol.

Sept. 19, 2025

Coast Guard ramps up security efforts for 2025 United Nations General Assembly, announces East River restrictions

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard, along with multiple partner agencies, are positioned to support maritime security operations for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City Sunday through Saturday. Months of planning go into the preparation for this unique event where representatives from nearly 150 countries come together and work on a wide array of international issues. Click the link above to view full news release.

A 26-foot Over-the-Horizon Cutter Boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) transfers aliens from an overcrowded vessel to the Spencer while underway in the Windward Passage, Aug. 29, 2025. All aliens aboard the vessel were repatriated back to Haiti, Sept. 2, following the interdiction. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 18, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia after 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Wednesday, concluding an 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage. Spencer’s crew deployed in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry while underway in the Coast Guard Southeast District area of responsibility. Crew members worked with interagency and international partners, conducting maritime safety and security operations to deter unlawful migration and protect America’s maritime borders.

U.S. Coast Guard crews conduct counter-drug operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Pacific Viper. The operation highlights the Coast Guard’s commitment to disrupting transnational criminal organizations and preventing the flow of illicit drugs into the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 18, 2025

Coast Guard seizes 75,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, averages over 1,800 pounds interdicted per day

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging over 1,800 pounds interdicted daily.

Sept. 17, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 49 passengers aboard whale watching vessel after becoming disabled in Yaquina Bay bar

The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after the it became disabled in the narrow coastal bar near Newport on Wednesday. The captain of the 62-foot Discovery sent out a ‘mayday’ call to the Coast Guard after the vessel began producing excessive smoke and lost propulsion while in between the Yaquina Bay jetties at approximately 12:45 p.m.