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Sept. 17, 2025

Coast Guard publishes final rule for Okeechobee Waterway, St. Lucie River Railroad Bridge

MIAMI – The Coast Guard issued a final rule for the operating schedule that governs the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge, across the Okeechobee Waterway, mile 7.41 in Stuart.

Aerial view of Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. The Coast Guard awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Pier 1 (first from the left) on Sept. 9, 2025, to support future depot-level maintenance of the offshore patrol cutter class. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 17, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard awards contract for reconstruction of Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard

The Coast Guard awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9 for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sept. 17, 2025

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard opening new recruiting office in Las Vegas

Editor’s Note: Media interested in attending should contact Chief Petty Officer Curtis Dahl at

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC 1156) interdicted 21 suspected aliens aboard a 30-foot vessel approximately 26 miles west of La Jolla, California, Sunday evening.

Sept. 16, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 21 people 26 miles west of La Jolla, Calif.

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC 1156) interdicted 21 suspected aliens aboard a 30-foot vessel approximately 26 miles west of La Jolla, California, Sunday evening.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii – The front gate of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point. The air station plays a critical role in supporting Coast Guard missions including search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental protection. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 16, 2025

Coast Guard Awards $68 Million Contract for New HC-130J Hangars at Air Station Barbers Point

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. for the design and construction of two new membrane tension hangars and associated facilities at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii. The award totaling $68.857 million, will support HC-130J Super Hercules aircraft operations and enhance mission readiness in the Oceania District.

Sept. 16, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract to support Mariner Credentialing Program modernization

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a blanket purchase agreement Sept. 12 to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system and support revitalization of the maritime workforce and industry.

Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach rescue crews saved seven boaters after a vessel allision near Fort Myers Beach, Sunday. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Sept. 15, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 7 near Fort Myers Beach

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach rescue crews saved seven boaters after a vessel allision near Fort Myers Beach, Sunday.

Sept. 13, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized vessel near Sargent, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized vessel near Sargent, Texas, Saturday afternoon.

The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boater at approximately 9:20 p.m., Thursday, approximately 46 miles off Anclote Key, pending the development of new information.

Sept. 12, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater off Anclote Key

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boater at approximately 9:20 p.m., Thursday, approximately 46 miles off Anclote Key, pending the development of new information.

A Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez crewmember assists one of 66 aliens during their repatriation process at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Sept. 11, 2025. The crew of the cutter Heriberto Hernandez interdicted an unlawful migration voyage vessel with the alien group in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico, Sept. 9, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 11, 2025

Coast Guard repatriates 66 aliens following an unlawful voyage vessel interdiction in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 66 aliens to the San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Thursday, following the interdiction of an unlawful migration vessel voyage in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico. The repatriated aliens were transferred to awaiting Dominican Republic Navy authorities including 48 individuals (41 men and seven women) who claimed to be of Dominican Republic nationality; 16 individuals (13 men and three women), who claimed to be Haitian and two men, who claimed to be Romanian. No minors were identified in this case.