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July 26, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 11 after boat capsizes west of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued 11 people from the water Wednesday after an airboat

July 26, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, good Samaritans assist 4 aboard vessel taking on water near St. Simons Island

The Coast Guard and good Samaritans assisted 4 people Tuesday after their shrimping vessel began taking on water near St. Simons Island, Georgia.

July 26, 2023

Coast Guard relieves commander due to loss of confidence

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard permanently relieved Capt. Matthew Baer of command, Tuesday, July

A lobster is measured to ensure Florida Fish and Wildlife regulations are adhered to during the Sport Lobster mini season off Key West, Florida, July 28, 2021. Carapace must be larger than 3 inches, measured in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest).

July 26, 2023

Coast Guard prepares for Lobster Mini Season

KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are ramping

July 25, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host free, public Community Day in Corpus Christi, Texas

MEDIA ADVISORY: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is scheduled to host a free, open-to-the-public Community Day in Corpus Christi on Saturday.

July 25, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies to host environmental training exercise in Rogers City

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie personnel and partner agencies will be conducting an environmental response exercise Thursday at the Carmeuse facility in Rogers City, Michigan.

July 23, 2023

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized boat near Savannah

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircrew rescued two men Sunday after their 16-foot boat capsized 4 miles east of Jekyll Island, Georgia.

July 23, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 7 boaters from grounded vessel near Breton Sound, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued seven boaters Sunday from their grounded vessel in North Breton Island, Louisiana.

July 23, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Port O’Connor, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI , Texas— The Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man from a fishing vessel 15 miles south of Port O’Connor, Texas, Saturday.

The crew of USCGC Steadfast return to the cutter’s homeport in Astoria, Oregon, following a patrol July 21, 2023. Steadfast is a 210-foot reliance class cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee)

July 23, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home after 70-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific

ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to homeport, Friday, after a 70-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Steadfast’s crew disrupted the flow of illegal narcotics on three separate occasions during their patrol, preventing a combined total of more than 11,550 pounds of cocaine from reaching the U.S.