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SAN DIEGO —The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye (WPB-87337) interdicted seven aliens aboard a 24-foot cabin vessel approximately 2 miles south of Dana Point Harbor, California, Friday evening.

At approximately 6:30 p.m., the cutter’s boarding team intercepted the vessel carrying seven adults with all persons claiming Mexican nationality.

Crew members aboard the Sockeye detained all seven people and towed the vessel to the Orange County Sheriff’s Dock, where they were transferred to another DHS agency for further investigation.

Oct. 6, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 7 aliens near Dana Point

SAN DIEGO —The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye (WPB-87337) interdicted seven aliens aboard a 24-foot cabin vessel approximately 2 miles south of Dana Point Harbor, California, Friday evening.

Oct. 6, 2025

Coast Guard scheduled to set temporary waterway restrictions during America’s River Roots Festival

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish the following temporary waterway restrictions on the Ohio River in Cincinnati from Wednesday to Sunday during the America’s River Roots Festival.

Oct. 4, 2025

Coast Guard crew rescues 2 from alien venture off Isabela, Puerto Rico

MIAMI —A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued two people from the water off Shacks Beach, Puerto Rico.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis uses dynamic positioning to maintain its position near the Johns Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2025. The Storis is equipped with Dynamic Positioning Class 2 capabilities which provide redundancy and ensure station-keeping even with the failure of a critical component, such as a generator or thruster. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashly Murphy)

Oct. 4, 2025

Newest Coast Guard icebreaker completes inaugural patrol

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the service’s newest commissioned icebreaker, arrived in Seattle Friday after completing its 112-day inaugural patrol. Storis departed Pascagoula, Mississippi, June 1, transited the Panama Canal and the Pacific Ocean enroute to conduct its first Arctic patrol operating north of the Bering Strait to control, secure, and defend the northern U.S. border and maritime approaches.

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard offloads nearly $94.5 million in illegal narcotics in Fort Lauderdale from Operation Pacific Viper

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Seneca’s crew offloaded more than 12,750 pounds of cocaine and marijuana with an approximate street value of $94.5 million in Port Everglades, Tuesday.

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 helicopter aircrew and a Station Islamorada boat crew rescue two kayakers in the vicinity of Baker Cut, Florida, Sept. 29, 2025. Both kayakers were rescued with no medical concerns after their kayak overturned. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 2 overdue kayakers off Key Largo

MIAMI - A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 helicopter crew and a Station Islamorada boat crew

Notional vendor rendering of two Waterways Commerce Cutter variants: a River Buoy Tender (left) and an Inland Construction Tender (right). The CB-ATON-S class will support operations of all three WCCs variants, including the Inland Buoy Tenders that will be acquired under a separate contract. (Image courtesy of Birdon America, Inc.)

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard orders additional waterways commerce cutters

The Coast Guard is moving forward with the acquisition of the new Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) class, designed to replace the legacy fleet of inland tenders and facilitate commerce vital to the nation’s economic security and strategic mobility.

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard detains 4 Mexican fishermen, seizes 450 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted and detained four Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing and seized approximately 450 pounds of fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Sept. 22, 2025.

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract for new heavy weather surf boats

The Coast Guard awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract on Sept. 29 to Rozema Boat Works, Inc. of Mount Vernon, Washington, to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft – heavy weather (SPC-HWX II) boats.

Sept. 29, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 7 aliens in Mission Bay, Calif.

SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard Station San Diego response boat crew members interdicted seven aliens aboard a 25-foot cuddy cabin vessel approximately 7 miles west of Mission Bay, California, Sunday evening.