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A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew rescued two persons from the water, Monday, after their personal watercraft was overturned near Icacos Beach off Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Following the rescue both boaters were cited for negligent operations and for boating under the influence of alcohol. Coast Guard and partner law enforcement units supporting Operation Dry Water efforts during Labor Day Weekend in Puerto Rico conducted 54 boardings which resulted in the three cases of boating under the influence. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic)

Sept. 3, 2025

Coast Guard boat crew rescues 2 people during Operation Dry Water, following overturned personal watercraft near Fajardo, Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew rescued two persons from the water, Monday, after their personal watercraft was overturned near Icacos Beach off Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The rescue occurred during Coast Guard and partner agency Operation Dry Water efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this past Labor Day weekend. Coast Guard watchstanders received a report via a VHF Channel 16 radio communication of two people in distress following an overturned personal watercraft, Monday evening. Watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft – Law Enforcement vessel and crew that was operating in the vicinity to render assistance. Once on scene, the Coast Guard crew embarked the two boaters and took the personal watercraft in tow to Las Croabas in Fajardo. Following the rescue, both persons were cited for negligent operations and for boating under the influence of alcohol.

Sept. 2, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard marks first expenditure of One Big Beautiful Bill Act funding, upgrading Base Charleston to support major cutters

WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center completed a contract modification with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Aug. 25 to remove up to 100 submerged concrete piles under the old Pier November at Base Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) (left) sits moored next to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Aug. 25, 2024. The Polar Star and Healy are routinely deployed to Arctic and Antarctic locations to support science research or help resupply remote stations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Chris Butters)

Sept. 2, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard awards contract to modernize Base Seattle to enable Arctic and Antarctic operations

WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center (FDCC) awarded a contract Aug. 27 to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for the first phase of work that will ultimately result in homeporting future polar security cutters (PSC) at Base Seattle in Seattle, Washington.

A law enforcement boat crew from USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) intercepts an overloaded vessel with 191 Haitian aliens approximately 40 miles north of Cap Haitian, Haiti, Aug 29, 2025. All aliens aboard the vessel were repatriated back to Haiti, Sept 2, 2025 following the interdiction. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 2, 2025

Coast Guard repatriates 191 aliens to Haiti

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Spencer’s crew repatriated 191 aliens to Haiti, Tuesday, following an

A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) small boat crew transfers illicit drugs seized from a go-fast style vessel back to the cutter in the Caribbean Sea, Aug. 15, 2025. The crew of Vigilant conducted a two-month, maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage and Caribbean Sea to protect America’s maritime borders and counter illicit drug smuggling in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 2, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home after seizing 3,100 pounds in drugs during multi-mission patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Aug. 19, following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage. During the patrol, Vigilant’s crew interdicted 3,100 pounds of illicit drugs in the Caribbean Sea while underway in the Coast Guard Southeast District’s area of operations. Vigilant’s crew deployed in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) mission of detecting and monitoring illegal drug shipments in the maritime domain for subsequent interdiction and apprehension.

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) boat crew attached to Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach interdicted six aliens aboard a 22-foot pleasure craft approximately 10 miles offshore Dana Point, Saturday afternoon.

Sept. 2, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 6 aliens 10 miles offshore Dana Point

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) boat crew attached to Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach interdicted six aliens aboard a 22-foot pleasure craft approximately 10 miles offshore Dana Point, Saturday afternoon.

Search and rescue tracklines are shown that the Coast Guard used during a search for two men that were aboard a capsized catamaran off the coast of Gold Beach, Ore., Sept. 31, 2025.

Sept. 1, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for two men off Gold Beach, Oregon

SEATTLE - The Coast Guard has suspended the search for two men who went missing after the motorized catamaran they were on capsized Sunday night near Gold Beach, Oregon.

The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing swimmer Monday, after a Longboat Key Police department boat crew located and recovered a deceased individual who reportedly matched the description of the missing swimmer, Abhigyan Patel, one mile west of Anna Maria Island.

Sept. 1, 2025

Coast Guard ends search for swimmer near Anna Maria Island

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing swimmer Monday, after a Longboat Key Police department boat crew located and recovered a deceased individual who reportedly matched the description of the missing swimmer, Abhigyan Patel, one mile west of Anna Maria Island.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129) interdicted 19 aliens aboard a 25-foot cuddy cabin approximately 23 miles west of Point Loma, California, Thursday.

Aug. 30, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 13 aliens 23 miles west of Point Loma

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129) interdicted 13 aliens aboard a 25-foot cuddy cabin approximately 23 miles west of Point Loma, California, Thursday.

Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) crew members conduct a gunnery exercise on the cutter's .50-caliber machine gun while underway in the Caribbean Sea, July 23, 2025. Mohawk’s crew conducted a 75-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Florida Straits, and Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Andrew Ferderer)

Aug. 29, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns home to Key West, Florida after 75-day maritime border security patrol

KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their home port in Key West, Friday, following a 75-day maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage, Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. During the patrol, Mohawk’s crew deployed to the Coast Guard Southeast District (CGD-SE) area of responsibility, where crews conducted multi-mission operations with joint service, international, and interagency partners to protect America’s maritime borders from illegal drug trafficking and prevent unlawful alien migration in the region.