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Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp, commander, U.S. Forces Japan, speaks with Capt. Brian Krautler, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (752), during a tour of the ship at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 30, 2023. Stratton arrived in Japan after beginning a monthslong deployment to the Western Pacific to conduct engagements with regional allies and partners for the promotion of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark)

May 10, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visits Yokosuka

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Yokosuka, Japan, May 3, following a scheduled port visit while deployed to the Indo-Pacific. Stratton is deployed in the Indo-Pacific to engage with ally and partner nations and to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.

May 9, 2023

Availability of preliminary public notice: Islais Creek

The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting public comments on a proposal by the City of San Francisco, Department of Public Works, to convert the existing Islais Creek, mile 0.4, bascule (movable) bridge to a fixed bridge.

Coast Guard cutter Joseph Napier interdicts a grossly overloaded makeshift migrant vessel with 64 people northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, May 7, 2023. The group was part of 129 other migrants, who were interdicted during five separate irregular maritime migration events in the Mona Passage between May 5 and May 8, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

May 9, 2023

Coast Guard returns 189 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following 5 migrant vessel interdictions in the Mona Passage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard crews returned 189 people to the Dominican Republic between Monday and Tuesday, following five separate interdictions in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard, along with Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast partners, maintains a continual presence with air, land and sea assets in the Florida Straits, the Winward Passage, the Mona Passage and the Caribbean Sea, collaborating to protect safety of life at sea. With their combined multi-layered approach, they were able to interdict several irregular maritime migration events over the past days.

Transfer of injured man from Oliver Henry to EMS in Saipan

May 8, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuates injured man from Alamagan Island to Saipan in CNMI

The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew, with assistance from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Fire and EMS, medically evacuated a 30-year-old man with head and neck injuries from Alamagan Island to Saipan arriving on Monday, May 8, 2023.

May 7, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs 86 year old from cruise ship 50 miles off Galveston,Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an 86-year-old man from a cruise ship 50 miles off Galveston, Texas, Saturday.

May 7, 2023

UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas, Sunday.

May 7, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters from vessel taking on water near Pittsburgh

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters from a vessel taking on water Saturday near Pittsburgh.

May 7, 2023

2 teenage hikers rescued by Coast Guard aircrew in Sitka, Alaska

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued two hikers off of Mount Verstovia in Sitka, Alaska, Saturday.

May 6, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs mariner from vessel near Kodiak, Alaska

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak hoisted and transported the injured man from the 66-foot fishing vessel, Kema Sue, to awaiting Emergency Services Personnel at the air station.

May 6, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with state and local partner agencies, are searching for a missing swimmer near Freeport, Texas, Saturday.