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U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) Cadet 1/C Veronica L. Krystofik poses for a portrait at USCGA, New London, Connecticut, May 15, 2025. Krystofik is a ’25 USCGA graduate and will be stationed at Sector Mobile, Alabama for her first duty assignment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Leo Avila.)

May 16, 2025

Coast Guard Academy Future Leaders of 2025

Since 1876, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) has been an institution small in size, but

May 16, 2025

Coast Guard encourages safe fun on the water during National Safe Boating Week, Memorial Day weekend

NEW YORK — As National Safe Boating Week kicks off May 17–23 and Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary are encouraging New Yorkers to get out and enjoy the region’s waterways — safely and responsibly. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the boating season across New York City and the Tri-State area. From the Hudson River to the East River, from Jamaica Bay to the open Atlantic, thousands of boaters, paddlers and beachgoers take to the water each year to soak in the season. While the Coast Guard remains ready to respond when things go wrong, the focus this week is on helping people have fun while staying safe. To view full news release, click the link above.

The crew of the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) patrols the Philippine Sea off Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on March 25, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam's Guam-based Fast Response Cutters routinely patrol the Mariana Islands and Micronesia to ensure maritime security, sovereignty, safety, and regional prosperity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jackson Collins)

May 14, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard searching for overdue vessel Lucky Harvest near Saipan

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest, carrying two mariners, which went missing after leaving Alamagan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, May 14, 2025.

May 14, 2025

Coast Guard rescues four workers from collapsed water tower Taholah, Wash.

SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Astoria rescued four men who fell approximately 60 feet from the roof of a large, empty water tower in Taholah, Washington, on Tuesday.

May 14, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for kayaker near Dungeness Spit, Wash.

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing kayaker near Dungeness Spit, Washington, today. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a 911 call relay from Clallam Country dispatch approximately 4:30 p.m., from an individual requesting help before the call dropped. Attempts to regain contact with the individual were unsuccessful.

A Coast Guard law enforcement crew surveys a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, May 13, 2025. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island interdicted a total of 4 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line (MBL) in the Gulf of America. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

May 14, 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, Tuesday.

May 13, 2025

Coast Guard scheduled to oversee in-situ burn

The Coast Guard is scheduled to oversee an in-situ burn for a crude oil discharge near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana, Wednesday.

May 12, 2025

Coast Guard intercepts suspected maritime smuggling attempt off San Diego

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne interdicted 3 aliens aboard a 20-foot pleasure craft approximately two miles south of Point Loma, California, Saturday afternoon. At approximately 2:40 p.m., Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne conducted a routine security boarding of a 20-foot pleasure craft. The vessel displayed no registration or documentation and none of the occupants had authorization to enter the United States.

May 12, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts maritime smuggling attempt near La Jolla

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard intercepted a suspected maritime smuggling attempt early Saturday morning after a vessel beached near Windansea Beach, resulting in multiple apprehensions. At approximately 4:40 a.m., crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter reported an unlit 24-foot cabin cruiser transiting northeast off the coast of La Jolla with several suspected aliens aboard. Sea Otter launched a boatcrew to investigate.

May 12, 2025

Coast Guard disables vessel after high-speed maritime smuggling attempt near Point Loma

SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard crews interdicted eight aliens Saturday evening following a high-speed maritime smuggling attempt near Point Loma. At approximately 5:50 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center observed an 18-foot cuddy cabin vessel traveling at a high rate of speed northbound, roughly two miles south of Point Loma. Watchstanders maintained visual contact using surveillance cameras as the vessel entered San Diego Bay. A Coast Guard Station San Diego boatcrew, already underway on routine patrol, was diverted to intercept the vessel. Upon locating the vessel, the crew attempted to establish communication with the operator, who then immediately fled the scene.