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June 9, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 7 aliens off the coast of Point Loma, Calif.

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC-1130) interdicted seven aliens aboard a 20-foot white center console boat, approximately eight miles south of Point Loma, Sunday.

June 9, 2025

Media Advisory: Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky & Ohio

WHAT: The Coast Guard, state and local first responders will conduct law enforcement drills near on

June 8, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies, respond to plane crash near Point Loma, Calif.

The Coast Guard along with federal, state and local agencies, are searching for 6 persons on a downed aircraft near Point Loma, Sunday afternoon.

June 7, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for woman in water off Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended its search at 7 p.m. Friday for a woman in the water who went missing off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.

June 6, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $138 million in illicit drug interdictions in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI –U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew offloaded 17,450 pounds of cocaine and 2,585 pounds of marijuana worth $132 million, Friday, at Port Everglades.

June 6, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Stone holds change-of-command ceremony

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) held a change-of-command ceremony, Thursday, in North Charleston. Capt. Anne O’Connell relieved Capt. Jonathan Carter as the fourth commanding officer of Stone during the ceremony, which was presided over by Vice Adm. Nathan A. Moore, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area.

June 6, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton concludes visit to Korea; strengthens enduring U.S.-ROK-Japan maritime partnership

BUSAN, Republic of Korea —The Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) after a multi-day port visit, concluding maritime engagements that reinforced the United States' alliance with ROK and strengthened a trilateral partnership with Japan to promote a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, June 1.

June 6, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in Kodiak.

June 6, 2025

Correction: Update: Coast Guard responds to vessel fire offshore Adak, Alaska

Correction: This version has been corrected to state that the Morning Midas was located approximately 340 miles southwest of Adak. The previous version incorrectly stated it was located 340 miles southeast of Adak. KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard is continuing its response to a vessel fire approximately 340 miles southwest of Adak, Thursday.

June 6, 2025

Update: Coast Guard responds to vessel fire offshore Adak, Alaska

Editor's note: This version has been corrected to state that the Morning Midas was located approximately 340 miles southwest of Adak. The previous version incorrectly stated it was located approximately 340 miles southeast of Adak. KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard is continuing its response to a vessel fire approximately 340 miles southwest of Adak, Thursday. A Coast Guard HC-130J Super Hercules aircrew from Air Station Kodiak conducted an overflight of the cargo ship Morning Midas Wednesday and observed the vessel was still on fire. Currently, there are no visual indications that the ship is taking on water or listing, and the extent of the damage is unknown. Zodiac Maritime, the Morning Midas’s manager, is coordinating to send a team of salvage specialists to the vessel for further assessment. The Morning Midas’s crew, who evacuated the ship Wednesday, remains aboard the vessel Cosco Hellas transiting to the vessel’s next destination with no reported injuries. As of 4 p.m. Thursday, the vessel was located approximately 340 miles southwest of Adak. The Seventeenth Coast Guard District has issued a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to notify mariners in the area of the situation. The Coast Guard continues to work with Zodiac Maritime to coordinate recovery efforts of the vessel. Zodiac Maritime’s public information spokesperson can be contacted via email at media@navigateresponse.com or by phone at 44-207-283-9915 or 65-6222-6375. To receive the most current updates, follow @USCGAlaska on X.  

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