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A Coast Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircrew from Air Station Kodiak conducts an overflight of a fire aboard the cargo vessel Morning Midas approximately 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska, June 3, 2025.

June 4, 2025

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire offshore Adak, Alaska

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Coast Guard Sector San Juan Incident Management personnel are working in consultation with local and federal environmental agencies in overseeing efforts by specialized companies to remove a pollution threat from 30-foot vessel Red E or Not which grounded ashore with two people onboard on Icacos Beach in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, June 2, 2025. No injuries were reported in this case. (Courtesy photo)

June 4, 2025

Coast Guard oversees fuel removal efforts from grounded vessel on Icacos Beach, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Sector San Juan Incident Management personnel, working in consultation with local and federal environmental agencies, are overseeing efforts by specialized companies, Wednesday, to remove a pollution threat from a recreational vessel which grounded ashore on Icacos Beach in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Monday. There were no injuries reported or signs of pollution in the water, however, the vessel owner reported there were approximately 110 gallons of gasoline onboard. The Coast Guard is investigating the circumstances that led to this vessel grounding.

Coast Guard crews from Air Station Clearwater pre-stage assets at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile to assist post-Hurricane Milton, in Mobile, Alabama, Oct. 7, 2024. Following the hurricane’s departure, Coast Guard crews stand ready for search and rescue and will assess ports and waterways to ensure mariners can transit safely through the area. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)

June 4, 2025

Coast Guard launches 2025 hurricane season with focus on preparedness

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard reminds mariners and residents of the Atlantic and Gulf of America coast to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, with the peak occurring between mid-August and late October.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis is shown here underway, June 3, 2025.

June 4, 2025

USCGC Storis departs on maiden voyage

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic and conduct Coast Guard missions.

June 4, 2025

Coast Guard to enforce exclusion zone established in support of Sail Grand Prix 2025

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard is scheduled to enforce an exclusion zone established under a temporary special local regulation in New York Harbor from Thursday, June 5, through Sunday, June 8, in support of Sail Grand Prix 2025. Click the link to read the full release.

June 3, 2025

Coast Guard urges boating safety ahead of salmon opener

The Coast Guard, alongside fellow federal, state and local agency partners will be actively patrolling the Northern California waterways during the recreational salmon fishery open period scheduled for June 7 to 8, 2025.

June 3, 2025

Coast Guard to participate in public events, establish security zone for Portland Rose Festival

PORTLAND, Ore. – Coast Guard crews are scheduled to participate in multiple events throughout the Portland area for the annual Portland Rose Festival from June 4-8.

Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Customs and Border Protection and Puerto Rico Police units and personnel terminated the voyage of 10 vessels with marine safety deficiencies, eight of which were conducting illegal passenger-for-hire operations, Saturday and Sunday, in Fajardo. Report suspected illegal charter operations or other suspicious maritime activity anonymously using the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) Tips mobile app: CGIS Tips. (U.S. Coast Guard Graphic)

June 2, 2025

Coast Guard terminates 10 vessel voyages, including 8 illegal passenger-for-hire operations in Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Customs and Border Protection and Puerto Rico Police units and personnel terminated the voyage of 10 vessels with marine safety deficiencies in San Juan Harbor, Friday, and in Fajardo, Saturday, eight of which were conducting illegal passenger-for-hire operations. “Over the past year, Coast Guard enforcement efforts resulted in voyage terminations for 30 illegal passenger-for-hire operations,” said Cmdr. Matthew Romano, Sector San Juan chief of response. “We value the joint collaboration between Coast Guard Station San Juan, Sector San Juan Marine Investigators, Coast Guard Miami Marine Investigators, Coast Guard Investigative Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action in this effort to ensure vessels are operating legally in a commercial capacity and in compliance with federal marine safety regulations.” Vessels El Lindo, Hibiki, The Ivy, Mama Juana, Ohana 2, Master Blaster, Avante and Serenity were found conducting illegal passenger-for-hire operations, two of which were found operating in violation of previous federal Captain of the Port (COTP) Orders. Vessels Tobias and Four Points were only cited for their respective marine safety deficiencies.

The crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Diligence recover jettisoned packages from a suspected drug smuggling vessel offshore of Puerto Oviedo, Dominican Republic, April 12, 2025. USCGC Venturous’ (WMEC 625) crew offloaded more than 1,294 pounds of cocaine and 4,012 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $14.1 million intercepted in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 2, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns home after 61-day counter-drug and fisheries patrol

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to their home port in Pensacola, May 21, following a 61-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, where crew members conducted counter-drug operations and fisheries boardings to enforce U.S. federal law at sea and protect America’s maritime boundary. Diligence deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility. Crew members worked closely with international and interagency partners to disrupt drug trafficking ventures in the Caribbean Sea.

June 2, 2025

Media Advisory: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to host media tour in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard invites local media to tour the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, known as “America’s Tall Ship,” on Thursday, June 5, from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m..