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USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) sets sails, June 14, 2023, while underway in the Baltic Sea. Eagle is a tall ship used as a training platform for future Coast Guard Academy officers as well as a vessel utilized for establishing and maintaining domestic and international relationships. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver)

May 30, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle to participate in Portland Rose Festival

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) will participate in Rose Festival and Fleet Week festivities, June 5-8.

A boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) rescuing a mariner approximately eight miles northwest of Freeport, Bahamas, May 30, 2025. A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 aircrew assisted with locating the individual. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

May 30, 2025

Coast Guard rescues boater from capsized vessel near Freeport, Bahamas

MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell rescued a mariner in distress, Friday, after his vessel capsized approximately eight miles northwest of Freeport, Bahamas.

May 29, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters from disabled vessel near Gilligans Island, Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew rescued 3 boaters, Wednesday, after a 26-foot vessel lost propulsion and was drifting toward a reef off Guánica, Puerto Rico.

The crew of USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) poses for a group photo behind more than 28,500 pounds of seized drugs.

May 29, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $211 million in illicit drug interdictions in the Eastern Pacific

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crew offloaded more than 28,500 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $211.3 million, Thursday, at Port Everglades.

May 29, 2025

Coast Guard District 13 transitions to new phone numbers

SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard District 13th is announcing a phased transition to new phone numbers for many of its small boat stations and shore-based units throughout the Pacific Northwest. These phone numbers are often used by mariners to obtain bar reports and local marine safety information. The transition period will be from June 1st through December 31st. This change is part of a broader effort to modernize and streamline communications infrastructure within the U.S. Coast Guard.

Capt. Brian Whisler, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) salutes during the change of command ceremony in Honolulu, May 23, 2025. Commissioned in 2019, Midgett is named after the Midgett family and is one of two Coast Guard legend-class National Security Cutters homeported in Honolulu. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ens. Harlan Brady).

May 27, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett holds change of command ceremony

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) held a change of command ceremony, Friday, on Coast Guard Base Honolulu. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Brian Whisler relieved Capt. Matthew Rooney as Midgett’s commanding officer.

May 27, 2025

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an effort to maintain maritime incident readiness, Coast Guard, local, county and state agencies will conduct law enforcement drills on the Ohio River in the Port of Paducah, Kentucky on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO – Coast Guard crewmembers rescued eight passengers of a sailing vessel in the San Francisco bay, Saturday afternoon.

May 25, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 8 mariners from sailboat near San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Coast Guard members rescued eight passengers of a sailing vessel in the San Francisco Bay, Saturday afternoon.

May 24, 2025

Coast Guard escorts sailing vessel into Honolulu after transpacific voyage

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard, while conducting shore patrol, escorted sailing vessel Phoenix on its approach into Hawaii, Saturday.

May 24, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for missing child off Long Beach, WA

The Coast Guard suspended the search Saturday at 12:30 a.m. for a 15-year-old boy who was reported struggling to swim off the coast of Long Beach, WA pending any new information.