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Aug. 8, 2025

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to commission Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) in Kodiak, Alaska

KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a commissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), the service’s newest Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Monday.

Aug. 8, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to commission Coast Guard Cutter Storis in Juneau

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a commissioning ceremony for Coast Guard

Aug. 7, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 2 suspected human smugglers near Point Loma, one injured

The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted two suspected smugglers aboard a personal watercraft approximately 4.5 miles south of San Diego, Wednesday morning.

Aug. 7, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies search for missing woman near Venice Beach

The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a 30-year-old woman near Venice Beach, California, after personal belongings were found unattended south of the Venice Beach Pier, Wednesday evening.

Aug. 7, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard announces "Chief Petty Officer Class" for new Waterways Commerce Cutters, bolstered by historic investment and Force Design 2028

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that its new fleet of Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) will be designated as the "Chief Petty Officer Class." Each cutter will be named in honor of a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer, recognizing the profound impact and legacy of these leaders within the Service.

A motor yacht sits in the water in Puerto Rico.

Aug. 7, 2025

Coast Guard terminates 2 illegal charters, 1 violated federal orders

MIAMI – Coast Guard Sector San Juan crews, working with local law enforcement units terminated two illegal charter voyages, Thursday, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Crew members assigned to Coast Guard Station Honolulu fight a boat fire from the bow of a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium near Ala Wai Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 6, 2025. The Coast Guard boat crew assisted a Honolulu Fire Department rescue boat crew with extinguishing the engine fire. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Honolulu)

Aug. 7, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies, good Samaritans respond to boat fire near Honolulu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department, and good Samaritans responded to a boat fire near Ala Wai Harbor in Honolulu Wednesday.

Aug. 7, 2025

Update: Coast Guard suspends search for missing woman near Venice Beach

The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday at approximately 7:20 p.m. for a 30-year-old woman who was reported missing after personal belongings were found unattended south of the Venice Beach Pier in Venice Beach, California, Wednesday evening.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle sails off the coast of Washington on July 21, 2025, after departing Victoria, Canada. Eagle’s port call to British Columbia was the first since 2008. The Coast Guard uses the Eagle to train cadets and officer candidates, teaching them practical seamanship skills while indoctrinating them in the Coast Guard’s afloat leadership laboratory. During Eagle’s port call in Victoria, cadets led public tours of the ship and participated in morale events and community service activities with their Canadian counterparts to reinforce international partnerships. (Coast Guard photo courtesy of USCGC Eagle)

Aug. 6, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to visit San Diego, Aug. 8

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327), known as “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to visit San Diego on Friday, Aug. 8, marking its first port call to the city since 2008.

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba standing at parade rest on the flight deck at Port Everglades, Florida, August 5, 2025. The seized contraband was transferred to partner agencies for accountability and destruction. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)

Aug. 5, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $88 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded approximately 11,922 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $88.2 million, Tuesday, at Port Everglades.