HEADQUARTERS

May 20, 2025

Coast Guard members to demonstrate, discuss boating safety for Memorial Day Weekend

HONOLULU — Media are invited to view demonstrations and interview Coast Guard members at Coast Guard Station Honolulu Thursday.

May 19, 2025

Coast Guard, Hawaii Life Flight transports patient to Honolulu 

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard assisted Hawaii Life Flight with a non-maritime emergency medical service transport from Hilo, Hawaii, Monday. 

May 19, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle to visit Los Angeles during Fleet Week

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) will participate in Los Angeles Fleet Week festivities during Memorial Day weekend, May 23 - 26. Eagle will be moored at Berth 50/51 in San Pedro’s Outer Harbor, where it will offer free public tours during the following dates and times: • Friday, May 23 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) • Saturday, May 24 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) • Sunday, May 25 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) Visitors will need to join a digital queue and be assigned a time to get in line before their visit. They will then take a shuttle bus to the ship. For more information, go to the Los Angeles Fleet Week’s web page at: https://lafleetweek.com/events_schedule/ships/

May 19, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies apprehend 11 aliens in the San Diego Bay

SAN DIEGO – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock (WPB-87347), Station San Diego and partner agencies apprehended 11 aliens in the San Diego Bay, Sunday.

May 19, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns home after seizing more than $23M in cocaine during 79-day patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean

PORTSMOUTH, VA — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Monday, following a 79-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.  Forward’s crew deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) to conduct counter-drug operations while underway in the Eleventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility. Through detection, monitoring and interdiction efforts, crew members directly reduced the flow of illicit narcotics into the United States. Forward’s crew worked alongside additional units to include Coast Guard Cutters Kimball (WMSL 756), Thetis (WMEC 910), and the Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team – South (TACLET-S) to stop suspected drug smuggling while patrolling off the Pacific coast of Central and South America. 

May 19, 2025

Coast Guard responds to, investigates reported pollution in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Incident Management team is investigating and responding to an oil discharge from a legacy pipe structure between piers 2 and 3 in San Juan Habor, Monday.   The Coast Guard is working with contracted oil spill removal organizations and local government authorities to mitigate the pollution threat and clean up recoverable product.   “The source of the oil discharge is being contained and, while contained, will allow normal port operations to continue at Piers 2 and 3 as our investigation and response efforts continue,” Lt. Cmdr. Ray Lopez, Coast Guard Sector San Juan Incident Management Division chief. “We are actively pursuing coordination and planning efforts with the San Juan Municipality, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, and the Cultural Department, among other entities, to resolve this situation in the interest of protecting public health and the environment.”

May 18, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies urge safe boating practices during National Safe Boating Week

The Coast Guard celebrates National Safe Boating Week, May 17 to May 23, urging all mariners and beachgoers to practice safe recreational boating ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. National Safe Boating Week, leading up to the Memorial Day weekend, is recognized as the unofficial start for the boating season.

May 18, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard responds to Mexican Tall ship allision

NEW YORK — U.S. Coast Guard and multiple agencies responded to a Mexican Tall ship that allided with

May 17, 2025

Update 4 and Final: U.S. Coast Guard safely tows Lucky Harvest to Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard safely towed the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest to Hagåtña boat basin arriving shortly after 8 p.m. on May 17, 2025, after it was located on May 16 with the two mariners aboard disabled 125 nautical miles west of Apra Harbor reportedly due to an electrical failure.

May 17, 2025

Coast Guard investigates 2 separate, unrelated vessel fires in Puerto Rico aboard ferry vessel Breezy Point and tanker Scot Stuttgart

Coast Guard Sector San Juan marine investigators and vessel inspection teams are investigating two separate and unrelated vessel fires in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Both vessel fires were successfully extinguished, and there are currently no reports of marine pollution or reported injuries in either case. Pollution monitoring efforts continue. “The Coast Guard is investigating these separate and unrelated vessel fires aboard the ferry vessel Breezy Point and the tanker Scot Stuttgart to ascertain the potential causes,” said Capt. Luis J. Rodriguez, Coast Guard Sector San Juan commander. “Each of these vessel fires warrant investigations to learn causative factors and prevent future incidents from occurring with potential risk to human lives and impacts to Puerto Rico’s maritime transportation and marine environment. I commend the crews from both vessels for their initial actions that led to the fires being extinguished, as well as the efforts of responding firefighting crews, which collectively led to preventing the loss of life and averting a more catastrophic outcome.”