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Coast Guard crews are scheduled to apply and enforce limited access areas for NASA’s Artemis II launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 1, 2026.

March 31, 2026

Coast Guard, partner agencies to support historic Artemis II launch

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard and partner agency crews are scheduled to support NASA’s Artemis II launch beginning Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis and a Customs and Border Protection multi-role enforcement aircraft crew interdict an unlawful migration voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico, March 27, 2026. Thetis crewmembers repatriated 60 migrants and transferred them to Dominican Republic Navy authorities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 30, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 30, 2026

Coast Guard repatriates 60 aliens to Dominican Republic following unlawful migration voyage interdiction off Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Thetis repatriated 60 aliens to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of an unlawful migration vessel voyage in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The repatriated aliens were transferred to Dominican Republic Navy authorities including 43 men and 11 women who claimed Haitian nationality and five other men and one woman who claimed Dominican Republic nationality. No minors were identified in this case.

The Legend-class USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) assumed escort duties of motor tanker Sophia and escorted the vessel from an anchorage south of Puerto Rico to an at-sea transfer with Venezuela for further disposition, Jan. 27, 2026. The Stratton’s crew returned to their home port in Alameda, California, after sailing more than 16,000 nautical miles and completing a 79-day patrol in the Caribbean. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.

March 29, 2026

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to California following 3-month deployment

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to their home port in Alameda, Monday after sailing more than 16,000 nautical miles and completing a 79-day patrol in the Caribbean. Stratton departed Alameda Jan. 4 and transited through the Panama Canal to support ongoing operations in the Caribbean, preventing the illicit trade of crude oil in violation of international sanctions. On Jan. 25, Stratton assumed escort duties of motor tanker Sophia and escorted the vessel from anchorage south of Puerto Rico to an at-sea transfer with Venezuela for further disposition.

March 27, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 15 aliens offshore San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard boarding team interdicted 15 suspected aliens 16 miles offshore San Diego,

March 27, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 6 aliens offshore San Diego

SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard boarding teams interdicted six suspected aliens offshore San Diego, Thursday

March 27, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 8 aliens offshore San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard boarding team interdicted eight suspected aliens three miles offshore San

March 27, 2026

Coast Guard rescues boater 6 miles off Three Rooker Island

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a Station Sand Key boat crew rescued an overdue boater Friday, approximately six miles west of Three Rooker Island.

Coast Guard Station San Juan crews conduct high-pursuit vessel training in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, March 26, 2026. Coast Guard is advising people and boaters to plan for safety during the local spring break period from March 28 through April 5, and Coast Guard crews will be postured for maritime search and rescue and vigilant to intervene with illegal charters and boaters operating their vessels under the influence. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 27, 2026

Coast Guard to patrol alongside federal, local partners during spring break, Holy Week in Puerto Rico

Coast Guard air and surface crews and shoreside personnel will be patrolling and working alongside federal and local law enforcement and emergency response partners during local spring break and Holy Week in Puerto Rico, March 28 through April 5, 2026. During this period, the Coast Guard urges people to actively consider and plan for safety when being out on the water or visiting beaches around the island. Coast Guard and partner agency crews remain vigilant and ready to respond to maritime search and rescue and to intervene with illegal passenger vessel operators and boaters operating their vessels under the influence.

A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau boat crew traverse the shoreline near Kalalau Beach on Kauai March 26, 2026. The Coast Guard received a report from Kauai Police Dispatch of a helicopter crash-landing near Kalalau Beach with five people aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Kauai)

March 27, 2026

Coast Guard, partners, good Samaritans respond to helicopter crash on Kauai

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard, agency partners and good Samaritans responded to a helicopter crash off Kalalau Beach on Kauai Thursday.    

March 26, 2026

Coast Guard medevacs woman passenger from dive yacht Turks and Caicos II 200 nautical miles from Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medevacked a passenger experiencing a medical emergency aboard the dive yacht Turks and Caicos Explorer II, approximately 200 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Rico, Wednesday afternoon. Medevacked is a 66-year-old woman, who was safely transported to the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.