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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.

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.

May 24, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton departs Philippines, commences months-long Indo-Pacific patrol

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and its crew departed Puerto Princesa, Philippines, Monday, after in-port engagements and visits with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, U.S. embassy staff, and PCG District Palawan senior leadership. Stratton’s visit to Puerto Princesa marked the first international port call of their months-long deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.

May 24, 2025

Coast Guard encourages the public to avoid illegal operations this boating season

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard is encouraging the public to be aware of illegal charter operations during the upcoming boating season.

May 23, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 10 aliens near Point Loma

SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard interdicted a cuddy cabin-style vessel approximately two miles off the coast of Point Loma, Friday morning.

May 23, 2025

Coast Guard detains 4 Mexican fishermen, seizes 200 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted and detained four Mexican fishermen engaged

May 23, 2025

Coast Guard medevacs 58-year-old man 170 miles southwest of Clearwater

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew medevaced a 58-year-old man, Thursday, experiencing severe abdominal pain approximately 170 miles southwest of Clearwater.

May 23, 2025

Coast Guard relieves commanding officer due to loss of confidence

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard temporarily relieved Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Crochet as Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School on May 23, 2025, due to a loss of confidence in his judgment and ability to fulfill his assigned duties. CWO William Armstrong has temporarily assumed the duties as Commanding Officer of the National Motor Lifeboat School.

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