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A fisherman resurfaces with a spiny mini lobster during the 2022 Lobster Mini Season off Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, July 27, 2022. Lobster Mini Season is an annual event during which the U.S. Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ramp up safety inspections and fishery boardings to enforce state and federal fishery laws. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Scott Szczepaniak)

July 12, 2024

La Guardia Costera de EE.UU. se prepara para la Mini-Temporada de Langosta

La Guardia Costera y La Comisión de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de la Florida (FWC, por sus siglas en

July 12, 2024

Coast Guard prepares for Lobster Mini Season

The Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are ramping up safety inspections and fishery boardings during the 2024 Lobster Mini Season along the Florida coast.

July 12, 2024

Winner of Coast Guard art program's best in show award named

Ken Stetz was named the 2024 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence winner at the Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP).

July 11, 2024

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue mariner from capsized sailboat off New Jersey

The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued a mariner from their capsized 15-foot sailboat in Barnegat Bay, Tuesday.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jeffrey Rasnake shakes hands with Capt. Keith Ropella with Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson standing between them.

July 10, 2024

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star holds change-of-command ceremony

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) personnel held a change-of-command ceremony Monday at Mare Island, Vallejo, California.

July 10, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard encounters People’s Republic of China military naval presence in Bering Sea

JUNEAU, AK –The U.S. Coast Guard encountered multiple People’s Republic of China military ships in

July 9, 2024

Coast Guard begins reopening ports and waterways following Hurricane Beryl

Following waterway assessments and coordination with federal, state, and local partners, the Captain of the Port (COTP) Houston-Galveston has set Port Condition Recovery, Tuesday, for the ports of Houston, Texas City, Galveston, and Freeport, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from the Colorado Locks east to High Island Bridge.

July 9, 2024

Coast Guard locates, rescues missing mother off Cedar Key

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Coast Guard crews rescued a missing mother, Tuesday, after a coastal thunderstorm separated her from her husband and child while paddleboarding off Cedar Key.

From left, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Clark, Capt. Jason Ingram, and Lt. Bradford Long pose for a photo at the conclusion of a change of command ceremony for Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC William Trump (WPC 1111), July 3, 2024, in Key West, Florida.

July 9, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter William Trump holds change of command ceremony

Lt. Christopher Clark relieved Lt. Bradford Long as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter William Trump (WPC-1111), Wednesday, during a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West.

July 8, 2024

Coast Guard responds to impacts of Hurricane Beryl

HOUSTON — In response to the impacts of Hurricane Beryl across Eastern Texas, United States Coast