BOSTON — The Coast Guard crews rescue four sailors aboard a disabled sailing vessel approximately 170 nautical miles south of Block Island, Rhode Island. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England Command Center were contacted by the 60-foot sailing vessel Scotch Mist, reporting they were taking on Leer másCoast Guard crews rescue four sailors 170 nm of Block Island[…]
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing crew members of the cargo vessel Mariana at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Missing are five crew members of the cargo vessel Mariana, which reportedly experienced a disabled engine approximately 140 nautical miles northwest of Saipan on April 15. In total, Coast Guard crews and involved partners searched for more than 100 hours, covering over 135,000 square nautical miles, an area larger than the size of California. “We are deeply saddened to announce that despite widespread efforts, we Leer másCoast Guard suspends search for crew of capsized vessel Mariana off Saipan[…]
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partners continue to search and rescue mission for the missing crew of the cargo vessel Mariana off Saipan. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130J Hercules aircrews and the crew of fast response Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) are searching east of the Northern Mariana Islands. A Japan Coast Guard Gulfstream V jet aircrew is slated to conduct additional searches Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday, Coast Guard Air Station Leer másCoast Guard and partners continues search for missing crew of vessel Mariana near Saipan[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) crew conducted the rescue of a family that had been missing for 7 days in the Federated States of Micronesia following a SAR mission. The family, of three members, returned to Chuuk State, part of the Federated States of Micronesia. April 6, 2026. The Coast Guard Leer másUSCGC Midgett rescue family missing for 7 days in Federated States of Micronesia[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew conducted the rescue of 5 fishermen from a fishing vessel taking on water near Umnak Island, Alaska. Thursday, April 2, 2026. No injuries were reported. The fishing vessel remains aground on the northern shoreline of Umnak Island. At approximately 4:45 a.m. Thursday, watchstanders Leer másCoast Guard Kodiak MH-60T crew rescue 5 fishermen near Umnak Island, Alaska[…]
MIAMI – The USCGC Forward crew and a HITRON detachment aircrew seized nearly 3 tons (6,570 pounds) of cocaine valued at more than $49.3 million. The drugs were offloaded at Port Everglades, Thursday, March 19, 2026. The seized contraband was the result of two interdictions in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. On Feb. Leer másUSCGC Forward and the HITRON seized nearly 3 tons of cocaine in Eastern Pacific Ocean[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— Coast Guard air and surface assets conducted the rescue of two fishermen aboard a disabled overdue fishing vessel in Mona Passage waters off Desecheo, Puerto Rico. Sunday, March 15, 2026, at night. Rescued are a 47 and a 22-year-old man. Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan received a communication from Leer másCoast Guard crews rescue 2 fishermen near Desecheo, Puerto Rico[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) and a HITRON aircrew delivered a decisive blow to maritime criminal networks by intercepting a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel during a routine patrol on February 24 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. A U.S. Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft detected the vessel and reported the location Leer másUCGC Forward and HITRON intercepted a semi-submersible vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean[…]
Cape Canaveral, Florida. — The crew of the USCGC Alert (WMEC 630) and a MH-65E Dolphin HITRON detachment returned to home with more than 1 ton of cocaine interdicted during a 45-day counter-drug patrol in the Windward Passage, Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Thursday 15, 2026. While underway in the Coast Guard Southeast District area of responsibility, Alert’s Leer másUSCGC Alert and HITRON seized more than 1 ton of cocaine during 45-day patrol[…]
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 68 tons (68,039, 150,000 pounds) of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August. Through Operation Pacific Viper, the Coast Guard has been accelerating counter-drug operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where significant transport of illicit narcotics Leer másCoast Guard seizes 68 tons of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper[…]