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Coast Guard and agency partners respond to a fire onboard a non-operational natural gas platform offshore Santa Barbara, May 11, 2026. A fire occurred aboard platform Habitat when platform personnel were conducting decommissioning operations for the platform. All crew members were evacuated with no reported injuries. (U.S. Coast Guard Courtesy photo)

Coast Guard, partners respond to fire on non-operational natural gas platform

May. 11, 2026 ·
 Press Release
Coast Guard and agency partners responded to a fire onboard a non-operational natural gas platform offshore...
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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Station Annapolis to host National Safe Boating Week media event

May. 11, 2026 ·
 Press Release
BALTIMORE — Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region, Maryland Natural Resources Police, and the...
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U.S. Coast Guard announces $212 million in Base Charleston improvements

May. 11, 2026 ·
 Press Release
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard today awarded two contracts that will deliver critical new operational and...
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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard opens new recruiting office in Austin

May. 11, 2026 ·
 Press Release
The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a grand opening ceremony for the new Coast Guard Austin Recruiting office...
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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis uses dynamic positioning to maintain its position near the Johns Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2025. The Storis is equipped with Dynamic Positioning Class 2 capabilities which provide redundancy and ensure station-keeping even with the failure of a critical component, such as a generator or thruster. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashly Murphy)

Media Advisory: U.S. Coast Guard’s newest Icebreaker Returns to Seattle After Bering Sea Patrol

May. 09, 2026 ·
 Press Release
SEATTLE – Coast Guard Cutter Storis is scheduled to return to its homeport after 36-day patrol in the Bering...
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Graphic representing a vessel Mediterranean mooring configuration while obstructing a federal channel. The Captain of the Port San Juan advises all waterway users in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, May 8, 2026, that anchoring or tying up vessels in navigable channels in such a manner as to prevent or obstruct the passage of other vessels is prohibited under federal law 33 USC 409. (Courtesy photo and U.S. Coast Guard graphic)

Coast Guard issues Captain of the Port Orders to vessels obstructing the navigable channel in San Juan Harbor

May. 09, 2026 ·
 Press Release
Coast Guard Sector San Juan announced Saturday that Captain of the Port Orders were issued to two Togo-flagged...
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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimble Petersen, an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, is lowered from a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a training exercise in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Nov. 12, 2025. Coast Guard rescue swimmers train to operate in high seas, heavy surf, and extreme weather conditions, ensuring they can respond during hurricanes, storms, and ship disasters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Coast Guard, partners search for missing swimmer off Maui

May. 09, 2026 ·
 Press Release
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man in the water off Maui...
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A Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter vessel that was acting as a bareboat charter with 11 passengers for hire, Thursday, near Bradenton Beach Marina.

Coast Guard terminates illegal charter voyage near Ana Maria Island

May. 08, 2026 ·
 Press Release
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter vessel that...
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