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The Coast Guard holds a decommissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) in Seward, Alaska, April 15, 2025. Commissioned on August 29, 1986, Mustang was the 10th Island-Class cutter to join the fleet. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of USCGC Mustang)

Coast Guard Cutter Mustang decommissioned after nearly 40 years of service

Apr. 16, 2025 ·
 Press Release

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) during a ceremony in...
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A graphic of search patterns conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Department of Land and Natural Resources and Hawaii County Fire Department, in the search efforts of Earl Hind in the waters surrounding Hawaii, June 20, 2023. The Coast Guard and partner agencies covered 200,048 square nautical miles during the search for Hind after he did not return from a fishing trip. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman off Hawaii

Apr. 15, 2025 ·
 Press Release

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended its search at 1500 on 15 April for a fisherman who went missing off the...
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Coast Guard, Puerto Rico Police rescue 3 boaters from grounded vessel on Morillo Cay, Guayama, Puerto Rico

Apr. 15, 2025 ·
 Press Release

A Coast Guard aircrew and a Puerto Rico Police marine crew rescued three boaters, two men and a woman, from a...
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Coast Guard apprehends 18 aliens in two separate interdictions off San Diego coast

Apr. 14, 2025 ·
 Press Release

SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Station San Diego, Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter and Coast Guard Cutter...
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A mariner in distress standing on top of his capsized vessel approximately 35 miles off Boynton Beach in the Florida Straits, April 6, 2025. A Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC-905) boat crew arrived on scene and rescued the man with no medical concerns reported. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home after Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol, service life extension upgrades

Apr. 14, 2025 ·
 Press Release

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth,...
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Coast Guard suspends search for 5 people off St. Lucie Inlet

Apr. 14, 2025 ·
 Press Release

MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended its search for five missing people from a suspected failed smuggling...
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The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) poses for a photo on the cutter's flight deck with contraband interdicted during their 112-day deployment, April 8, 2025. Crew members seized more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million intercepted in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Weston Fortna)

Coast Guard Cutter James returns home after multi-month patrol, seizing $510M in narcotics and participating in advanced US Navy exercises

Apr. 14, 2025 ·
 Press Release

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in North...
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Coast Guard Rescues Three, Responds to Pollution Near Hull, Massachusetts

Apr. 11, 2025 ·
 Press Release

BOSTON — The Coast Guard and Boston Police rescued three crew members from a fishing vessel that ran aground...
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