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Feb. 12, 2026

Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic updates contact information

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has changed the contact information for Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic staff offices and other units throughout Western Alaska as part of a service-wide telephone modernization directive, Thursday, Feb. 12. The main phone line for the sector can now be reached at (206) 815-7100.

Feb. 12, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold Mardi Gras security support press briefing

The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold interviews on Friday to discuss measures the service is taking to keep the public safe during the Mardi Gras celebration and to explain the critical role in the collective security efforts undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the State of Louisiana, the City of New Orleans, and many other agency-partner and stakeholders.

Feb. 11, 2026

Coast Guard Sector Miami, partners stop 5 illegal charters, 1 violated federal order

MIAMI — Coast Guard Sector Miami law enforcement officers, along with federal, state, and local law

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Feb. 11, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard completes the President’s contract awards for 11 Arctic Security Cutters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today it has completed the award of contracts for 11 Arctic Security Cutters, fulfilling President Trump’s directive to rapidly expand America’s icebreaker fleet. The latest award is for construction of up to five Arctic Security Cutters, bringing the President’s initial order to completion and marking a historic milestone in U.S. Arctic capability.

USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew search for a 22-year-old man swept beyond the reef line while swimming at Tanguisson Beach on the night of Feb. 10, 2026, prompting a joint search that remains ongoing off Guam’s west side on Feb. 11. The U.S. Coast Guard Joint Rescue Sub-Center watch is coordinating closely with Guam Fire Rescue, U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, the crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143), and Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crews. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Anna Maria Vaccaro)

Feb. 10, 2026

Joint responders searching for missing swimmer off Tanguisson Beach, Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam — A 22-year-old man was swept beyond the reef line while swimming at Tanguisson Beach Tuesday night, prompting a joint search that remains ongoing off Guam’s west side on Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) watch is coordinating closely with Guam Fire Rescue, U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, the crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143), and Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crews. “We are using every available resource and working side by side with our partners at Guam Fire Rescue and HSC-25 to find this missing swimmer,” said Lt. Cmdr. Derek Wallin, U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue mission coordinator. “The coordination between our Coast Guard crews, Guam Fire Rescue, and the Navy helicopter squadron has been outstanding. We ask the public to keep this young man and his family in their thoughts.”

An Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew searches for a missing person in the vicinity of Reserva Natural Cueva del Indio, Puerto Rico, Feb. 9, 2026. The search was suspended pending new information following a 850 square mile search. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 10, 2026

Coast Guard suspends search for 1 missing person off Arecibo

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard Sector San Juan suspended the active search for a missing person last seen in the vicinity of Reserva Natural Cueva del Indio, Tuesday, pending new information.

Feb. 10, 2026

Coast Guard stands up unified command for barge grounding off San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico, and the barge's owner established a unified command to coordinate the response to a barge grounded outside San Juan Harbor, Tuesday.

A Coast Guard Station San Juan crew working with Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region partner agencies apprehended a stowaway smuggler and seized 10 bales of cocaine in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Jan. 28, 2026. The seized contraband weighed a combined total of 358kgs/789.25 pounds and is estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $5 million. The apprehended smuggler is facing federal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 9, 2026

Coast Guard, CBP, Homeland Security Task Force partner agencies apprehend stowaway smuggler, seize $5 million in cocaine in San Juan Harbor

Coast Guard Station San Juan and Sector San Juan Boarding Team members working with Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region partner agencies apprehended a stowaway smuggler and seized 10 bales of cocaine in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Jan. 28, 2026. The seized contraband weighed a combined total of 358kgs/789.25 pounds and is estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $5 million. The apprehended suspect faces federal prosecution on drug trafficking charges.

Feb. 7, 2026

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to commission USCGC Frederick Mann (WPC 1160) in Kodiak, Alaska

KODIAK, Alaska — Media are invited to attend a commissioning ceremony Friday, Feb. 13, for Coast

Feb. 7, 2026

UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing surfers near Santa Cruz Lighthouse

The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday morning, pending further developments, for two missing surfers reported in distress near the Santa Cruz Lighthouse Friday evening.