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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward’s Over-the-Horizon cutter boat approaches a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, February 24, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

March 11, 2026

CGC Forward interdicts suspected drug smugglers in Eastern Pacific Sea

Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) 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.

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew members pose for a group photo while the cutter sits hove-to in the Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Jan. 12, 2026. The cutter turns 50 years old on Jan. 17, 2026 amid Operation Deep Freeze, which is a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation that manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)

March 11, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Operation Deep Freeze 2026 mission, departs Antarctica

SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on March 1, after operating for 55 days below the Antarctic Circle and traveling 14,000 miles in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026.

March 11, 2026

Coast Guard Rescues 3 Fishermen off the Coast of Boothbay Harbor

BOSTON — A crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor rescued three people from the water

March 10, 2026

Coast Guard, partners responding to barge fire in Delaware Bay

The Coast Guard and partner agencies are responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay, Tuesday.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Waldron, cutter sponsors, and Coast Guard personnel participate in the keel authentication ceremony for the future cutters Allen Thiele, Fred Permenter, and Samuel Wilson in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The ceremony marked a historic simultaneous authentication for three vessels, attended by sponsors and members of the chief petty officer community. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo Birdon Group)

March 9, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard authenticates keels for first three Waterways Commerce Cutters

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard authenticated the keels for future Coast Guard cutters Allen Thiele, Fred Permenter and Samuel Wilson on Friday in Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

March 7, 2026

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues oil spill recovery near Grande Isle, Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS - A Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), continues its recovery and cleanup efforts in the Gulf and surrounding barrier islands.

March 6, 2026

Coast Guard suspends search for Fishing Vessel Yankee Rose Crew Member

WOODS HOLE, Mass. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England suspended search efforts for

A Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew member observes the oil tanker Bella 1 in the North Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 6, 2026. Munro’s crew monitored the vessel until it was seized by Coast Guard deployable specialized forces, with support from the Department of War, after Bella 1 violated U.S. sanctions and resisted initial boarding attempts off coastal Venezuela in late December. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 6, 2026

Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew returns home after 119-day, multi-mission patrol; more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine seized

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their home port in Alameda, on Sunday, following a historic 119-day multi-mission deployment spanning more than 26,000 miles from the Eastern Pacific Ocean to the Northern Atlantic. Munro departed Alameda on November 3, 2025, to conduct training workups and participate in the Department of War’s exercise Resolute Hunter offshore of San Diego, before sailing into the Eastern Pacific to execute a counternarcotics patrol in support of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Operation Pacific Viper. Munro was diverted to the Atlantic Ocean in support of the Department of War’s Operation Southern Spear.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers, an aviation survival technician assigned to Air Station Astoria, Oregon, passed away following injuries sustained during a rescue operation offshore. Jaggers was honored posthumously during a ceremony recognizing his extraordinary heroism, and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and meritoriously advanced in rank for actions during a medical emergency response aboard a commercial vessel.

March 6, 2026

Coast Guard announces passing of Petty Officer Tyler Jaggers following rescue operation injury

SEATTLE – Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers, an aviation survival technician assigned to Air Station Astoria, Oregon, passed away the evening of March 5, 2026, as a result of critical injuries suffered during the rescue of a distressed mariner from a commercial ship offshore of Oregon on Feb. 27.