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Aug. 15, 2026

Update 5: Coast Guard has rescheduled Port Condition Zulu for Honolulu County

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu has rescheduled the increase of the port heavy weather condition for commercial ports in Honolulu County from 2 a.m. to 12 p.m. Aug. 15.

Aug. 14, 2026

Update 4: Coast Guard scheduled to increase port conditions across State of Hawaii

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu is scheduled to increase port heavy weather conditions for all commercial ports in Maui and Kauai counties at 8 p.m. Aug. 14; all commercial ports in Honolulu County at 2 a.m. Aug. 15; and all commercial ports in Kauai County again at 8 a.m. Aug. 15 due to Tropical Storm Lala.

Aug. 14, 2026

Coast Guard suspends search for missing male at Gun Beach, Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam – Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam suspended the search for a 28-year-old male who was swept beyond the reef line at Gun Beach, Tumon, on Aug. 14, 2026.

Vice Adm. Joseph R. Buzzella, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West, delivers remarks during the Coast Guard Northwest District change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington, Aug. 14, 2026. Buzzella presided over the ceremony, where Rear Adm. Michael E. Campbell relieved Rear Adm. Arex B. Avanni as district commander. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Jade M. Moen)

Aug. 14, 2026

Coast Guard Northwest District holds change of command ceremony

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Northwest District held a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Friday. Vice Adm. Joseph R. Buzzella, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West, presided over the ceremony in which Rear Adm. Michael E. Campbell relieved Rear Adm. Arex B. Avanni as the Northwest District commander.

Aug. 14, 2026

PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard Academy sea trials

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Approximately 285 members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2030 have

Aug. 14, 2026

Coast Guard rescues 2 kiteboarders off Damon Point

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two kiteboarders Tuesday evening after they were swept out to sea near Damon Point in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a notification at approximately 8 p.m., from Grays Harbor Communications 911 Center regarding two people being swept out to sea.

Photo taken by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew of an overdue sailing catamaran and Peter Baron shortly before his rescue by a Dutch Coast Guard marine unit, approximately 11 nautical miles west of Sint Maarten, Aug.13, 2026. “I am incredibly proud of our Coast Guard servicemembers and commend the phenomenal efforts of our French, Dutch, and Virgin Islands partners, which ensured this mariner’s safe return to his family,” said Cmdr. Matthew Romano, Coast Guard Search and Rescue mission coordinator for the case. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 14, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard, Dutch Coast Guard, French international rescue efforts save overdue boater in Caribbean waters off Sint Maarten

U.S. Coast Guard, Dutch Coast Guard and French rescue units rescued an overdue boater aboard the Ocean Time sailing catamaran, Thursday afternoon, approximately 11 nautical miles west of Sint Maarten. Rescued is Peter Baron, 58, a citizen of Dominica, after a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Air Station Miami Ocean Sentry aircrew found a man aboard a catamaran and observed him using the vessel’s emergency tiller to steer the vessel. Following the sighting, responding Dutch Coast Guard and French rescue surface units headed to the scene. Moments thereafter, the Dutch Coast Guard unit arrived on scene and confirmed the vessel was the Ocean Time catamaran and that the person onboard was Baron. The Dutch crew reported no medical concerns, injuries, or issues regarding the seaworthiness of the 45-foot sailing vessel and towed the partially disabled vessel to Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten. Afterwards, the Dutch Coast Guard facilitated communications between Baron and his family to let them know he was safe.

Aug. 14, 2026

Update 3: Coast Guard scheduled to increase port conditions across State of Hawaii

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu is scheduled to increase port heavy weather conditions for all commercial ports of Hawaii, Maui, Honolulu, and Kauai counties at 8 a.m. Aug. 14., due to Tropical Storm Lala.

Aug. 13, 2026

Update 2: Coast Guard scheduled to increase port conditions across State of Hawaii

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu is scheduled to increase port heavy weather conditions for commercial ports of Maui and Hawaii counties at 8 p.m. Aug. 13 and 8 a.m. Aug. 14., due to Tropical Storm Lala.

A Coast Guard small boat is seen with its blue light flashing; floating alongside a smaller panga-style vessel. Two Coast Guardsman are aboard the panga while the passengers of the vessel sit towards the bow. One of the passengers has his hands up.

Aug. 13, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 9 aliens aboard panga-style vessel off San Diego

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The crew of Coast Guard cutter Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) interdicted nine suspected aliens aboard a panga-style vessel approximately 7 miles west of San Diego, Wednesday.