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A map depicts a safety zone and regulated navigation area overseen by the U.S. Coast Guard on Lake Washington in Seattle, Washington

July 30, 2026

Coast Guard to enforce waterway safety for Seattle Seafair Weekend Festival

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard will enforce navigation regulations on Lake Washington from July 30-Aug. 2, to protect participants, spectators and vessels during the Seattle Seafair Weekend Festival.

July 30, 2026

Coast Guard to host Industry Information Day in Birmingham, Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Coast Guard invites local and regional vendors to attend an Industry Information Day aimed at providing guidance on Coast Guard contracting opportunities and fostering new community relationships.

U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District graphic for news release. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wiese)

July 29, 2026

Coast Guard rescues teen from cliff near Trinidad, California

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a 16-year-old girl after she was reported to have fallen 30-40 feet from a cliff near Trinidad, Tuesday afternoon.

Coast Guard and partner agencies conduct maritime patrols as part of Operation Safe Water in the Chicago Playpen in Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 2026. Operation Safe Water is an enforcement initiative designed to ensure the safety of boaters during events throughout the summer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Marine Safety Unit Chicago)

July 29, 2026

Coast Guard, partners conduct patrols during busy boating weekend in Chicago

CHICAGO — The Coast Guard, state and local partner agencies conducted maritime patrols July 24-26 in Chicago area waterways as part of Operation Safe Water, an enforcement initiative designed to ensure the safety of boaters.

The Coast Guard urges all mariners and beachgoers to exercise heightened caution as increasingly dangerous ocean conditions are forecast along the California coastline from Point Arena to Big Sur starting today. Hazardous conditions are expected to persist throughout the week.

Multiple storms in the Pacific Ocean are expected to generate strong rip currents, sneaker waves, and breaking surf of up to 10 feet at some beaches and breakpoints.

July 28, 2026

Coast Guard urges caution ahead of hazardous ocean conditions along Pacific Coast

The Coast Guard urges all mariners and beachgoers to exercise heightened caution as increasingly dangerous ocean conditions are forecast along the California coastline from Point Arena to Big Sur starting today. Hazardous conditions are expected to persist throughout the week.

Capt. Neal Corbin (left) and Cmdr. Michael Flint (right) shake hands after a change-of-command ceremony that Rear Adm. Arex Avanni (center) presided over at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria in Warrenton, Ore., July 16, 2026. Corbin has served as Coast Guard Air Station Astoria’s commanding officer since 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Kirk)

July 28, 2026

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria holds change-of-command ceremony

ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Air Station Astoria held a change-of-command ceremony, July 16, at Coast

July 28, 2026

Multimedia Release: Coast Guard sets historic Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy in Baltimore Harbor

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin (WLM 555) set the historic Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy in the Patapsco River, Maryland,Tuesday.

A rendering of planned Coast Guard housing units in Seward, Alaska. These modern residences will support Coast Guard personnel and their families assigned to the Fast Response Cutter, enhancing quality of life and operational readiness as the Service expands its presence in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard rendering courtesy of BDS Architects)

July 28, 2026

Coast Guard awards contract for construction of housing and maintenance support facility in Seward, Alaska

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard awarded a design-build contract valued at approximately $9.8 million to Orion Construction Inc. of Wasilla, Alaska on July 20, 2026. The contract covers construction of six housing units and one maintenance support building in Seward.

A Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton small boat crew interdicts a suspected drug smuggling vessel, July 25, 2026, approximately 80 miles southwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas. In coordination with the Royal Bahamian Defense Force, USCGC Charles Sexton's crew seized approximately 2,380 pounds of presumptive marijuana worth an estimate of $2.8 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton's crew)

July 27, 2026

Coast Guard seizes over $2.8M in marijuana off the Caribbean with support from HSC-Ocean

MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton's crew seized approximately 2,380 pounds of presumptive marijuana worth an estimate of $2.8 million, Saturday, following an interdiction of a suspected drug-smuggling vessel approximately 80 miles southwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas.

Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour’s boarding team intercepts a 20-foot cuddy-cabin vessel approximately 11 miles offshore Point Loma, July 26, 2026. Five suspected aliens were taken into custody and later transferred to U.S. Border Patrol for further investigation. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

July 27, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 5 aliens near Point Loma

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129) boarding team interdicted five suspected aliens approximately 11 miles offshore of Point Loma, Sunday.