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Dec. 13, 2025

Video: Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded hunters during historic flooding in Western Washington

SEATTLE – While responding to historic flooding in Washington State on Friday, a Coast Guard Air Station Astoria aircrew rescued two stranded hunters from a remote cabin in the Suiattle River Valley, near Mansford, Washington, after floodwaters washed out their only roadway access.

Dec. 12, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 5 people off Egmont Key

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew rescued five boaters after their 32-foot vessel sank 28 miles west of Egmont Key, Friday.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to the medium endurance cutter USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and Papua New Guinea Customs and Fishery officers prepare to board fishing vessels in the Papua New Guinea exclusive economic zone Oct. 20, 2025. Through a bilateral maritime law enforcement agreement with Papua New Guinea, the Harriet Lane crew worked with partners to board seven fishing vessels, resulting in one potential violation and one voyage termination. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

Dec. 12, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following 81-day patrol in Oceania

HONOLULU – The crew of USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) returned to Honolulu Saturday following an 81-day patrol in support of Coast Guard Oceania District's Operation Blue Pacific.

Coast Guard Cutter James' (WMSL 754) crew interdicts a suspected drug smuggling vessel approximately 560 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, Oct. 7, 2025. The interdiction was one of nine conducted by James’ crew in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by cutter James' crew)

Dec. 12, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter James conducts counter-drug patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in Charleston, Wednesday, following a 92-day deployment conducting counter-narcotics operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Pacific Viper. During the patrol, the James crew interdicted over 46,500 pounds of narcotics valued at nearly $350 million. The James crew conducted nine interdictions and detained 33 suspected drug traffickers. The patrol focused on disrupting illegal narcotics smuggling in collaboration with international partners.

Dec. 12, 2025

Video: Coast Guard rescues four people from flooded home in Sumas, Wash during historic flooding

SEATTLE – During historic flooding in Western Washington on Wednesday, Coast Guard aircrews rescued four people from a flooded home in Sumas, Washington, after rising water forced them into their attic. Coast Guard Air Stations Port Angeles, Wash., and Astoria, Ore., responded to assist Whatcom County Fire District 14 and the U.S. Border Patrol, who were unable to reach the survivors due to 8 to 10 foot deep water surrounding the home.

Dec. 11, 2025

Coast Guard medevacs Celebrity Apex cruise ship passenger north of Puerto Rico

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk crew medevaced a Celebrity Apex cruise ship passenger, approximately 24 nautical miles north of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Thursday morning. A 65-year-old man suffered from multiple medical conditions which required the patient to receive a higher level of care at a land-based hospital, resulting in being medevacked. At the time of the medical emergency, the Celebrity Apex was transiting from St. Kitts to Port Canaveral Florida.

Dec. 9, 2025

Coast Guard seizes 150,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, interdicts drug smuggling vessel loaded with over 20,000 pounds of cocaine

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August.