HEADQUARTERS

July 17, 2026

New commanding officer at helm of USCGC Myrtle Hazard

SANTA RITA, Guam — Lt. Drew Lovullo assumed command of USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) from Lt. Emma Saunders in a change of command ceremony on Victor Wharf in Guam at 9 a.m. on Friday. Capt. Jessica Worst, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, presided over the ceremony. Under Saunders' command, Myrtle Hazard’s crew recently delivered roughly 20,000 pounds of relief supplies to five islands across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after Super Typhoon Sinlaku, carrying the mayor of Agrihan and Pagan to his constituents and moving equipment for Navy partners. Weeks later, after Super Typhoon Bavi, the crew ferried aids to navigation and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams across the Marianas, running sonar assessments off Rota and supporting the assessments that reopened the ports of Tinian and Rota.

July 16, 2026

Coast Guard responds to vessel taking on water near Annette Island, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard responded to a report of motor vessel Eagle One Express taking on water with 36 people aboard near Annette Island, Thursday. The 51-foot vessel crew beached the vessel, and all of the passengers have been disembarked with no reported injuries. There were 30 adults and six children aboard. Coast Guard watchstanders at the Sector Southeast Alaska command center received the initial mayday call at approximately 8:50 a.m. while the vessel was in the vicinity of Nichols Passage. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast requesting assistance from vessels in the immediate area. Two 45-foot Response Boat – Medium boatcrews from Coast Guard Station Ketchikan and four good Samaritan vessels arrived on scene by approximately 9:05 a.m. where the Eagle One Express had beached itself on Annette Island. After the crews arrived on scene, the passengers were loaded onto two of the responding good Samaritan vessels to be transported to Ketchikan. “We are constantly amazed by the strength of the Alaskan community and their willingness to help each other in times of distress,” said Coast Guard Lt. Mary Tran, command duty officer for the Sector Southeast Alaska command center. “We can’t thank the good Samaritan crews enough for responding at a moment’s notice to help us rescue everyone today.” The vessel was refloated and is being towed to Ketchikan. There are no reports of pollution. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

July 16, 2026

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay bid farewell to Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom and welcomed Capt. Roberto Rivera as the new sector commander during a change of command ceremony held at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, Thursday. 

July 16, 2026

Coast Guard rescues 2 from water off Haleiwa

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard rescued two men after a 10-foot catamaran capsized approximately 11 miles off Haleiwa Tuesday.

July 15, 2026

Coast Guard raises awareness of hoaxes amid false distress calls transmitted in Great Lakes

CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is raising awareness of the dangers and penalties associated with hoax distress calls, including those transmitted via radio, phone, and on social media.

July 15, 2026

Coast Guard transitions Expeditionary Cutter Squadron to enhance operational capabilities

WASHINGTON — The United States Coast Guard transitioned its Expeditionary Cutter Squadron (ECS), historically called Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), to operate in the Western Pacific conducting maritime security operations and cooperative maritime activities with allies and partner nations in the region, in response to national security requirements.

July 15, 2026

Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to capsized vessel near Alcatraz Island

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard, along with federal, state and local partner agencies, is responding to a vessel that capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, Tuesday afternoon.

July 14, 2026

Coast Guard welcomes two cutters to new Virginia home port

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard welcomed the crews of the Coast Guard cutters Venturous (WMEC 625) and Resolute (WMEC 620) to their new home port at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth this week. Both 210-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutters relocated to Virginia after previously being homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida. The transition brings approximately 154 Coast Guard personnel and their families to the Hampton Roads area.

July 14, 2026

Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City holds change of command ceremony

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City bid farewell to Capt. Catherine Carabine and welcomed Capt. Brian Conley as the air station’s new commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held Friday.

July 14, 2026

Coast Guard Sector Virginia holds change of command ceremony

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia bid farewell to Capt. Peggy Britton and welcomed Capt. Brett Workman as the new sector commander during a change of command ceremony held Thursday at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown in Yorktown, Virginia.