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U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Matthew Kempe assumes command of Coast Guard Base Charleston from Capt. Eric Jones, during a change of command ceremony at Founders Hall in West Ashley, South Carolina, June 4, 2026.

June 4, 2026

Coast Guard Base Charleston holds change of command ceremony

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Base Charleston held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, at Founders Hall in Charleston.

June 4, 2026

Coast Guard updates phone numbers in Southeast Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard changed its phone numbers for staff offices and other units throughout Southeast Alaska as part of a service-wide telephone modernization directive, Thursday.

A Coast Guard Air Station Miami 144 aircrew locates an overloaded, unsafe vessel making an unlawful voyage attempt, 15 miles south of the Turks and Caicos Islands, May 31, 2026. U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force surface and air units interdicted the vessel carrying 240 aliens near Turks and Caicos Islands.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Miami).

June 4, 2026

Coast Guard, CBP AMO, partner agencies interdict 240 aliens near Turks and Caicos Islands

MIAMI — U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and the

June 3, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at TRACEN Birmingham-Southern

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open

A photo showing a Good Samaritan vessel towing a disabled vessel following a search and rescue case off Loiza, Puerto Rico, May 31, 2026. A Coast Guard boat crew, with the assistance of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew, rescued one of three boaters from the water. The Coast Guard boat crew transported the survivor and escorted the Good Samaritan and the disabled vessel with the two other boaters to safe harbor in Piñones, Puerto Rico. (US Coast Guard photo)

June 1, 2026

Coast Guard crews, Good Samaritan rescue 3 boaters off Loíza, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard air and surface crews and a Good Samaritan rescue three boaters in distress off the coast of Loíza, Puerto Rico, Sunday night. Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan received a call relayed by a 911 emergency service operator at 7 p.m., Sunday, from a boater reporting that his father had jumped into the water without a life jacket in an attempt to fix their vessel’s outboard engine and was quickly swept away aby the sea-state and ocean currents. The reporting source further relayed two persons remained aboard the disabled vessel.

A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, May 21, 2026.

June 1, 2026

Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2026 Atlantic hurricane season

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Southeast District reminds mariners and residents of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to prepare for the 2026 hurricane season.

A Coast Guard Boat Forces Unit U.S. Virgin Islands 33-Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement crew member inspects an overturned dinghy following the rescue of a boater south of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 31, 2026. The survivor informed being the sole passenger aboard the 45-foot catamaran, Abundance, which reportedly caught fire and sank moments earlier. St John Rescue also arrived on scene, while the survivor was transferred to a Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services crew, who transported him to Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 1, 2026

Coast Guard, partner marine units rescue boater following vessel fire near St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coast Guard Boat Forces Unit U.S. Virgin Islands, St Thomas Rescue and St John Rescue marine units responded and rescued a boater following a vessel fire near St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sunday.

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescues three people from a cave near Santa Cruz, California, May 17, 2026. Air crew members hoisted all three individuals and transferred them to the care of nearby CAL FIRE and Santa Cruz County Fire personnel for further evaluation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Sizer)

May 29, 2026

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 3 from cave near Santa Cruz

A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco crew rescued three people from a cave near Santa Cruz, California, Sunday evening.

Picture of the 74-year-old Canadian Citizen 489 miles off the coast of Oregon, prior to his rescue, May 26, 2026.

May 29, 2026

Coast Guard coordinates rescue of injured mariner 489 miles off Oregon Coast

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of a 74-year-old Canadian citizen aboard a disabled sailing vessel 489 miles off the coast of Tillamook, Oregon, Tuesday.

May 29, 2026

Coast Guard assists 20 adults, 1 child aboard disabled vessel offshore Maui

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard assisted 20 adults and one child aboard a disabled vessel near Maalaea Harbor offshore Maui Thursday.