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A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) and its crew is seen assisting a boater off a San Francisco Fire Department jetski onto the MLB.

Sept. 30, 2024

Coast Guard, San Francisco Fire Department rescue 5 boaters near Ocean Beach

SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and the San Francisco Fire Department rescued five boaters near Ocean Beach on Sunday.

240916-N-ML137-1039 PELELIU, Republic of Palau (Sept. 16, 2024) - Government leaders with the Republic of Palau and U.S. military and Department of Defense leaders assemble at South Dock for the biannual, bilateral Joint Committee Meeting, Sept. 16. JCMs are aligned with the Compact of Free Association Title III: Security and Defense Relations, enabling ongoing dialogue between nations to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. This meeting underscores the mutual commitment to national security, international partnership, and environmental stewardship in the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Jetzer)

Sept. 30, 2024

United States Coast Guard, Republic of Palau deepen partnership at Joint Committee Meeting in Peleliu

PELELIU, Republic of Palau — The Republic of Palau and the United States reaffirmed their longstanding partnership and shared history at the Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) held from September 13 to 18, 2024, in Peleliu, with participation from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam. The meeting followed the 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal World War II event symbolizing the enduring bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two nations. It highlighted the commitment of the U.S. Coast Guard to regional security and support for Palau's maritime initiatives. Distinguished delegates from both nations, including Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Palau Joel Ehrendreich, Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, commander of Joint Task Force-Micronesia, and Capt. Robert Kistner, Forces Micronesia Sector Guam commander, representing the U.S. Coast Guard, gathered to discuss ongoing initiatives and future collaboration to enhance regional security, economic development, and community resilience. The JCM, a keystone of the Compact of Free Association, provides a platform to address mutual priorities and challenges.

Coast Guard law enforcement crews from Station South Padre Island and Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson interdict 5 lanchas illegally fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Sept. 29, 2024. The crews, in coordination with a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi aircrew, located and stopped the lanchas with a total of 23 Mexican fishermen and 900 pounds of fish on board. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island)

Sept. 29, 2024

Coast Guard interdicts 5 lancha crews, seizes 900 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted five lanchas and seized 900 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Sunday.

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 graphic for news release.

Sept. 28, 2024

Unified Command responds to release of petroleum product near Stockton, Calif.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – A Unified Command with representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR), and the Environmental Protection Agency has been established in response to reports of released petroleum product near the Smith Canal in Stockton, California, Friday afternoon.

Coast Guard and Area Maritime Security partner members in St. Croix conducting a tabletop Cyber Security Exercise in U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2024. The exercise evaluated regulated waterfront facilities’ priorities and response actions resulting from a simulated cybersecurity insider threat, and assessed the facilities’ cybersecurity resiliency in response to a simulated significant ransomware incident. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard, Area Maritime Security partners conduct 2 Cyber Security exercises in U.S. Virgin Islands

Coast Guard and Area Maritime Security partner members conducted two Cyber Security tabletop exercises in the U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday and Friday. The exercises completed in St Croix, Wednesday, and St Thomas, Friday, evaluated regulated waterfront facilities’ priorities and response actions resulting from a simulated cybersecurity insider threat, and assessed the facilities’ cybersecurity resiliency in response to a simulated significant ransomware incident. “This Cyber Security Exercise is instrumental for us to continue strengthening our governmental and industry partnerships and the level of preparedness within our Caribbean Area Maritime Security community,” said Capt. Luis J. Rodriguez, Coast Guard Sector San Juan commander. “By frequently training together, we improve our ability to collectively respond to a real complex incident that could affect our area of responsibility, which also allows us to better safeguard, prevent and minimize any negative impacts to our maritime infrastructure and economy.”

Law enforcement small boat crews from Coast Guard Cutter William Trump intercept a migrant vessel 60 miles south of Turks and Caicos Islands, Sept. 22, 2024. The migrants were repatriated to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Sept. 27, 2024 following the interdiction. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 182 migrants to Haiti

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Valiant's crew repatriated 182 people to Haiti, Friday, following an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew, seizes 500 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha and seized 500 pounds of illegally

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard warns those in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina to exercise caution in wake of Hurricane Helene

MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds mariners and residents of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to remain vigilant following Hurricane Helene, Friday.

Sept. 27, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard responding to oil sheen in Maryland

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region has responded to an initial report of a 50-foot by 50-foot oil sheen reported near the 623-foot Motor Vessel SSI Defiant in the Patapsco River, Thursday night.

Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore interdicts an overloaded makeshift vessel with 14 migrants in Mona Passage waters north of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Sept. 23, 2024. The migrant group was repatriated at-sea to Dominican Republic Navy authorities just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Sept. 25, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard returns 60 migrants to Dominican Republic following 2 interdictions near Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore returned 60 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Wednesday and Thursday, following two separate interdictions of irregular, unlawful maritime migration voyages in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. Two of the interdicted migrants remain in U.S. custody to face federal prosecution by the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico on separate charges including attempted reentry into the United States subsequent to an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. 1326(b)(2), and failure to heave to under 8 U.S.C. 2237.