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Jan. 28, 2023

Coast Guard holds annual Blackthorn memorial service in Galveston, Texas

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard honored 23 fallen crewmembers Saturday in Galveston, Texas, during a memorial service for the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision.

Jan. 28, 2023

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing boater near Port O’Connor, Texas

The Coast Guard, along with state and local responders, are searching for a missing boater who went overboard into the water near Port O’Connor, Texas, Saturday.

Jan. 27, 2023

Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews, seizes 480 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard interdicted two lancha crews and seized 480 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday.

Jan. 27, 2023

Coast Guard pursues civil penalty for Automated Identification System (AIS) violation

ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard is pursuing a civil penalty Friday with a maximum punishment of

Jan. 27, 2023

Operation Vigilant Sentry: Stopping illegal migration at sea

Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast was established in 2003 by the Department of Homeland Security. This interagency task force is comprised of resources and assets from the U.S. Coast Guard, the departments of Homeland Security, State, Defense, Health and Human Services, as well as those from state and local agencies. These agencies provide the organizational framework to monitor migration trends to detect and respond to a maritime mass migration.

Jan. 26, 2023

Coast Guard rescues man from boat near Cloverdale, OR

Astoria Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued a man Wednesday, who was reportedly experiencing a medical

Jan. 25, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 17 Haitian migrants left stranded by smugglers on Monito Island, Puerto Rico

Jan. 25, 2023

Imagery Available: Coast Guard repatriates 69 people to Cuba

MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent's crews repatriated 69 people to Cuba, Wednesday, following interdictions off Florida's coast.

Jan. 25, 2023

Coast Guard Expands Nation-Wide JROTC Program

USCG HQ, Washington, DC — WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard is establishing four new Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units for the 2023-2024 school year, bringing the national total from six to ten.

Jan. 12, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates 177 people to Cuba

Coast Guard Cutters Pablo Valent and Robert Yered's crews repatriated 177 people to Cuba, Thursday, following interdictions off Florida's coast.