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Feb. 23, 2025

Coast Guard Actively Searching for One Person After Five Recovered from Sinking Boat Southeast of Breezy Point

NEW YORK — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one person missing in the water approximately

A small boat crew assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) transits to a commercial fishing vessel to conduct a boarding off the coast of American Samoa Feb. 7, 2025. During a recent law enforcement patrol, the Joseph Gerczak crew boarded two U.S.-flagged fishing vessels to ensure the territorial integrity of the U.S. maritime border and deter any threat of illicit trafficking. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Samuel Carrol)

Feb. 23, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak returns home following 37-day law enforcement patrol in American Samoa

HONOLULU – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) returned home to Honolulu Saturday following a 37-day territorial integrity patrol along the U.S. maritime border in American Samoa.

Feb. 23, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters off Captiva Island

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard crews located and rescued three overdue boaters, Sunday, near Captiva, after their vessel capsized.  

U.S. Coast Guard Fireman Lewis Metcalf, a boarding team member assigned to Coast Guard Station Honolulu, disembarks a yacht and steps onto the pier at Coast Guard Base Honolulu Feb. 21, 2025. A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Honolulu detained a man suspected of stealing the yacht from Kewalo Basin Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Feb. 22, 2025

Coast Guard, partners detain, arrest man for alleged yacht theft in Honolulu

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard detained a man suspected of stealing a yacht, resulting in his arrest by the Honolulu Police Department and State of Hawaii Sheriff Division in Honolulu Friday.

A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations boat crew prepares to transfer aliens interdicted at sea to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) near Miami, Florida Feb. 18, 2025. One suspected smuggler was transferred to Homeland Security Investigations and the remaining 23 aliens onboard were returned to The Bahamas. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 22, 2025

Coast Guard transfers 23 aliens to Bahamas

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell's crew returned 23 aliens of mixed nationalities to The

U.S. Coast Guard members secure a detained alien at Coast Guard Base Boston, Feb. 20, 2025.

Feb. 22, 2025

Coast guard detains two aliens, one with an outstanding felony warrant, after routine vessel inspection

BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard crews detained two alien crewmembers illegally present in the U.S. during

A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 Hercules crew prepares for an alien expulsion flight Feb. 17, 2025.

Feb. 22, 2025

Coast Guard continues alien expulsion flight operations between California, Texas

The Coast Guard conducted alien expulsion flight operations between California and Texas throughout the week.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymond Vasquez-Carranza, a storekeeper aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) and Royal New Zealand Navy Able Writer Jordi Kotuhi-Brown shake hands as Brown departs the Midgett after sailing onboard, in Wellington, New Zealand Feb. 10, 2025. The United States and New Zealand maintain close cooperation in supporting a Pacific islands region that is peaceful, secure, prosperous, and resilient. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)

Feb. 21, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard cutter visits New Zealand, conducts training and promotes maritime governance

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) recently concluded a month-long engagement with New Zealand, strengthening ties with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and reinforcing the U.S. Coast Guard’s commitment to Oceania. The engagements included professional exchanges, bilateral maritime law enforcement trainings, and enhanced cooperation between the two nations in support of a peaceful, secure, prosperous, and resilient region.

A Coast Guard 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) prepares to onload Tuvalu ship riders during a bilateral ship rider agreement boarding Jan. 26, 2025. The Coast Guard continues to strengthen partnerships with allies, including our trusted Tuvalu partnership, to enhance maritime security and valued sovereignty in the Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)

Feb. 21, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard cutter visits Tuvalu, strengthens partnerships and promotes regional security

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) recently concluded a successful engagement in Tuvalu, conducting joint bilateral maritime law enforcement shiprider operations and strengthening partnerships to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the region. This partnership underscores the U.S. Coast Guard’s unwavering commitment to maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific, leveraging its operational expertise to enhance cooperation and strengthen its trusted partnership with Tuvalu.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock interdicts 20 aliens aboard a 30-foot-panga-style-vessel approximately 21 miles west of Point Loma, California, Feb. 19, 2025.

Feb. 19, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 20 aliens west of Point Loma, Calif.

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock interdicted 20 aliens aboard a 30-foot-panga-style vessel approximately 21 miles west of Point Loma, Tuesday.

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Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

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Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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