AUGUST 24, 2026 — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 27 crew members from the Ecuadorian-flagged fishing vessel Drennec after the vessel experienced a fire approximately 527 miles southwest of the Galapagos Islands, Thursday. At approximately 8 p.m. Thursday, Coast Guard Southwest District watchstanders received multiple distress alerts from the Drennec, including an … [Read more...]
Cutter Douglas Denman Returns to Alaska
AUGUST 14, 2026 — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman (WPC 1149) returned to its homeport at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, Saturday, following a 41-day patrol operating in the California coastal region. The crew of the Douglas Denman deployed in support of Operation Border Trident, Coast Guard Southwest District’s standing operation to counter illicit maritime … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Investigating Boat Accident near Liberty Island
AUGUST 11, 2026 — The Coast Guard is conducting an active investigation into the circumstances and cause of a fatal incident involving an overturned vessel near Liberty Island on the evening of August 8, 2026. On Saturday evening, August 8, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard, New York City Fire Department (FDNY), and NYPD responded to a report of an overturned vessel in the vicinity … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Coordinates Rescue off Costa Rica
AUGUST 10, 2026 — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 22 crew members from the motor vessel Min Jiang Kou after the ship experienced a fire approximately 630 miles south of Costa Rica Thursday. At 1:09 p.m., Coast Guard Southwest District watchstanders received an Inmarsat distress alert for the motor vessel Min Jiang Kou, a Marshall Islands-flagged vehicles carrier, … [Read more...]
Coast Guardsmen Join Airmen Leadership School
AUGUST 7, 2026 — The shade of blue may be different, but the meaning behind the uniform remains the same. Brought together by their commitment to serve, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen worked together during Airmen Leadership School class 26-Foxtrot. U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman Second Class Moisabley Gonzalez Guzman and Yeoman Third Class Maxwell Stillion traveled from the Pay and … [Read more...]