JANUARY 26, 2026 — Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw (WLBB 30) and Neah Bay (WTGB 105) conducted ice-breaking operations to free, assist, and escort vessels transiting the Great Lakes on Jan. 21, 2026. The Mackinaw freed and escorted the Wilfred Sykes, a 678-foot motor vessel beset by ice on Lake Huron, and the Neah Bay directly assisted the American Spirit, a 1,004-foot motor … [Read more...]

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew members observe an Australian-owned cruise ship that requested assistance, Jan. 17, 2026, during support to the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Operation Deep Freeze 2026. The U.S. National Science Foundation is the U.S. Government agency that promotes the progress of science, funds and manages the Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by … [Read more...]

JANUARY 23, 2026 — Coast Guard Sector San Juan Command Center watchstanders and the crew of the Horten Liberian-flagged tanker ship rescued a capsized rower in the Atlantic Ocean east of Puerto Rico, Wednesday night. Rescued is Benoit Bourguet, 47, a Belgium citizen, after his single-man rowing vessel, City of Liverpool, was reportedly struck by two rogue waves and capsized … [Read more...]

JANUARY 22, 2026 – Alaska Army National Guard members assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command medically evacuated an individual Jan. 21 in Southwest Alaska. In response to a request for assistance from Kanakanak Hospital medical staff, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened a medevac mission for an individual experiencing a medical emergency. Because of … [Read more...]

JANUARY 20, 2026 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned to Cape Canaveral on Friday after a 33-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea supporting operations Pacific Viper and Southern Spear. During the patrol, Vigilant escorted a motor tanker, which was seized by a U.S. Coast Guard tactical boarding team with support from the Department of War, for operating as a … [Read more...]