DECEMBER 31, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard announced the award of two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers — ships designed to break through and navigate ice-covered waters — between the United States and Finland in a major step forward for America’s national security. Contracts were awarded Friday to Rauma Marine Constructions Oy of Rauma, … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 26, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it will return Station Pascagoula in Pascagoula, Mississippi to full response operations. In conjunction with assignment year 2026, Station Pascagoula will go from scheduled mission operations to full response operations. “After temporarily reducing capabilities at Station Pascagoula in 2023 due to severe … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 24, 2025 – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) returned to its home port of Port Angeles Sunday, concluding a 60-day counternarcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Pacific Viper. The Active's crew of 75 Coast Guard men and women patrolled 10,000 nautical miles and interdicted two suspected drug-smuggling vessels, seizing … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 23, 2025 – The Coast Guard is scheduled to suspend the search for two missing boaters at sunset, Monday, pending the development of new information. Missing are 57-year-old Randall Spivey and 33-year-old Brandon Billmaier. Coast Guard and partner agency crews searched by air and sea covering approximately 6,700 square miles, about the size of the state of … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 18, 2025 — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued two boaters, Wednesday, after their 30-foot sailing vessel became disabled approximately 40 miles west of Tarpon Springs. The boaters were in stable condition and safely transferred to Air Station Clearwater. The aircrew located the boaters on their de-masted sailing vessel in 4 … [Read more...]