APRIL 6, 2026 – The Coast Guard rescued five people Thursday from a fishing vessel taking on water near Umnak Island, Alaska. No injuries were reported. The fishing vessel remains aground on the northern shoreline of Umnak Island. At approximately 4:45 a.m. Thursday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a call from the crew … [Read more...]

APRIL 1, 2026 — Coast Guard crews continue ice-breaking operations for Sector Northern Great Lakes’ Operation Taconite on the upper Great Lakes and St. Marys River between March 29-31 in support of the Great Lakes commercial shipping season. Since the opening of the Soo Locks, the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards have assisted 13 upbound and 10 downbound commercial vessels to … [Read more...]

MARCH 31, 2026 — Coast Guard and partner agency crews are scheduled to support NASA’s Artemis II launch beginning Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Coast Guard crews are scheduled to apply and enforce limited access areas for the launch, which include a security zone, regulated navigation area and a safety zone, to mitigate safety risks to the maritime … [Read more...]

MARCH 30, 2026 – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to their home port in Alameda, Monday after sailing more than 16,000 nautical miles and completing a 79-day patrol in the Caribbean. Stratton departed Alameda Jan. 4 and transited through the Panama Canal to support ongoing operations in the Caribbean, preventing the illicit trade of crude oil in … [Read more...]

MARCH 27, 2026 — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medevacked a passenger experiencing a medical emergency aboard the dive yacht Turks and Caicos Explorer II, approximately 200 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Rico, Wednesday afternoon. Medevacked is a 66-year-old woman, who was safely transported to the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Coast Guard … [Read more...]