The crew of USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) keeps watch over a burning vessel that was interdicted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Aug. 16, 2025. Through Operation Pacific Viper, the Coast Guard is accelerating counter-drug operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where significant transport of illicit narcotics continues from South America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SEPTEMBER 5, … [Read more...]

Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew conduct flight training evolutions in the Caribbean Sea, July 15, 2025. Mohawk’s crew conducted a 75-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Corrie Gill) SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 - The crew of the Coast … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to two Chinese research ships operating offshore Alaska between Sunday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Coast Guard responded to the Chinese-flagged research vessel JIDI operating approximately 265 miles northwest of Utqiagvik, Alaska. On Sunday, August 31, the Coast Guard responded to the Liberia-flagged Chinese research … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 – A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew rescued two persons from the water, Monday, after their personal watercraft was overturned near Icacos Beach off Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The rescue occurred during Coast Guard and partner agency Operation Dry Water efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this past Labor Day weekend. Coast Guard … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2025 — Coast Guard Southeast District is leading a campaign, throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, to inform the public of the risks and consequences associated with illegal passenger-for-hire charter operations ahead of Labor Day weekend. Coast Guard Southeast District crews urge anyone paying for a trip on a … [Read more...]