MARCH 20, 2026 – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward’s crew offloaded approximately 6,570 pounds of cocaine worth more than $49.3 million at Port Everglades, Thursday. The seized contraband was the result of two interdictions in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. On Feb. 7, a maritime patrol aircraft located a suspicious vessel, and Coast Guard Cutter … [Read more...]

MARCH 17, 2026 — Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) rescued a 55-year- old male stranded by ice near Mackinac Island, Michigan, on March 15, 2026, and is now in stable condition. The individual was determined to be lost and located approximately one mile west of Sunset Rock while operating a snowmobile, which was recovered by the cutter after the rescue. Upon receiving … [Read more...]

MARCH 16, 2026 – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter William Hart (WPC 1134) returned to Honolulu Sunday following a 48-day patrol in support of Coast Guard Oceania District's Operation Blue Pacific in Oceania. The William Hart crew departed Coast Guard Base Honolulu in January and traveled more than 7,000 nautical miles, making port calls in Apia, Samoa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, … [Read more...]

MARCH 12, 2026 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on March 1, after operating for 55 days below the Antarctic Circle and traveling 14,000 miles in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026. The cutter marked its 50th year of commissioned service on Jan. 17 while breaking free a cruise ship trapped in pack ice during a six-hour … [Read more...]

MARCH 10, 2026 – The U.S. Coast Guard authenticated the keels for future Coast Guard cutters Allen Thiele, Fred Permenter and Samuel Wilson on Friday in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. In a special proceeding, the keels for three cutters were authenticated simultaneously, a departure from the traditional single-vessel ceremony. Keel authentication is a time-honored maritime … [Read more...]