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...]

DECEMBER 16, 2025 — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued a boater after their commercial fishing vessel caught fire approximately 100 miles west of Clearwater, Sunday. The boater was in stable condition and did not require medical attention. The aircrew located the boater in a life raft near the burning vessel in 2 to 4-foot seas and … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 16, 2025 — The crew of USCGC Active (WMEC 618) offloaded approximately 27,551 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $203.9 million, in San Diego, Monday. This offload resulted from three separate interdictions of suspected drug-smuggling vessels in international waters off the coasts of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Two of the three … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 15, 2025 — A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew rescued five boaters after their 32-foot vessel sank 28 miles west of Egmont Key, Friday. The five boaters were in stable condition and safely transported to awaiting emergency medical service personnel at Tierra Verde Marina. An Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew located the boaters in the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 8, 2025 – A U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach law enforcement boat crew along with CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and HSI seized approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $28 million, from a suspected drug smuggling vessel 2 miles east of government cut, Tuesday. CBP AMO law enforcement boat crews provided assistance with multiple marine … [Read more...]