JULY 16, 2026 — The Coast Guard is raising awareness of the dangers and penalties associated with hoax distress calls, including those transmitted via radio, phone, and on social media. Since January 2026, Coast Guard command center watchstanders in the Great Lakes District have received 187 false distress calls, including three confirmed hoaxes. A hoax may include … [Read more...]

JULY 15, 2026 — The Coast Guard welcomed the crews of the Coast Guard cutters Venturous (WMEC 625) and Resolute (WMEC 620) to their new home port at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth this week. Both 210-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutters relocated to Virginia after previously being homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida. The transition brings approximately 154 Coast Guard … [Read more...]

JULY 15, 2026 — The Coast Guard rescued a 32-year-old woman who drifted 5 miles away from shore on a float in Thunder Bay near Alpena, Michigan, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes watchstanders received a notification at 7:20 p.m. that the woman had drifted approximately 30 yards offshore and texted her significant other that she was in need of … [Read more...]

JULY 14, 2026 — The Coast Guard hoisted a man from his sinking catamaran 23 miles offshore Kauai Sunday. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hoisted a man from his catamaran and brought him safely to Lihue Airport in Lihue, Kauai, where he was evaluated by EMS and released with no medical concerns. The vessel sunk shortly after the … [Read more...]

JULY 13, 2026 — A Coast Guard Station Islamorada boat crew rescued an overdue diver, Saturday, after he was reported missing from a dive vessel 5 miles off John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo. The Station Islamorada boat crew located the diver within the initial search area and transported him to emergency medical services at Garden Cove Marina in stable … [Read more...]