APRIL 23, 2025 – The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a cruise ship approximately 15 miles offshore of Coos Bay, Oregon, Easter Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River watchstanders received a report from the M/V National Geographic Venture at 6:38 a.m., Apr. 20, that a 30-year-old male crewmember was suffering from excessive vomiting and shortness of … [Read more...]

A boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC-905) embarks a mariner from his capsized vessel approximately 35 miles off Boynton Beach in the Florida Straits, April 6, 2025. Coast Guard District 7 watchstanders received initial notification of an overdue vessel from the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (U.S. Coast Guard photo) APRIL 15, 2025 — The crew of Coast Guard … [Read more...]

APRIL 10, 2025 – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million in Port Everglades, Wednesday. This patrol resulted in 11 interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the detainment of 34 suspected drug traffickers who were transferred ashore to face federal … [Read more...]

APRIL 8, 2025 – The Coast Guard announced Friday the termination of the Logistics Information Management System (CG-LIMS), which will save approximately $32.7 million. This action is an early milestone in the Coast Guard’s Force Design 2028 (FD 2028) initiative, and advances the work of DOGE. Fulfilling the President’s direction to maximize efficiencies and cost savings, the … [Read more...]

The Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) crew displays signal flags during the cutter's commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, April 3, 2025. The commissioning marked the first of three fast response cutters scheduled to homeport in Alaska and was presided over by Rear Adm. Megan Dean, commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District. (U.S. Coast … [Read more...]