MARCH 30, 2026 – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to their home port in Alameda, Monday after sailing more than 16,000 nautical miles and completing a 79-day patrol in the Caribbean. Stratton departed Alameda Jan. 4 and transited through the Panama Canal to support ongoing operations in the Caribbean, preventing the illicit trade of crude oil in … [Read more...]

MARCH 27, 2026 — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medevacked a passenger experiencing a medical emergency aboard the dive yacht Turks and Caicos Explorer II, approximately 200 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Rico, Wednesday afternoon. Medevacked is a 66-year-old woman, who was safely transported to the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Coast Guard … [Read more...]

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, flies over a flooded neighborhood in Waialua on the north shore of Oahu March 20, 2026. The Honolulu Department of Emergency Management issued mandatory evacuations for communities in Waialua and Haleiwa following heavy rainfall and flooding across Oahu. (U.S. Coast Guard … [Read more...]

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...]