https://youtu.be/72dIQCjGFR8 FEBRUARY 6, 2026 – The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 200,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August. The Coast Guard reached this milestone following recent interdictions of 13,337 pounds of cocaine by Coast Guard Cutter Seneca and 13,263 pounds … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 5, 2026 — The Coast Guard is completing final delivery activities this week for its 18th fully missionized HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2018, at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas. The aircraft will support the transition of Air Station Sacramento, California, from C-27J aircraft to HC-130Js. Three Coast Guard air … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 4, 2026 – A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircrew and motor tanker Radiant Pride’s crew rescued three people, Monday, at approximately 2:20 a.m., from a sailing vessel taking on water, 450 miles east of Daytona Beach. The three mariners were brought aboard Radiant Pride in stable condition with no injuries reported. Coast Guard Southeast … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 2, 2026 — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 27 mariners Saturday after their Venezuelan-flagged fishing vessel caught fire approximately 500 miles north-northwest of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. At approximately 3:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, Sunday, the motor vessel Seaways Kenosha arrived on scene and safely recovered all 27 people from the … [Read more...]

JANUARY 30, 2026 — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 10 people off Maalaea, Maui, Thursday. The rescue followed the collision of a 50-foot sailboat and 10-person outrigger canoe in Maalaea Bay. At 8:05 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received a call on VHF-FM channel 16 from the sailing vessel Winona reporting a collision with an … [Read more...]