MARCH 9, 2026 – Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers, an aviation survival technician assigned to Air Station Astoria, Oregon, passed away the evening of March 5, 2026, as a result of critical injuries suffered during the rescue of a distressed mariner from a commercial ship offshore of Oregon on Feb. 27. As part of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air … [Read more...]

MARCH 6, 2026 — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing man in the water near Race Point in Provincetown, Mass., Thursday. At 11:58 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (SENE) watchstanders received a report from two Good Samaritans of a capsized vessel later identified to be the F/V Yankee Rose which had two people on board. The Coast Guard directed the … [Read more...]

MARCH 5, 2026 — The Coast Guard is conducting a marine casualty investigation following a death of a crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady, near Dutch Harbor. Watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a report at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday from the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady that a crew member named Todd Meadows fell … [Read more...]

A suspected drug smuggling vessel tied to the pier following an interdiction by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge 8 miles off Miami, Florida, Feb. 21, 2026. The Etheridge’s crew seized approximately 17 pounds of marijuana and 174 pounds of cocaine found aboard the vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MARCH 2, 2026 – Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge’s … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 — The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 62nd Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), on Thursday in Key West. The Vincent Danz is the fourth FRC to be homeported to Guam. "Accepting delivery of the Vincent Danz, Guam’s newest Fast Response Cutter, demonstrates the Coast Guard’s enduring commitment to the security of our Nation, the … [Read more...]