JULY 7, 2025 – The Coast Guard, along with a unified command, is responding to an area affected by flash flooding near Kerrville, Texas. Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report July 4th at approximately 5:57 am from Texas A&M Task Force 1 personnel requesting assistance for rescue operations in response to flooding near Kerrville, Texas. An MH-65 Dolphin … [Read more...]

JULY 3, 2025 – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland’s crew offloaded approximately 2,220 pounds of cocaine and 3,320 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $20.1 million, Wednesday, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The seized contraband was the result of four interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crews of HMCS William Hall and HNLMS Friesland with embarked Coast Guard law … [Read more...]

JULY 2, 2025 — In a letter sent today, PETA thanks the U.S. Coast Guard Acting Commandant Vice Admiral Peter W. Gautier for clarifying the service does not, and will not, mutilate and kill animals in live trauma training, euphemistically called “live tissue training,” after PETA questioned a policy document issued by the military branch this year that appeared to allow the … [Read more...]

JULY 2, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Tuesday. The report records the fewest boating fatalities since the Service began collecting statistics more than 50 years ago. Fatalities fell 1.4% to 556 from 564 in 2023, while overall incidents increased by 1.1% from 3,844 to 3.887. Nonfatal injuries increased 2.1% from 2,126 … [Read more...]

JUNE 30, 2025 — With warm weather luring canoeists, kayakers and stand-up-paddleboarders onto Pacific Northwest waters, the Coast Guard is reminding paddlers to prepare for cold water, wear a properly fitted life jacket and carry at least two waterproof ways to call for help. In 2023 the Coast Guard recorded 564 recreational-boating deaths nationwide; three-quarters were … [Read more...]