The M/V Cymona Life, managed by Alassia NewShips Management, has received the 'QUALSHIP 21' certification from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), affirming its high standards.

Jeffrey G. Lantz, a former U.S. Coast Guard officer and long-time head of the American delegation to the IMO, has been selected as the recipient of the International Maritime Prize.

The U.S. Coast Guard fired upon and disabled a boat attempting to smuggle 25 Chinese nationals near Key Biscayne, Florida. The action was taken after the vessel refused to stop, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection intercepted an overcrowded migrant vessel carrying 240 people and taking on water near the Turks and Caicos Islands.

A unit of Tutor Perini has won an $81.8 million contract to build housing for the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska.

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for public assistance to identify a sailboat that may have been moored near the vessel 'Soulmate' when Lynette Hooker vanished off Elbow Cay, Bahamas.

The U.S. Coast Guard dramatically rescued a family that had been stranded at sea for nearly a week. Their boat's engine failed, leaving them adrift in the Pacific Ocean near Micronesia.

A high-level delegation from HELMEPA, comprising 15 Greek shipping companies, traveled to Washington for its annual meeting with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).

The U.S. Coast Guard is utilizing funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to acquire jet skis, enhancing the Trump administration's maritime force for southern border security.

DHS Interdicts 6 Suspected Smuggling Vessels, Captures 82 Migrants Off San Diego Coast Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Six suspected human smuggling boats were taken into custody by authorities during the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Feb. 27 post on X. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem participates in a tour at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Charleston, in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 7, 2025. Alex Brandon, Poo...

Ocean Power Technologies has received a $1.5 million order from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Gabriel Vaughn, a rafter, was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after surviving five days lost in Oregon's Illinois River wilderness.

Greece has successfully renewed its participation in the U.S. Coast Guard’s QUALSHIP 21 initiative for the 2026-2027 period, as announced by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy.

The Greek flag has maintained its strong safety and quality credentials, earning positive recognition on both the Paris Memorandum of Understanding White List and the U.S. Coast Guard’s list.

The U.S. Coast Guard has released new video footage from their search for Lynette Hooker, a woman who allegedly fell overboard in the Bahamas in April, as a forensics exam of her seized dinghy is underway.

The U.S. Coast Guard has ended race-based preferential enlistment policies for college students seeking to join the service.

A unit of Tutor Perini has been awarded a $61.6 million contract by the U.S. Coast Guard for work in Alaska.

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) announced the appointment of retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Ronald J. Rábago as its Senior Vice President of Governance, further strengthening its leadership team.

A stranded snowmobiler was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard near Mackinac Island after getting lost in blizzard conditions and encountering unstable ice and open water.

An Oregon-based U.S. Coast Guard swimmer is reportedly on life support following a rescue incident.

The United States Coast Guard is visiting Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos as part of ongoing port security checks to assess adherence to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that a swastika discovered in a men's restroom at its main training center in Cape May, New Jersey, was immediately removed and is now under investigation by the Coast Guard Investigative Service.

US Coast Guard Seizes $133.5 Million In Illicit Drugs Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Crew of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Seneca seized more than $133.5 million worth of cocaine and offloaded the drugs at Port Everglades, Florida, the agency said in a Feb. 13 statement. The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flight crew conduct training evolutions in the Caribbean Sea, on July 15, 2025. Seaman Corrie Gill/U.S. Coast Guard “80 percent of interdictions of U.S.-bound drugs occur at sea. This underscores the importance of maritime interdiction in combatting the flow of illegal narcotics and protecting American communities from this deadly threat,” USCG said. In total, 17,700 pounds of cocaine were seized through the interdiction of four drug-transporting vessels in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. One of the drug vessels was boarded by Seneca’s crew on Jan. 25, seizing 4,410 pounds of cocaine. On Jan. 31, crew members boarded three vessels, taking custody of 13,340 pounds of cocaine, the statement said. The detection and monitoring of illegal drug transit by air and sea are conducted by the U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Interagency Task Force-South, based in Key West. Once it is determined that the vessel must be interdicted, the USCG takes control of the operation, boards the vessel, and apprehends it. “I am extremely proud of the crew’s incredible performance and adaptability during this deployment,” said Capt. Lee Jones, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca. “This deployment demonstrates our enhanced posture and continued success in the fight against narco-terrorism and transnational criminal organizations. “The Coast Guard, in conjunction with our inter-agency and international partners, continues to patrol areas commonly associated with drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, denying smugglers access to maritime routes by which they move illicit drugs to our U.S. land and sea borders.” According to the agency, the Coast Guard is accelerating its crackdown on drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Pacific Viper, aiming to protect the United States from the flow of illicit narcotics from South America. Operation Pacific Viper, launched in early August last year, directs U.S. forces to the Eastern Pacific region to counter cartel and criminal groups, seeking to cut off drug and human smuggling before they hit U.S. shores. In early December 2025, USCG said in a statement that it had seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine from the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which it said was enough to create more than “57 million potentially lethal doses.” In a Feb. 14 statement, USCG announced the seizure of two vessels containing $5.6 million in illicit narcotics off Port Everglades. Authorities seized roughly 745 pounds of cocaine by interdicting two suspected drug trafficking vessels. “The Coast Guard is in the business of saving lives, and every kilogram of these drugs kept off our streets represents lives saved,” said Lt. Justin Dadlani, commanding officer of Station Fort Lauderdale. “I couldn’t be more proud of the professionalism of the crew and our continued partnerships with our partners with Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations.” On Feb. 15, the agency announced that its Cutter Forrest Rednour had interdicted 14 suspected illegal immigrants aboard a vessel 18 miles from San Diego, with all of them claiming to be Mexican nationals. Earlier on Jan. 27, the Coast Guard said they had interdicted three suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico in two vessels, seven miles off Imperial Beach, California. On Jan. 21, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the Coast Guard notified the agency of a suspicious vessel traveling toward Puerto Rico. Upon investigation, CBP agents found 12 migrants from Russia and Uzbekistan aboard. The interception took place on Jan. 13. “This successful outcome highlights the strong partnerships between the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and all federal and local law enforcement partners in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,” said Capt. Robert E. Stiles, Sector San Juan deputy. “Our daily unified coordination, shared capabilities, and synchronized response efforts are instrumental to safeguarding our nation’s Caribbean maritime borders against illicit smuggling activities.” Tyler Durden Thu, 02/19/2026 - 11:25

The U.S. Coast Guard has redeployed several ships from the Middle East to the Pacific to challenge China's assertion of power in disputed waters.

A barge has collided with a rail bridge crossing the Susquehanna River in Maryland, impacting the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak is conducting a safety assessment, and no injuries have been reported by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The U.S. Coast Guard will cease using race-based preferences in its officer pre-commissioning program, aligning with the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiative.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced the discovery of the cutter Tampa, whose 1918 torpedoing by a German U-boat represented the deadliest U.S. naval loss of World War I, more than a century after it was lost with all hands.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that two Arctic Security Cutters will be homeported in Alaska by 2028, bolstering the U.S. maritime presence in the Arctic to combat Russian and Chinese influence.

The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a rescue operation in the eastern Pacific Ocean, recovering one man and two deceased bodies from the area of a recent boat strike.

U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tyler Jaggers died after being injured during a medical evacuation mission off Cape Flattery, Washington.

Todd Meadows -- a rookie deckhand on a fishing vessel featured on "Deadliest Catch" -- died at sea last week ... and now the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating his death, TMZ has learned.

When a pair of Canadians got stranded on the ice on Lake St. Clair on Tuesday, an American team with a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter ended up coming to their rescue.

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation after a swastika was discovered at a recruit training center, an incident that follows a previous controversy regarding the service's classification of the hate symbol.