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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Offshore Patrol Cutter rendering
Defense

Austal USA Lays Keel for First Offshore Patrol Cutter as Program Faces Headwinds

Austal USA marked a ceremonial milestone in the U.S. Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter program Monday with the keel authentication for

December 9, 2025
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Monday, December 1, 2025
DHS Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Chinese Presence in Arctic During Summer 2025
Defense

DHS Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Chinese Presence in Arctic During Summer 2025

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised concerns over a surge in Chinese military and research vessels in Arctic waters during 2025. The

December 1, 2025
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Thursday, November 27, 2025
ONE Henry Hudson returns to berth at the Port of Los Angeles
Accidents

ONE Henry Hudson Returns to Port After Multi-Day Fire Containment Operation

The containership ONE Henry Hudson has returned to its berth at the Yusen Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles following a multi-day firefighting operation that

November 27, 2025
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USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) is seen moored ahead of deploying for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Seattle, Nov. 20, 2025
Defense

America’s Sole Heavy Icebreaker Heads South as Arctic Competition Intensifies

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departed its Seattle homeport Thursday for its 29th annual deployment to Antarctica, beginning a months-long mission

November 27, 2025
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
A Coast Guard Station Sand Key boat crew rescued four boaters after their 24-foot vessel capsized approximately 26 miles west of Clearwater
News

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Four Clinging to Capsized Boat After All-Night Search

Coast Guard crews successfully rescued four people after their 24-foot vessel capsized approximately 26 miles west of Clearwater in what became a multi-agency

November 26, 2025
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Caitlin Clemons, Executive Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), looks through a set of binoculars at Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) in the Pacific Ocean
Defense

Coast Guard Launches Ambitious Bid for ‘Maritime Domain Dominance’ Tech

The United States Coast Guard has issued a sweeping Request for Information seeking cutting-edge technologies and services to establish what officials are

November 25, 2025
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OPC 1 under construction at Eastern Shipbuilding
Defense

GAO Finds Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter Program Mired in Problems

A new Government Accountability Office report has exposed severe problems plaguing the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program, with both

November 25, 2025
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Friday, November 14, 2025
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point monitors a Russian military vessel, south of Oahu, Hawaii
Defense

Coast Guard Monitors Russian Intelligence Vessel Near Hawaii as Foreign Naval Activity Intensifies

The U.S. Coast Guard detected and monitored a Russian military intelligence vessel operating approximately 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on October 29,

November 14, 2025
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Thursday, November 13, 2025
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point monitors a Russian military vessel, south of Oahu, Hawaii
Defense

US Coast Guard Responds to Russian Military Ship Near Waters Off Oahu

Nov 13 (Reuters) - The United States Coast Guard detected a Russian military ship on October 29 approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Oahu, near U.S.

November 13, 2025
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US Merchant Mariner handling lines on the bow of an American flagged ship
Shipping

Coast Guard Mariner Credentialing Services Resume Following Government Shutdown

The National Maritime Center and Regional Examination Centers are resuming operations after a federal government shutdown that lasted more than five weeks,

November 13, 2025
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Friday, November 7, 2025
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City rescued five individuals from a life raft after their sailboat, Magic Bus, began taking on water 260 nautical miles offshore Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Defense

Navy Carrier Helps Coast Guard Save Five Sailors Far Offshore Cape Hatteras

The U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescued five people Thursday after their sailing vessel began taking on water approximately 260 nautical miles offshore Cape

November 7, 2025
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Coast Guard’s Historic Cocaine Seizures Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes
Defense

Coast Guard’s Historic Cocaine Seizures Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a record-breaking 510,000 pounds of cocaine seized during fiscal year 2025, marking the largest interdiction haul in the

November 6, 2025
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Coast Guard Launches Dual-Track RFIs to Modernize Domestic Icebreaker Fleet
Defense

Coast Guard Launches Dual-Track RFIs to Modernize Domestic Icebreaker Fleet

Coast Guard Issues Dual RFI for Rapid-Build Domestic Icebreakers The U.S. Coast Guard has issued two parallel Requests for Information targeting a

November 5, 2025
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) transits the Puget Sound en route to the Arctic region, June 19, 2025
Defense

USCGC Healy Returns from 129-Day Arctic Patrol

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) returned to its Seattle home port following a 129-day Arctic patrol that underscored growing strategic competition

November 4, 2025
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Monday, November 3, 2025
jones act container ship
Defense

Coast Guard Grants Temporary Relief to Mariners as Shutdown Paralyzes Credentialing

National Maritime Center remains closed as government shutdown approaches record length The U.S. Coast Guard has extended merchant mariner credentials and

November 3, 2025
Total Views: 2450

Friday, October 31, 2025
The barge from the vessel collision near Hibiscus Island, July 28, 2025
Accidents

Coast Guard Refers Miami Barge Collision That Killed Three Children to DOJ for Possible Criminal Charges

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has referred a case to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution following a July collision

October 31, 2025
Total Views: 2773

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston flies over an oil spill near Galveston, Texas, Oct. 29, 2025
News

Coast Guard Responds to Oil Spill at Port of Galveston Following Vessel Allision

The Coast Guard and Texas General Land Office are responding to an oil discharge near Galveston, Texas, following an incident that occurred Tuesday evening.

October 29, 2025
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Saturday, October 18, 2025
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting Commandant of the Coast Guard, discuss response efforts in Washington D.C., January 30, 2025.
USCG

Coast Guard’s Jet Upgrade Under Fire Amid Government Shutdown

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Democrats in Congress on Saturday criticized the Trump administration’s decision to buy two

October 18, 2025
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) recovers bales of cocaine after a suspected drug smuggling vessel capsized in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 17, 2025. Seneca’s crew worked alongside interagency partners to interdict illicit narcotics in the international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Defense

Coast Guard’s Pacific Cocaine Haul Highlights Split Approach in Trump’s War on Narco-Terror

The U.S. Coast Guard announced it has seized more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early

October 15, 2025
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
A linehandler aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) prepares to moor at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 11, 2025
Defense

Coast Guard Service Members to Receive Pay During Government Shutdown

The U.S. Coast Guard will continue to receive paychecks despite the ongoing government shutdown, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced today.

October 14, 2025
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