February 4, 2026 Russia, China squeeze US Arctic defense zone as Trump eyes Greenland Trump's Greenland focus highlights urgent Arctic security needs as Sen. Sullivan reveals new U.S. defenses against Sino-Russian threats in Alaska.
February 3, 2026 Coast Guard identifies 7 victims on board Gloucester commercial fishing boat that sank off Massachusetts The Coast Guard identified seven crew members presumed dead after the fishing vessel "Lily Jean" sank off the Massachusetts coast. An investigation was launched into the incident.
January 31, 2026 Coast Guard suspends search for survivors after fishing boat sinks off Massachusetts; 1 body recovered The Coast Guard suspended its search Saturday after the fishing vessel Lily Jean reportedly sank off Cape Ann with seven aboard, including an NOAA observer.
January 28, 2026 Cruise ship trapped in heavy sea ice is rescued by US Coast Guard vessel The Coast Guard's 50-year-old icebreaker Polar Star rescued a cruise ship stuck in Antarctic ice on its anniversary. No injuries were reported in the rescue operation.
January 23, 2026 Military officials conduct lethal strike against vessel in the Eastern Pacific Video released by U.S. Southern Command shows military forces conducting a lethal strike against a vessel engaged in alleged "narco-trafficking operations," officials say. This is the first strike since Maduro's capture. (Credit: Southcom/X)
January 20, 2026 US forces apprehend sanctioned vessel in Caribbean maritime operation targeting illicit oil transport U.S. military forces apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta in the Caribbean as part of Operation Southern Spear targeting sanctioned tanker vessels.
January 13, 2026 House holds hearing on Coast Guard enforcement efforts, alleged drug boat strikes Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on the U.S. Coast Guard’s enforcement efforts near Venezuela on ‘Special Report.’
January 9, 2026 US forces seize oil tanker in Caribbean Sea during pre-dawn mission The U.S. Southern Command said Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford and apprehended Motor/Tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea.
January 7, 2026 US seizes second oil tanker, this time in Caribbean U.S. Southern Command confirmed that the M/T Sophia oil tanker has been seized in the Caribbean, after the U.S. military announced that it had seized a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday. (Credit: U.S. Southern Command)
January 6, 2026 Venezuelan ‘dark fleet’ tanker evades US Coast Guard as Russia sends submarine to escort vessel: reports Russia formally asked the United States to halt pursuit of Venezuelan oil tanker Marinera after the vessel escaped U.S. Coast Guard interception in the Caribbean.
