April 8, 2026 Coast Guard rescues family stranded for days in Pacific after boat failure sets them adrift A family stranded at sea for nearly a week after their engine failed was dramatically rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Ocean near Micronesia.
April 6, 2026 American woman missing after husband says she fell overboard, swept to sea during Bahamas boat trip: police An American woman is missing after falling off a boat near Hope Town in the Bahamas. Authorities say strong currents swept her into the ocean.
April 3, 2026 Coast Guard captured on camera rescuing federal agents, boaters after 2 vessels capsize off Puerto Rico U.S. Coast Guard and Puerto Rico police rescued three federal agents and two boaters after two vessels capsized off Isla de Cabras Tuesday night.
April 3, 2026 US Coast Guard, Puerto Rican air crews rescue 5 people The U.S. Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action air crews rescued three federal agents and two other people after two vessels capsized Tuesday night in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard Southeast via X)
March 18, 2026 Coast Guard icebreaker rescues snowmobiler stranded on ice during Michigan blizzard 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.
March 18, 2026 WATCH: Coast Guard crane hoists snowmobile off drifting ice on Lake Huron The Coast Guard icebreaker Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30) utilized its crane to help lift a stranded snowmobile off a drifting piece of ice in whiteout conditions. (Credit: @USCGGreatLakes/X)
March 9, 2026 Coast Guard cutter Munro returns to California home after record-breaking 11-Ton cocaine seizure Following a mission in the Atlantic and Pacific, the USCGC Munro crew returns home with record-breaking results in the fight against transnational criminal networks.
March 6, 2026 Coast Guard rescue swimmer dies after medical evacuation mission off Washington coast turns tragic U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tyler Jaggers died after being injured during a medical evacuation mission off Cape Flattery, Washington.
February 25, 2026 Cuban coast guard kills 4 in exchange of gunfire with stolen speedboat as ministry IDs 'criminal' suspects Four were killed and six were wounded in a shooting in Cuban territorial waters involving a U.S. speedboat as Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Caribbean summit.
February 24, 2026 Coast Guard reinstates 56 members previously dismissed for refusing COVID vaccines under Biden administration An executive order signed by President Donald Trump led to the reinstatement of 56 Coast Guard members removed under former President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.