From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District, May 14, 2026 MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma’s crew simultaneously interdicted three suspected smuggling vessels carrying approximately 6,085 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $45.8 million, May 8, approximately 90 miles off Cartagena, Colombia. This seizure represents 2.3 million potentially…
U.S. Coast Guard announces $212 million in Base Charleston improvements
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, May 11, 2026 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard today awarded two contracts that will deliver critical new operational and support facilities at Base Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina. These projects support the Coast Guard’s transformation…
U.S. Coast Guard creates new Special Missions Command to counter maritime threats at home, abroad
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, May 6, 2026 WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard is standing up the Special Missions Command to oversee its deployable specialized forces. The command will enhance the operational effectiveness of the Coast Guard in responding to a wide range of national emergencies…
Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Interdicts Suspected Drug Vessel off Haiti
From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District MIAMI – A Coast Guard Cutter Venturous law enforcement boarding team and a USS Billings helicopter crew stopped a suspected drug smuggling vessel, Thursday, approximately 8 miles off Mole Saint-Nicolas, Haiti. With the permission of the Haitian…
SAFE Boats International Delivers Response Boat–Small Demonstrator to U.S. Coast Guard
SAFE Boats International, a U.S. manufacturer of high-performance aluminum vessels, announced the successful delivery of its Response Boat–Small (RB-S) demonstrator unit to the U.S. Coast Guard in Charleston, South Carolina. The delivery marks a key milestone in the Coast Guard’s…
Wreckage of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Discovered Off Cornwall, United Kingdom
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – The wreckage of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has been located and confirmed by the British technical-diving team Gasperados. The site lies approximately 50 miles off Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom, at a depth exceeding 300…
Coast Guard Offloads Over $53M in Illicit Drugs From the Eastern Pacific & Caribbean
From U.S. Coast Guard District, April 27, 2026 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded approximately 7,050 pounds of cocaine worth more than $53 million, Monday, April 27, at Port Everglades. The seized contraband was the result of…
Coast Guard’s sole heavy icebreaker returns home following Antarctic deployment
From U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District, April 20, 2026 SEATTLE — The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) returned home to Seattle on April 13, following a 146-day Antarctic deployment in support of Operation Deep Freeze…
Coast Guard Poised to Meet Great Expectations
The U.S. Coast Guard is quickly allocating an unprecedented $24.6 billion funding infusion provided to the Department of Homeland Security agency in last year’s budget reconciliation bill. At the same time, the armed services branch is shuttered, caught in the…
Changing Polar Region Presents New Challenges and Opportunities for Navy, Coast Guard, Industry
By Erika Fitzpatrick, Seapower Correspondent The U.S. military and allied nations are ramping up their strategic offensive and defensive capabilities in the Arctic to confront an expanding presence from adversaries such as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, said Vice Admiral Doug Perry,…
