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,…
Maritime Industrial Base in Crisis, New CMS Report Finds
By Matt Reisener America’s maritime industrial base (MIB) is in crisis. Decades of deindustrialization, inconsistent policy support, labor attrition and increasingly globalized supply chains have left the United States struggling to produce ships on time and on budget, all while strategic competition at sea intensifies. America’s MIB is…
Q&A: Fincantieri Marine Group CEO George Moutafis
In February 2026, Fincantieri Marine Group (Booth 1223) issued the following release: “As you may have seen in NAVSEA’s press release, the U.S. Navy tapped Fincantieri to build four of the first wave of Medium Landing Ships (LSMs) for the Marine Corps. Our $1B investment…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett Rescues Family Missing for 7 Days in Micronesia
From U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia, April 7, 2026 SANTA RITA, Guam — A family of three was returned to Chuuk State, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, following search and rescue operations conducted by the Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett…
U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA partner to restore tsunami warning capability on remote FSM atoll during 29-day Operation Rematau patrol period
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia, April 6, 2026 SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on March 29, closing out a 29-day patrol period that restored a critical tsunami early warning station…
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche Seizes Over $65K in Unreported Pollock Roe in Dutch Harbor
From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District, April 6, 2026 JUNEAU, Alaska – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) seized approximately 5.4 metric tons of unreported pollock roe, valued at over $65,000, after uncovering significant violations of federal fishing…
