US Coast Guard MSST Honolulu rescued two swimmers in peril off American Samoa, highlighting multi-agency cooperation.

Coast Guard rescue swimmers—officially Aviation Survival Technicians (ASTs)—are called upon in the most extreme emergencies. From hurricane evacuations to open-ocean rescues, these operators ...

Megan Dean, commander of Alaska's 17th District ... national defense and search and rescue according to Coast Guard leadership. The John Witherspoon is 154 feet in length, can travel at a speed ...

Surf lifesavers who happened to be training nearby came to the swimmers aid. By the time three rescue helicopters ... Police, ambulance, the coast guard and pilot boats all rushed to the carpark ...

As it meets the presidential directives to beef up assets in Alaska, the US Coast Guard (USCG ... class boat responded to over 200 search-and-rescue (SAR) cases and completed over 2,000 law ...

Victoria Police said multiple swimmers and kayakers had to be rescued. Police Air Wing, Lifesaving Australia and the coast guard attended, along with the Water Police and local members.

The Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) crew displays signal flags during the cutter’s commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, April 3, 2025. The commissioning marked the ...

The Coast Guard holds a decommissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) in Seward, Alaska, April 15 ... and its crews have since responded to over 200 search-and-rescue cases and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast ... operations to support search and rescue response, marine environmental protection, and national defense. The Coast Guard is replacing the aging Island-Class ...

KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter ... The cutter is designed for missions such as search and rescue; fishery patrols; drug and migrant interdiction; national ...