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Coast Guard suspends search for missing woman near Westport, Wash.

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U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District PA Detachment Astoria
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Astoria
Office: (503) 861-6380
After Hours: (206) 220-7237
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08/12/2025 08:54 PM EDT

The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing kayaker near Westport, Washington, at 1:55 p.m., Tuesday. Missing is a 79-year-old woman.   Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at approximately 6 p.m., Monday, via Grays Harbor dispatch for an overdue kayaker that had not been seen by her husband for the past hour after getting separated due to weather in the vicinity of Oyhut Bay.

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U.S. Coast Guard awards $32 million contract for runway reconstruction at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina

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08/12/2025 03:47 PM EDT

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has awarded RQ Construction a $32 million design-build contract for the reconstruction of crosswind Runway 1-19 and the restoration of taxiways Kilo and Golf at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

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Coast Guard responds to vessel fire near Berkeley

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08/12/2025 01:26 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Coast Guard Station San Francisco members respond to a report of a vessel fire with two people aboard near the breakwater at Berkeley Marina, Monday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a distress call at approximately 3 p.m. from a mariner reporting his vessel was on fire. A Station San Francisco boatcrew was diverted to the scene and issued an urgent marine information broadcast. Berkeley Fire Department also launched a fire boat to assist.

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Coast Guard commissions Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) in Kodiak, Alaska

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U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/11/2025 10:00 PM EDT

 

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U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District
Contact: Arctic District Public Affairs
Office: (907) 463-2065
After Hours: (907) 463-2065
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08/11/2025 09:50 PM EDT

KODIAK, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Monday. The ceremony was presided over by Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard. Members of the Cunningham family were also in attendance, including the cutter’s sponsor, Penney Helmer, granddaughter of Earl Cunningham. “Commissioning the USCGC Earl Cunningham strengthens our ability to control, secure, and defend Alaska’s U.S. border and maritime approaches, protect resources vital to our economic prosperity, and respond to crises throughout the Aleutian Islands,” said Adm. Lunday. “This crew will honor the heroic legacy and selfless devotion to duty exemplified by Petty Officer Cunningham in the years ahead.”

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing crewmember near Newport, Ore.

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U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/11/2025 06:00 PM EDT

 

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U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District PA Detachment Astoria
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Astoria
Office: (503) 861-6380
After Hours: (206) 220-7237
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08/11/2025 05:26 PM EDT

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard suspended its search a missing fisherman near Newport, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m., Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at approximately 4 p.m., Sunday, reporting that the 40-foot fishing vessel Das Bug, with four people onboard, had taken on water and capsized while transiting inbound through the Yaquina Bay Jetty.

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U.S. Coast Guard Commissions USCGC Storis, Bolstering Arctic Presence and Advancing Force Design 2028

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U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/11/2025 04:15 PM EDT

 

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U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District
Contact: Arctic District Public Affairs
Office: (907) 463-2065
After Hours: (907) 463-2065
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08/11/2025 03:49 PM EDT

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard officially commissioned the USCGC Storis (WAGB 21) in Juneau,

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Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue 2 people missing from personal watercraft in New York Lower Bay

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08/11/2025 01:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard, FDNY and NYPD rescued 2 people Monday morning, who were reported missing on a personal watercraft in New York’s Lower Bay. A personal watercraft operator contacted Coast Guard Sector New York command center watchstanders around 1 a.m., Monday, reporting that a friend he had been riding with didn’t follow up letting him know he made it back to the marina as expected. His phone was going straight to voicemail and the friend had last reported that he was near the Verrazano Bridge around 8 p.m., Sunday. Click the link above to view full release.

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Coast Guard crews assist disabled fishing vessel off Oregon coast

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U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/09/2025 07:45 PM EDT

 

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U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District PA Detachment Astoria
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Astoria
Office: (503) 861-6380
After Hours: (206) 220-7237
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08/09/2025 07:21 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Increased Chinese Research Vessel Activity in U.S. Arctic

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U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/08/2025 02:15 PM EDT

 

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U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District
Contact: Arctic District Public Affairs
Office: (907) 463-2065
After Hours: (907) 463-2065
Arctic District online newsroom

 

08/08/2025 01:33 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near the U.S Arctic.

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to commission Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) in Kodiak, Alaska

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U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District
Contact: Arctic District Public Affairs
Office: (907) 463-2065
After Hours: (907) 463-2065
Arctic District online newsroom

 

08/08/2025 01:09 PM EDT

KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a commissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), the service’s newest Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Monday.