The US Coast Guard announced Friday night it has suspended its search for people in the water after US strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean earlier this week.

The Coast Guard said it's still searching for people who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked them days earlier

The U.S. Coast Guard is updating its fleet, adding up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreaker ships as part of joint security efforts between the United States and Finland.

Two illegal stowaways were hiding in a barge being towed into port when they swam for it — but they didn’t get far before being nabbed.

The following are the top stories for 2025 from the U.S. Coast Guard. Leadership Changes In the first hours of the Trump administration, the Coast Guard removed former commandant Adm. Linda Fagan and placed vice commandant Adm.

New York Times reporters spent two days with the Coast Guard’s drug interdiction teams to see how they stop suspected drug smuggling boats and seize narcotics using nonlethal tactics.

In the wide Eastern Pacific Ocean, where fast speedboats loaded with cocaine race through international waters, U.S. Coast Guard planes fired warning shots and then aimed at boat engines to stop three vessels that would not pull over.

The search continues for two Florida attorneys after they went missing in the Gulf during a fishing trip last month.

During the Vietnam War, the US Coast Guard played a crucial role in cutting off communist supply routes by sea. Through constant patrols, inspections, and firefights along the coast and rivers, the operation crippled North Vietnam’s maritime logistics and forced a dangerous shift to overland routes.