The Coast Guard commissioned the agency's newest cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) into active service during a ceremony held ...

The Coast Guard's acting commandant says Kodiak's 154-foot fast response cutters arriving this year can operate in the ...

Commissioned on October 3rd, 1986, Naushon was the 11th Island-Class cutter to join the fleet. Naushon has been stationed in Homer since 2016 and has since responded to over 50 search-and-rescue cases ...

Commissioning of the Coast Guard’s newest fast response cutter (FRC) took place Aug. 11, 2025, in Kodiak, Alasla.

By contract, the range of the vessels being replaced by the FRCs, the 110 ft (33.5 m) Island-class cutters, is about 1,600 n miles (2,963.2 km).

The US Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) after nearly 40 years of service. Commissioned on August 29, 1986, Mustang was the 10th Island-Class cutter to join the fleet.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that its new fleet of waterways commerce cutters (WCC) will be designated the “Chief ...