There are several classes of Coast Guard ships that are called cutters. Learn where the name came from and why it's used so widely in today's service.

The sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa killed 131 people, making it the largest loss of life on any U.S. combat ship during the war.

The ship will conduct search and rescue expeditions, combat illicit activity and ensure maritime safety — all missions that ...

The U.S. Coast Guard's newest fast response cutter is now operating in Guam. The ship will patrol the Pacific Island region, ...

A cruise ship that became lodged in the ice during a voyage to Antarctica was freed by the US Coast Guard. On 17 January, the Cutter Polar Star responded the distress calls from the Scenic Eclipse II ...

Commissioned in August 2025, USCG Cutter Storis is the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker in more than 25 years, as part of a heightened US defense initiative to control, secure, and defend U.S.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A West Michigan museum dedicated to preserving old navy and coast guard vessels shipped out a retired Coast Guard cutter that was past the point of restoration. The USS Silversides ...

The Coast Guard and Eastern Shipbuilding are negotiating the end of the Offshore Patrol Cutter program at the Florida shipyard, the service confirmed in a statement to USNI News this week. Eastern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Icy conditions on the Hudson River required Coast Guard cutter ships to free other boats as cold temperatures persisted across the ...

Steel recovered from the World Trade Center is part of the ship named after the 9/11 hero who served in the Marines, the ...