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5th District - Mid Atlantic

Welcome to the Coast Guard's 5th District, located in Portsmouth, Va.

The Coast Guard’s 5th District Headquarters in Portsmouth, Va., is responsible for Coast Guard activities from South Carolina to New Jersey. There are three offices responsible for media relations here. The main office in Portsmouth and detached office in Baltimore. For more information about the 5th District, visit our homepage at www.uscg.mil/d5.

LATEST 5TH DISTRICT NEWS

April 21, 2024
Coast Guard, partners end search for missing boater after locating remains in North East River, Maryland
April 21, 2024
Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing boater in North East River, Maryland
April 10, 2024
Update 3: Coast Guard suspends search for boater missing off North Carolina coast
April 9, 2024
UPDATE 2: Coast Guard resumes search for missing boater off North Carolina coast
April 8, 2024
UPDATE 1: Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater off North Carolina coast
April 7, 2024
Coast Guard searching for missing boater off North Carolina coast
March 27, 2024
Unified Command, Joint Information Center established for Key Bridge Response 2024
March 26, 2024
Coast Guard, multiple partner agencies, responding to Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
March 22, 2024
U.S. Coast Guard urges caution as hazardous maritime conditions approach
March 20, 2024
VIDEO/AUDIO RELEASE: Coast Guard continues to investigate hoax distress calls near Baltimore, seeks community support to identify caller’s voice
March 18, 2024
Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to host commercial fishing vessel safety and survival training event
March 6, 2024
U.S. Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax caller near Baltimore
March 5, 2024
Coast Guard suspends search for missing person off Oregon Inlet
March 4, 2024
Coast Guard, good Samaritan vessel rescue 2 mariners more than 1,120 miles southeast of Bermuda
March 1, 2024
MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team conclude search and rescue forum in Hampton, Va.
Feb. 28, 2024
Coast Guard, good Samaritans assist disabled fishing vessel crew off Barnegat Light, New Jersey 
Feb. 27, 2024
MEDIA INVITE: Coast Guard, Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team to host search and rescue forum in Hampton, Va.
Feb. 22, 2024
FEATURE RELEASE: Coast Guard creator makes waves in sneaker design
Jan. 31, 2024
Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to fire in Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Jan. 9, 2024
Coast Guard urges caution as winter storm impacts Mid-Atlantic region
Jan. 5, 2024
Washington-based service member selected as 2023 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year
Dec. 12, 2023
Coast Guard reminds commercial fishermen of safety while at sea
Nov. 29, 2023
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: 50th Anniversary Ceremony of the Coast Guard Machinery Technician Rating
Nov. 16, 2023
Coast Guard rescues overdue mariner 270 miles off NC
Oct. 24, 2023
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Rescue Reunion - Coast Guard to host return of 4 divers saved off the coast of North Carolina

5th District News Archive

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OTHER COAST GUARD NEWS

The Reservist - Official Publication of the Coast Guard Reserve 

Coast Guard Retirees' Newsletter 

Coast Guard Auxiliary News 

Proceedings - The Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea  

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION

MAIN
(757) 398-6272

AFTER HOURS
(757) 295-8435

U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District
Commander (de)
431 Crawford St., Suite 603
Portsmouth, VA 23704

 

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