Coast Guard Diving—over 80 years of history!
The Coast Guard has a rich history of underwater operations. Since the early 1940s, the service has nurtured a diving capability that has become vital to modern Coast Guard missions.
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Construction Update – Aug. 30, 2025
That’s one BIG beam! The largest piece of steel in the National Coast Guard Museum project just went up — stretching 90 feet long and weighing in at 13.43 tons! This giant will run the entire length of the building from north to south, anchoring the bottom of Deck 3.
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Heroes of the Flood: The untold story of Coast Guard boat forces during Hurricane Katrina
“Kill the engines,” Jackson ordered. In the eerie quiet, they heard a metallic tapping. Closer now, they saw a man in a second-story attic window, striking its metal bars with a quarter. He and his bedridden, 87-year-old mother had been trapped for days in water up to their necks. Jackson’s team sawed through the attic ceiling.
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Learning from Disaster: How Katrina helped the Coast Guard prepare for future catastrophes
From evacuating stranded survivors to reopening critical waterways, the Coast Guard (USCG) performed heroically during Hurricane Katrina, but the widespread disaster exposed operational limitations that soon served as lessons learned and has resulted in sweeping changes in readiness, technology, and interagency collaboration.
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The Miracle of Katrina: Zero aircraft accidents
The fact that all these aircraft, from all these agencies, completely avoided any major aerial mishaps has become known as the “Miracle of Katrina.”
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Recovering from the Storm
Even before Katrina made initial landfall, the Coast Guard was closely coordinating with local vessels and the region’s maritime industry in order to help reduce loss of life and property – as well as avoid environmental impact. Beyond lifesaving, here are some of the ways the Coast Guard helped the nation recover after Hurricane Katrina.
