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Return Displaced Residents Aleppo Syria

A member of Syrian security forces stands guard as displaced residents of Sheikh Maqsoud return to their homes in Aleppo, Syria, on January 13, 2026, after settling the conflicts between Syrian authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that started on January 6. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan LDP policy chief in Philippines

Takayuki Kobayashi (2nd from R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, inspects a patrol boat Japan provided to the Philippine Coast Guard on Jan. 7, 2026, in Manila.

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[Breaking News]New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

KUSHIRO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation. (Kyodo)

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Two people arrested in cable breach investigation

LKS 20260101 Finnish authorities seize the Fitburg vessel suspected of a subsea cable breach in the Gulf of Finland on 31 December 2025. Finnish authorities seized a vessel suspected of having breached the Elisa subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. Two people have been arrested in the Gulf of Finland cable breach investigation, and two other people have been placed under a travel ban. - RAJAVARTIOLAITOS / HANDOUT - NOTE! For editorial use only FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Rajavartiolaitos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Two people arrested in cable breach investigation

LKS 20260101 Finnish authorities seize the Fitburg vessel suspected of a subsea cable breach in the Gulf of Finland on 31 December 2025. Finnish authorities seized a vessel suspected of having breached the Elisa subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. Two people have been arrested in the Gulf of Finland cable breach investigation, and two other people have been placed under a travel ban. - RAJAVARTIOLAITOS / HANDOUT - NOTE! For editorial use only FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Rajavartiolaitos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Two people arrested in cable breach investigation

LKS 20260101 A Border Guard helicopter and a Coast Guard patrol ship Turva seize the Fitburg vessel suspected of a subsea cable breach in the Gulf of Finland on 31 December 2025. Finnish authorities seized a vessel suspected of having breached the Elisa subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. Two people have been arrested in the Gulf of Finland cable breach investigation, and two other people have been placed under a travel ban. - POLIISI / HANDOUT - NOTE! For editorial use only FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Poliisi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish Coast Guard vessel Uisko guards in harbour in Kirkkonummi, Finland on December 31, 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - RONI REKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish Coast Guard vessel Uisko guards in harbour in Kirkkonummi, Finland on December 31, 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - RONI REKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District Commander Mikko Simola attends a press conferance in Helsinki, Finland on 31 December 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged Elisa's subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The police say that the location of the cable damage reported by Elisa is located in the Estonian exclusive economic zone. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - KIMMO PENTTINEN / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District Commander Mikko Simola (L), Chief of the Border Guard Markku Hassinen, Director of the National Bureau of Investigation Robin Lardot, Helsinki Deputy Police Commissioner Heikki Kopperoinen, Helsinki Police Department chief Jari Liukku and National Police Comissioner Ilkka Koskimäki (R) attend a press conferance in Helsinki, Finland on 31 December 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged Elisa's subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The police say that the location of the cable damage reported by Elisa is located in the Estonian exclusive economic zone. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - KIMMO PENTTINEN / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District Commander Mikko Simola (L), Chief of the Border Guard Markku Hassinen, Director of the National Bureau of Investigation Robin Lardot, Helsinki Deputy Police Commissioner Heikki Kopperoinen, Helsinki Police Department chief Jari Liukku and National Police Comissioner Ilkka Koskimäki (R) attend a press conferance in Helsinki, Finland on 31 December 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged Elisa's subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The police say that the location of the cable damage reported by Elisa is located in the Estonian exclusive economic zone. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - KIMMO PENTTINEN / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District Commander Mikko Simola (L), Chief of the Border Guard Markku Hassinen, Director of the National Bureau of Investigation Robin Lardot, Helsinki Deputy Police Commissioner Heikki Kopperoinen, Helsinki Police Department chief Jari Liukku and National Police Comissioner Ilkka Koskimäki (R) attend a press conferance in Helsinki, Finland on 31 December 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged Elisa's subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The police say that the location of the cable damage reported by Elisa is located in the Estonian exclusive economic zone. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - KIMMO PENTTINEN / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation.

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New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks a vending machine in a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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RUSSIAN SHIP ANCHORED OFF HÖGANÄS

Swedish Customs personnel in the harbor at Nyhamnsläge north of Höganäs with the Russian ship Adler in the background. The Russian ship Adler is anchored in Swedish waters off Höganäs on Sunday after suffering engine failure during its journey north through the Öresund. The ship's owner is on several sanctions lists and is suspected of transporting weapons for Russia. The Customs has been cooperating with the police and the Coast Guard to carry out a so-called customs inspection of the Adler, Höganäs, Sweden, December 21, 2025.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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RUSSIAN SHIP ANCHORED OFF HÖGANÄS

The Coast Guard vessel KBV001 is on site at the Russian vessel Adler anchored in Swedish waters off Nyhamnsläge north of Höganäs on Sunday after it suffered an engine failure on its journey north through the Öresund. The ship's owner is on several sanctions lists and is suspected of transporting weapons for Russia. The Swedish Customs have been cooperating with the police and the Coast Guard is carrying out a so-called customs inspection of the Adler, Höganäs, Sweden, December 21, 2025.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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RUSSIAN SHIP ANCHORED OFF HÖGANÄS

The Russian ship Adler anchors in Swedish waters off Nyhamnsläge north of Höganäs on Sunday after it suffered an engine failure on its journey north through Öresund. The ship's owner is on several sanctions lists and is suspected of transporting weapons for Russia. The Swedish Customs have been cooperating with the police and the Coast Guard is carrying out a so-called customs inspection of Adler, Höganäs, Sweden, December 21, 2025.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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South Sea Coast Guard - China

An aerial drone photo shows the China Coast Guard (CCG) patrolling in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on November 8, 2025. Photo by Bei He /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo taken on November 14, 2025 shows a view of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. Huangyan Dao is part of China's Zhongsha Qundao with diverse natural ecosystem. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo taken on November 14, 2025 shows a view of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. Huangyan Dao is part of China's Zhongsha Qundao with diverse natural ecosystem. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo taken on November 14, 2025 shows a panoramic view of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. Huangyan Dao is part of China's Zhongsha Qundao with diverse natural ecosystem. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo taken on November 14, 2025 shows a panoramic view of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. Huangyan Dao is part of China's Zhongsha Qundao with diverse natural ecosystem. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo shows the China Coast Guard (CCG) conducting law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on November 14, 2025. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo shows the China Coast Guard (CCG) patrolling in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on November 14, 2025. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo shows the China Coast Guard (CCG) patrolling in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on November 14, 2025. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duangyan Dao Coast Guard Patrol - Chin

An aerial drone photo shows the China Coast Guard (CCG) conducting law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on November 14, 2025. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

The icebreaker Soya's logo is painted over as a ceremony to decommission the ship, the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat departs for final voyage

The Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, departs from its home port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2025, for its final voyage after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship will be decommissioned on Nov. 12 after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth

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JCG's oldest patrol boat departs for final voyage

The Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, departs from its home port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2025, for its final voyage after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship will be decommissioned on Nov. 12 after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth.

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1 dead, 4 injured in ship collision on Tokyo canal

Japan Coast Guard personnel check a boat on a canal in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after it collided with another boat earlier in the day, leaving one of the eight crew on board dead and four others injured.

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Typhoon Ragasa Slammed Into the Northern Philippines

A rescuer from the Philippine Coast Guard conducts a rappel rescue on a resident over a turbulent river in Ilocos Sur Province, the Philippines, September 22, 2025. Ragasa slammed into the northern Philippines on Monday, unleashing torrential rains and strong winds that triggered flooding, toppled trees, and tore roofs off homes. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Slammed Into the Northern Philippines

Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard cross a turbulent river to search for stranded residents in Ilocos Sur Province, the Philippines, September 22, 2025. Ragasa slammed into the northern Philippines on Monday, unleashing torrential rains and strong winds that triggered flooding, toppled trees, and tore roofs off homes. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Slammed Into the Northern Philippines

Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard transfer residents in Cagayan Province, the Philippines, September 22, 2025. Ragasa slammed into the northern Philippines on Monday, unleashing torrential rains and strong winds that triggered flooding, toppled trees, and tore roofs off homes. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drill in whaling town ahead of hunting season

TAIJI, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - Japan Coast Guard members conduct an anti-violence drill off Taiji, a whaling town in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama, on Aug. 20, 2025, as the new season's dolphin hunting from September may attract activists from anti-whaling groups. (Kyodo)

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Drill in whaling town ahead of hunting season

Japan Coast Guard members conduct an anti-violence drill off Taiji, a whaling town in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama, on Aug. 20, 2025, as the new season's dolphin hunting from September may attract activists from anti-whaling groups.

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US Virgin Islands: Hurricane Erin Brings Heavy Rain, High Winds, and Power Outages

Hurricane Erin intensified into a Category 4 storm on Monday, August 18. The storm is forecast to bring life-threatening rip currents and surf conditions across the U.S. East Coast this week. Erin left nearly the entire island of St. Thomas without power over the weekend. In response, the U.S. Coast Guard is imposing restrictions on vessels at ports on the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration - Chicago

Members of U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue stages a demonstration during the 2025 Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago, the United States, August 17, 2025. Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greece: Massive Fire Burns Forests on Chios, Prompting Evacuations

Strong wildfires, stoked by fierce winds and dry conditions, continue to rage in several parts of Greece, forcing thousands to evacuate and triggering road closures, power cuts and emergency rescues. On the island of Chios in the northern Aegean, a massive fire burned forests and farmland, forcing the evacuation of Volissos and other areas, while the coast guard rescued people who were trapped on beaches.

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Japan: Waterspout Spotted off Ishikawa Coast

A waterspout was spotted off Chirihama Beach in Ishikawa’s Hakui City on Friday, August 8. According to local fire departments and the Kanazawa Coast Guard, no damage to ships or other objects has been confirmed.

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Japan: Waterspout Spotted off Ishikawa Coast 2

A waterspout was spotted off Chirihama Beach in Ishikawa’s Hakui City on Friday, August 8. According to local fire departments and the Kanazawa Coast Guard, no damage to ships or other objects has been confirmed.

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Japan: Fire Erupts on Fireworks Barges at Yokohama Festival, Event Canceled 2

A fireworks festival in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai district descended into chaos on Monday evening, August 4, when two of eight launch barges caught fire, forcing the event's cancellation. Five crew members jumped into the sea and were rescued; one sustained minor injuries. About 20,000 fireworks had been scheduled, but the blaze — reportedly caused by a launch system malfunction — continued firing briefly despite attempts to stop it. The fire was extinguished by Tuesday morning, and police and the coast guard are investigating.