US Coast Guard News

The local school board's recent decision not to add a Coast Guard representative to its ranks could make it difficult for Elizabeth City to earn the much-coveted "Coast Guard City" status from the U.S. Coast Guard, a city councilwoman said last week.

A Lorain police officer is being credited with saving the life of an elderly man Saturday morning.

Share + Nov 2, 2009 5:20 am US/Pacific SAN DIEGO, Calif. 1 of 8 Authorities say the search for the missing survivors of the plane and military chopper collision off San Clemente Island is now a recovery mission.

The Coast Guard established a safety zone Sunday on the Columbia River during a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers channel improvement project between Warrior Point and Bachelor Point near St.

A plan to move away from oil-fired burners by the U.S. Coast Guard in Southeast Alaska could provide a spark for the region's foundering timber industry.

Today, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy honors the nine people who went missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter collided Thursday over the Pacific Coast.

The Coast Guard rescued a man who injured his leg on board a fishing vessel two miles north of Horn Island, Nov.

Date: Nov. 4, 2009 Contact: 209-5901 Lt. Brian Tesson JUNEAU, Alaska The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Liberty is scheduled to begin its Annual Southeast Alaska Blanket, Coat and New Toy Drive Friday running through Dec.

This morning, Coast Guard officials will off load $127 million worth of cocaine that was seized from drug smuggling operations over the last month.

The U.S. Coast Guard said searchers have found the body of one pilot whose plane disappeared off the Texas coast.

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for seven Coast Guard aircrew and two Marine Corps aircrew missing off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif.

A senior Coast Guard official was charged Tuesday with multiple offenses, including sodomy, indecent acts and conduct unbecoming of an officer and gentleman.

Ensign Alanna McGovern looks up at Ensign JoEllen Arons, the officer on deck, aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon , which made a quick stop at the Port of Anacortes' Pier 2 on Oct.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, cleanup crews continue to work in several areas affected by the Dubai Star oil spill while wildlife experts search for and capture any animals impacted by the spill.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people, a male and female, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Saturday, after their vessel capsized in Calumet Harbor, Ill.

SAN DIEGO/SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Coast Guard says all hope is lost in finding nine people who went missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter, and the rescue mission is now classified as a recovery effort.

Authorities say a fishing vessel with 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board sank as it was being towed through Sedanka Pass.

At least 11 birds have died as a result of an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay on Friday and dozens more could wind up dead because of the spill, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials.

The search for a 55-year-old man swept by the Sandy River on Saturday was expected to continue Sunday morning after being called off the night before.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has suspended the search for a second Navy pilot whose plane disappeared off the Texas coast on Wednesday.