US Coast Guard News

As part of its investigation into the grounding of the Kulluk, Shell's Arctic floating drilling platform, the U.S. Coast Guard is holding a hearing in Anchorage to gather testimony on the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A woman was airlifted about 3:50 p.m. Friday from U.S. 1 after suffering head injuries in a personal watercraft crash near the Toms Harbor Cut Bridge at Duck Key.

It's not just the highways: With the summer recreational boating season just getting underway, several states are moving to cut down on boating under the influence.

The Marine Unit and Dive Team, the Holland State Park Rangers and employees, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Park and Georgetown Township Departments will all take part.

The Maine Lighthouse Museum is in need of volunteers both in the museum and in the Lighthouse Gift Shop! No experience required! Even if you can only volunteer once a week or a few times a month, don't be afraid to come see us at the museum! We need your help! The Maine Lighthouse Museum is home to the largest collection of lighthouse and U.S.

Five people were rescued on Monday evening after their boat began taking on water in the Sakonnet River.

By Daniel King, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class It might seem unusual for the U.S. Coast Guard to participate in a large-scale, international, military exercise half way around the world in South Korea; however, it is even more unusual for two brothers from Stevensville, Montana, to deploy to South Korea together as members of Coast Guard ... (more)

Coast Guard crews have picked up 526 Cuban migrants since Oct. 1. More than 1,275 Cuban migrants were interdicted in the previous year.

LOCAL 4 BISI ONILE-ERE IS LIVE WITH AN IMPORTANT WARNING. BISI? CHUCK, THE COLD WATER, LIKELY PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE DEATH OF TWO FISHERMEN.

On the heels of yesterday's announcement that the U.S. Coast Guard approved raising the Bayonne Bridge roadway, state and local officials are praising the Coast Guard's quick approval.

A survivor of the World War II Bataan Death March and Japanese prison camps will speak at the annual community POW/MIA Service of Remembrance on Armed Forces Day May 18.

More than 90 firefighters from around the world are meeting this week in Portsmouth to learn how best to fight fires aboard ships.

Two bodies discovered Thursday on the western part of Lake Erie near the Detroit River lighthouse have been "tentatively" identified as the fishermen who went missing Wednesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Crews contracted by the US Coast Guard are cleaning up after a fire on a shrimp boat on Florida's Anclote River.

Richard Anderson, 17, a senior at Sachem East High School and Brookhaven Tech Center, made a film call "Journey", about his sister Amanda Anderson and her new horse that helped comfort her after her beloved horse Mufasa died, Central Islip.

The captain of the Black Pearl spotted packages of marijuana about a mile east of the Hillsboro Inlet during a snorkeling and dive trip Wednesday morning.

If all of the options are exercised by the Coast Guard, the contract could be worth up to has been servicing the Coast Guard's C-130 fleet and ensuring the aircraft are kept mission-ready. The DRS North Carolina site includes two modern aircraft modification, repair and overhaul facilities, each over 100,000 square feet.

Over the next month, members of the U.S. Coast Guard will bring some cheer to veterans across the country.

Ingalls Shipbuilding will hold a keel authentication Friday in Pascagoula for its fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter James .

Integrated State Law Enforcement Task Force remind everyone -- particularly parents and their graduating high school seniors and other teens -- to add safety to any celebration plans at home, at a nearby venue or at the beach or other vacation destinations.