US Coast Guard News

The Coast Guard has saved two people and is searching for one more in the Mississippi River near Fort Jackson, La., approximately 55 miles southeast of New Orleans, Monday.

The U.S. Coast Guard's top weapon buyer lauded shipbuilders Tuesday for the job done on the second National Security Cutter , delivered last week from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.

The Coast Guard rescued a kayaker in distress from the shoreline off of Point Loma, Calif., Sunday night.

The Coast Guard is responding to pollution at Riverplace Marina in Portland, Sunday.

The Coast Guard received a call from the crew of the vessel about 5:30 p.m. indicating that one of their crewman had gone missing and his uniform had been found on the back of the ship about 3 p.m. Sunday.

BOGOTA: Colombia's navy Wednesday seized 2,219 kg cocaine off the Andean nation's Pacific coast, authorities said, adding that a US Coast Guard vessel aided in the seizure.

A man was being treated for hypothermia Monday after his small boat overturned in rough waters off the Point Loma shoreline, prompting a helicopter rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.

Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:39 p.m. POINT LOMA a ' The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man whose skiff overturned Sunday night in rough waves off Point Loma, authorities said.

The Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island is escorting a 41-foot sailboat back to Kailua-Kona Harbor after five people spent the night aboard, tossed in rough seas about 50 miles west of the Big Island.

Tony Mallia, a longtime member of the American Legion in Farmington, said receiving a prestigious award for serving in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was a surprise.

The Coast Guard responded to a report of two boats on fire at Roche Harbor Marina, in Roche Harbor, Wash., Wednesday.

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.