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April 16, 2025

Unmanned shrimp boat washes ashore on Florida beach, puzzling investigators

A 50-foot shrimp boat drew onlookers after it ran aground without its crew on a Florida beach over the weekend, according to local law enforcement.

April 14, 2025

Inside the Trump administration's overhaul of the Coast Guard amid border security blitz

The service unveiled its new Coast Guard Force Design 2028 this month to revamp the service’s organizational structure, personnel, acquisition and contracting, and technology.

April 14, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 4 passengers from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 still missing

A search for five missing passengers who were on a boat that capsized off the coast of Florida remains active after authorities rescued four passengers and found one dead.

April 9, 2025

Bondi, Patel announce seizure of over $509M in cocaine linked to cartels

Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel said Coast Guard cutters interdicted almost 45,000 pounds of cocaine and 3,800 pounds of marijuana worth over $509 million.

April 7, 2025

DOGE helps Coast Guard save nearly $33M by eliminating 'ineffective IT program'

The Coast Guard will eliminate an "ineffective IT program," saving the service $32.7M. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called it "Another win for government efficiency at DHS!"

March 27, 2025

Marine Corps bets on electric seagliders 'invisible' to enemy radar for medevac missions at sea

Regent scored another $10 million contract with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab for its all-electric seaglider plane on Wednesday as U.S. defense policy shifts focus to oceanic theaters.

March 22, 2025

Florida boat capsizes, leaving 1 person dead; Coast Guard suspends search for 3 others, including 2 children

Three passengers remain missing after a boat capsized in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. Four others were rescued, and one person was found dead.

March 20, 2025

Alaska plane that crashed and left 10 dead was more than 1,000 pounds over the weight limit, NTSB finds

The Bering Air flight that crashed in sea ice off Alaska, killing 10, was over the weight limit for a "flight into known or forecast icing conditions," the NTSB said.

March 11, 2025

ICE, DEA arrest criminal illegal aliens on idyllic New England island

Two illegal immigrants were arrested in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Drug Enforcement Administration agents.

March 5, 2025

US Coast Guard intercepts boat carrying Russian nationals, criminal migrant

A Coast Guard cutter intercepted five migrants attempting to travel illegally into the U.S. in the Trump administration's renewed efforts to combat illegal immigration.