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May 29, 2024

US Coast Guard offloads $468M worth of confiscated cocaine

The U.S. Coast Guard announced it has unloaded approximately 33,768 pounds of cocaine in San Diego, California, with an estimated value of $468 million.

May 28, 2024

2 rescued as 80-foot yacht sinks off Florida coast

St. Johns County Fire Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two mariners aboard an 80-foot yacht that began taking on water off the coast of Florida.

May 24, 2024

8 injured in airboat crash in central Florida, deputies say

An airboat with 11 occupants crashed into a sandbar in central Florida, leaving 8 people injured who were then transported to local hospitals; there were no trauma alerts.

May 23, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for 3 people missing after boat capsized in Gulf of Alaska bay

The Coast Guard on Thursday suspended its search for three people who went missing after their boat capsized near Aialik Bay, Alaska, a day earlier.

May 22, 2024

Charter boat likely capsized in leadup to wreck that killed 5 off Alaska coast: Coast Guard

The Awakin, a fishing charter boat found submerged off a southeast Alaska island last year, likely capsized after its well deck flooded, killing five people.

May 21, 2024

Greek judge drops charges against 9 Egyptians accused of causing shipwreck that killed hundreds

Nine Egyptian men have been acquitted by a Greek judge of charges related to a shipwreck that killed more than 500 migrants. The judge dismissed the case.

May 20, 2024

Philippines accuses China of pillaging giant clams in disputed shoal

The Philippines has accused Chinese fishermen of damaging giant clam populations in a disputed area of the South China Sea controlled by China's coast guard.

May 16, 2024

Coast Guard studying if other bridges at risk following Baltimore bridge disaster

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is studying if other bridges across the nation are at risk after Baltimore collapse in March which resulted in the deaths of six people..

May 15, 2024

US Coast Guard suspends search for missing Florida diver: 'Deeply saddened'

Authorities reported that a diver disappeared Sunday while exploring a WWII-era shipwreck off the coast of Florida that is prone to strong currents.

May 15, 2024

China's military monitors route taken by Filipino activists sailing toward disputed shoal

In the South China Sea, Filipino activists and fishermen sailed to assert the Philippines' sovereignty over a disputed shoal while being closely monitored by China.