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March 29, 2024

Baltimore bridge collapse: Powerful crane linked to CIA secret Cold War mission arrives to clean up debris

The Chesapeake 1000 floating crane, which has ties to a CIA mission during the Cold War, has showed up to help clean bridge debris in Baltimore, Maryland.

March 28, 2024

Marine goes missing while swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico coast

The Coast Guard announced Thursday its search for Samuel Wanjiru, a 26-year-old Marine from Massachusetts who went missing while swimming in high surf off the Puerto Rican coast.

March 27, 2024

Baltimore bridge collapse: Coast Guard says 56 containers on cargo ship have hazardous materials

The Coast Guard said Wednesday that 56 containers onboard the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore have hazardous materials.

March 12, 2024

Oil sheen off California beach believed to be naturally caused, according to Coast Guard

Last week, an oil sheen was spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach, California. Officials say that the cause of the sheen was possibly from natural causes.

March 6, 2024

Philippines refuses to allow China to remove Filipino military outpost on disputed shoal

The Philippines refuses to allow China to remove a Filipino military outpost in the South China Sea. This follows a confrontation where Filipino navy personnel were injured.

March 5, 2024

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue mariners 1,700 miles from Bermuda after lightning strike blows hole in boat

Two men aboard a 19-foot sailing vessel were rescued Monday after a lightning strike made a hole in their boat and they began taking on water.

February 26, 2024

Denmark ends investigation into Nord Stream pipeline attack, citing insufficient basis for criminal charges

Danish authorities have closed an investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipeline, citing a lack of sufficient grounds to pursue a criminal case.

February 22, 2024

Whale dies after straying into Osaka Bay, Japanese officials confirm

A nearly 40-foot whale has died after straying into a port in Japan's Osaka Bay, marking the third year in a row that whales have become stranded in the area.

February 21, 2024

Coast Guard launches whale sighting alerts in Seattle so boats will steer clear

The Coast Guard has launched a program to alert vessels of whale sightings in Washington state's Salish Sea in an effort to keep the whales safe from boat strikes and noise.

February 20, 2024

Taiwan protests after Chinese coast guard boards tourist boat near Kinmen archipelago

Tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated following China's boarding of a tourist boat near the Kinmen archipelago. The incident sparked protests from Taiwan.