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November 4, 2022

Coast Guard offering ‘unheard of’ $50K signing bonuses as recruitment plummets, 'readiness' in jeopardy

The Coast Guard is suffering from low recruitment and retainment, in large part due to its own restrictive policies, including the COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

November 1, 2022

Chinese fishing boats defied US Coast Guard during confrontation in Pacific

Four Chinese fishing vessels defied an armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter over the summer, when the American boat wanted to conduct inspections for possible illegal fishing.

October 31, 2022

New York doctor charged in $100M fraud ring vanishes in Atlantic Ocean

New York Dr. Marvin Moy vanished off the coast of Fire Island earlier this month, according to US Coast Guard officials. He faces federal fraud charges.

October 30, 2022

Coast Guard, Good Samaritans rescue 13 after fishing boat strikes massive container ship off Virginia coast

The U.S. Coast Guard and Good Samaritans rescued all 13 members of a fishing vessel that collided with a container ship off the shores of Chincoteague, Virginia.

October 27, 2022

Rhode Island fishermen discover bomb from World War II battle in fishing net

A Rhode Island fishing crew discovered a WWII explosiveon Oct. 25, 2022, which was ultimately detonated by U.S. Navy explosive experts the next day.

October 26, 2022

NY teacher, US Coast Guard member who lost an eye won't allow 'freak accident' to define his life

TJ Foley of New York was operating machinery in his garage when it exploded, causing him to lose all vision in one eye. Foley is a member of the of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and a teacher.

October 19, 2022

An outage led to the deadly capsize of an oil vessel near Louisiana

'Data gaps' in radar systems and an outage involving a Coast Guard marine warning system both played factors in the deadly capsize of an oil vessel near Louisiana last year.

October 18, 2022

Coast Guard used 'digital tool' to more efficiently mass deny religious vax exemptions, Republicans allege

Republicans fear the Coast Guard may have used a "digital tool" to more efficiently deny religious exemption requests for the over 1,200 guardsmen who requested accommodations.

October 17, 2022

US and Mexico propose 'non-UN international security assistance mission' to Haiti amid humanitarian crisis

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Monday that she will propose the deployment of a "non-UN international security assistance mission" to Haiti.

October 11, 2022

US Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters as they fend off sharks

The U.S. Coast Guard said its crews had worked to rescue three missing boaters offshore from Louisiana over the weekend. The boaters were fending off sharks.