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U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian partners conduct joint operations in Southeast Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — United States and Canadian personnel began a three-day joint maritime exercise Tuesday near Juneau. The crews of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station...

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PHOTOS: Coast Guard accepts, places on display historical documents

Click the images above to view and download the high resolution versions. CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard accepted the official, historical documents Monday that renamed a portion of the Charleston...

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UPDATE/PHOTOS: Flooding boat safely moored

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – The 27-foot boat that was reportedly taking on water with three people aboard 30 miles off Ponte Vedra, Florida, safely moored at Palm Cove Marina in Jacksonville, Florida about...

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Coast Guard responds to vessel in distress near Golden Gate Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO – Coast Guard rescue crews responded to a report of three people in distress aboard a vessel taking on water approximately 22 miles southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge Tuesday...

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Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, reminds mariners to boat safe

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Anchorage emphasizes the importance of being prepared to safely enjoy the waters of Alaska during this spring boating season to enhance boater safety and prevent...

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U.S. Coast Guard releases 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics Report

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics Wednesday, revealing that boating fatalities that year totaled 560 — the lowest number of boating fatalities on...

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Coast Guard conducts Arctic mass rescue operation exercise in Nome, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard and city of Nome personnel conducted a mass rescue operation exercise Tuesday in Nome as part of operation Arctic Shield. In 2013 there were an estimated 440 vessel...

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The Coast Guard detains a 579-foot motor vessel for safety violations

PORTLAND, Ore. ─ The Coast Guard detained the 579-foot motor vessel  Strategic Synergy, Tuesday, requiring the vessel to remain in Portland until numerous safety violations are corrected by the ship’s...

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Coast Guard to conduct dockside safety exams for Bristol Bay, Alaska, salmon...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard will offer courtesy dockside examinations of commercial fishing vessels in Bristol Bay in anticipation of the 2014 Bristol Bay salmon fishery The fishery is slated...

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Fake distress call costs responders resources, money

Click the images above for a high-resolution version of the graphic and the audio file of the distress call. ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – A hoax mayday call made Wednesday caused a New Smyrna Beach,...

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Coast Guard to place new boating security sign in Honolulu Harbor

Editor's note: For high resolution imagery, click on the thumbnail above. HONOLULU — Construction will be completed on a new boating security sign in Honolulu Harbor, Friday. The new sign will inform...

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5th Annual USO Wrangler National Patriot Tour to visit Coast Guard units on...

Cowgirls Maegan Ridley and Annie Ellett share Memorial Day 2012 with US Army 4th Infantry Division Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan.   Ridley and Ellett along with world...

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Coast Guard, Navy, local agencies respond to tractor-trailer accident on the...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Rescue crews from the Coast Guard, Navy and local agencies are responding to a tractor-trailer accident on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Thursday. An on-scene witness contacted...

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Coast Guard releases 2013 recreational boating statistics report for the...

BOSTON — The 1st Coast Guard District has released its 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics Wednesday, revealing that boating fatalities last year totaled 33 — the lowest number of boating fatalities...

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Media Advisory: Coast Guard Station Gloucester to kick off National Safe...

BOSTON — The public and media are invited to attend an open house at Coast Guard Station Gloucester, Massachusetts, to kick off National Safe Boating Week, Saturday. The event is part of ongoing...

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CORRECTION: US, Canadian Coast Guard searching for missing boater on Lake...

NOTE: A previous release stated that the Coast Guard was notified at 9:45 p.m, which should read 9:45 a.m. CLEVELAND— Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, Niagara Country Sheriff and...

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Coast Guard Atlantic Area welcomes new Command Master Chief

Cantrell to become Coast Guard’s top senior enlisted leader Click on the images to view or download full-resolution files For more photos, see the Atlantic Area Change of the Watch 2014  gallery on...

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U.S. Coast Guard to hold Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard...

WASHINGTON — Master Chief Petty Officer Steven W. Cantrell is scheduled to assume the duties of the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard during a change-of-watch ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday...

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South Texas Coast Guard crews receive high-speed response boat

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard crews at Station South Padre Island have completed the qualification and trial run process, Tuesday, for the new 45-foot-Response Boat-Medium that was delivered to...

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*Update* Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 3 sailors 1,200 miles southeast of...

  Click above thumbnail to view video     BOSTON — The Coast Guard coordinated a rescue of three sailors approximately 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at approximately 2 p.m., Thursday....

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