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Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials

Read full article: Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials

The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet, replacing one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials.

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Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing

Read full article: Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing

U.S. officials say the wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a security check.

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DOJ announces developments in Georgia cases tied to Mexican drug cartels

Read full article: DOJ announces developments in Georgia cases tied to Mexican drug cartels

The event will showcase the offload of over 48,400 pounds of illicit narcotics, which are valued at more than $509 million.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi: Mexican drug cartels believed to be tied to $509 million drug offload in Fort Lauderdale

Read full article: Attorney General Pam Bondi: Mexican drug cartels believed to be tied to $509 million drug offload in Fort Lauderdale

The event will showcase the offload of over 48,400 pounds of illicit narcotics, which are valued at more than $509 million.

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Dive teams find final missing child 10 days after boat capsized on St. Johns River, FWC says

Read full article: Dive teams find final missing child 10 days after boat capsized on St. Johns River, FWC says

Almost five days after a vessel capsized on the St. Johns River, crews continue to look for a child who remained unaccounted for as of Wednesday afternoon.

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Dive teams continue search for missing child almost 5 days after boat capsized on St. Johns River

Read full article: Dive teams continue search for missing child almost 5 days after boat capsized on St. Johns River

Searchers continue to look for a child who remains unaccounted for nearly 60 hours after a vessel capsized on the St. Johns River near the Dames Point Bridge, sending eight people into the water.

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Mother shares 'indescribable heartbreak' at losing family in deadly boat accident on St. Johns River

Read full article: Mother shares 'indescribable heartbreak' at losing family in deadly boat accident on St. Johns River

Searchers continue to look for a child who remains unaccounted for nearly 60 hours after a vessel capsized on the St. Johns River near the Dames Point Bridge, sending eight people into the water.

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Search continues for child who remains missing after deadly boat accident sent 8 into St. Johns River

Read full article: Search continues for child who remains missing after deadly boat accident sent 8 into St. Johns River

Searchers continue to look for a child who remains unaccounted for nearly 60 hours after a vessel capsized on the St. Johns River near the Dames Point Bridge, sending eight people into the water.

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Jacksonville community rallies to search for missing boaters on St. Johns River

Read full article: Jacksonville community rallies to search for missing boaters on St. Johns River

On Sunday, community members got involved in looking for the final three boaters and expressed their commitment to providing closure for the families involved.

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‘What you can’t see is what will hurt you’: Longtime maritime attorney says nighttime boating should be avoided

Read full article: ‘What you can’t see is what will hurt you’: Longtime maritime attorney says nighttime boating should be avoided

Three boaters remain missing on Saturday night after their boat capsized on the St. Johns River the day before. Rod Sullivan has worked in maritime law for over 40 years dealing with recreational boating accidents. He says with searches like these, the longer they go on, the more difficult the search can become.

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Coast Guard suspends search for people who went missing after boat capsized on St. Johns River

Read full article: Coast Guard suspends search for people who went missing after boat capsized on St. Johns River

The Coast Guard announced on Saturday evening that it has suspended its search for the three boaters who went missing after a boat capsized in the St. Johns River on Friday night.

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1 dead, 3 missing after boat capsizes in St. Johns River

Read full article: 1 dead, 3 missing after boat capsizes in St. Johns River

A Friday night search is underway for four missing boaters after a boat capsized in the St. Johns River.

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Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania in 3rd failed attempt to keep them out

Read full article: Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania in 3rd failed attempt to keep them out

An Italian navy ship has taken migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome.

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Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in the South China Sea

Read full article: Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in the South China Sea

The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea, forcing them to cancel the operation.

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FWC enhances boater safety with interactive waterway app campaign

Read full article: FWC enhances boater safety with interactive waterway app campaign

For years, waterway users in Florida have had to juggle multiple sources of information to plan, prepare and navigate safely to enjoy their time on the water.

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Report alleges Coast Guard leaders kept sexual assault investigation secret

Read full article: Report alleges Coast Guard leaders kept sexual assault investigation secret

A new report by a congressional subcommittee accused former top Coast Guard officials of hiding a yearslong investigation into sexual assault and harassment at the service’s academy in Connecticut from both Congress and the public.

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More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults

Read full article: More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults

Nine additional former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have formally accused overseers of the prestigious service academy of failing to prevent and properly address sexual violence on campus, while also covering it up.

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VIDEO: Coast Guard saves man clinging to cooler 30 miles off Florida coast as Hurricane Milton approached

Read full article: VIDEO: Coast Guard saves man clinging to cooler 30 miles off Florida coast as Hurricane Milton approached

It was a nightmare scenario with a positive ending.

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NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws

Read full article: NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws

An engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board says the carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process.

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OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

Read full article: OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic said he hopes the legacy is a renewed interest in exploration.

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Former cadets accuse the Coast Guard Academy of failing to stop sexual violence

Read full article: Former cadets accuse the Coast Guard Academy of failing to stop sexual violence

Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are accusing overseers of the Connecticut school of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up.

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Defendant in Titan submersible wrongful death lawsuit files to move case to federal court

Read full article: Defendant in Titan submersible wrongful death lawsuit files to move case to federal court

One of the defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the implosion of an undersea submersible is seeking to move the case from state to federal court.

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Chinese coast guard ships fire water cannons and block Philippine fisheries vessel in disputed sea

Read full article: Chinese coast guard ships fire water cannons and block Philippine fisheries vessel in disputed sea

Chinese coast guard ship have fired water cannons, blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel in the disputed South China Sea, where hostilities between the Asian neighbors have flared alarmingly at sea and spread into the air in recent weeks.

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Philippine military says Chinese air force jets endangered its patrol plane with flares, risky moves

Read full article: Philippine military says Chinese air force jets endangered its patrol plane with flares, risky moves

The Philippine military chief has condemned what he said was the provocative actions of two Chinese air force aircraft that executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine air force plane on routine patrol in the South China Sea.

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US Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands

Read full article: US Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands

Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands came across a Russian ship in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone.

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Video: Coast Guard rescues 5 people, dog after boat runs aground

Read full article: Video: Coast Guard rescues 5 people, dog after boat runs aground

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued five people, a dog and two airboat crew members.

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Fishing trip turns into survival rescue story miles off Mayport

Read full article: Fishing trip turns into survival rescue story miles off Mayport

It was supposed to be a normal day of fishing on the water for five men on Sunday morning.

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Fishermen say by ‘grace of God’ they found 5 people stranded on capsized boat near Mayport

Read full article: Fishermen say by ‘grace of God’ they found 5 people stranded on capsized boat near Mayport

It is as scary of a situation as anyone can imagine. Five people were stranded on top of a capsized boat 10 or more miles off the shore of Mayport Sunday morning.

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Coast Guard rescues 5 people from capsized vessel 11 miles off Mayport

Read full article: Coast Guard rescues 5 people from capsized vessel 11 miles off Mayport

The incident happened off the coast of Mayport Sunday morning.

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Philippines says it won't back down, but won't start a war, after clash with Chinese Coast Guard

Read full article: Philippines says it won't back down, but won't start a war, after clash with Chinese Coast Guard

The president of the Philippines says his country will not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at least two military boats with machetes, axes and hammers in a clash in the disputed South China Sea, but added the Philippines will never instigate a war.

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Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities in disputed sea

Read full article: Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities in disputed sea

The Philippine military chief has demanded China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea.

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64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died

Read full article: 64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died

U.N. agencies say 64 people are missing after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued by the Italian coast guard.

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Coast Guard, St. Johns County Fire Rescue save 2 people from yacht taking on water 3 miles off St. Augustine Beach

Read full article: Coast Guard, St. Johns County Fire Rescue save 2 people from yacht taking on water 3 miles off St. Augustine Beach

The Coast Guard and St. Johns County Fire and Rescue saved two people after their vessel took on water three miles off St. Augustine Beach on Saturday.

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Coast Guard urges public to prioritize boating safety on Memorial Day weekend

Read full article: Coast Guard urges public to prioritize boating safety on Memorial Day weekend

The Coast Guard and other first responders will be out patrolling the water this Memorial Day weekend and are asking the public to follow the law and be safe while boating.

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US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil

Read full article: US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil

The U.S. Coast Guard estimates that up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas.

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Rip current safety: Coast Guard officer explains how to stay safe when swimming in open water

Read full article: Rip current safety: Coast Guard officer explains how to stay safe when swimming in open water

The weather is heating up, which is usually a sign for beachgoers to prepare to hit the waters.

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Coast Guard offloads thousands of pounds of cocaine worth more than $24 million in Miami

Read full article: Coast Guard offloads thousands of pounds of cocaine worth more than $24 million in Miami

A Coast Guard crew offloaded more than 1,850 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $24.3 million in Miami on Friday, officials said.

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Workers had little warning as Maryland bridge collapsed, raising concerns over safety, communication

Read full article: Workers had little warning as Maryland bridge collapsed, raising concerns over safety, communication

In the moments before the cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it crumbling into the water, a flurry of urgent warnings crackled over radios and enabled police to block traffic from getting on the span, likely saving lives.

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As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up

Read full article: As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up

A crane that can lift 1,000 tons has appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepare to begin clearing wreckage.

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Coast Guard says ships could be in danger if buoys are hacked by cybercriminals

Read full article: Coast Guard says ships could be in danger if buoys are hacked by cybercriminals

News4JAX rode with the Coast Guard to learn about the buoys in the St. Johns River and what could happen to large cargo ships if cybercriminals ever hacked them.

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2 Chinese fishermen drown after chase with Taiwan's Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing

Read full article: 2 Chinese fishermen drown after chase with Taiwan's Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing

Taiwan’s Coast Guard says two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by the coast guard off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago.

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One dead, two arrested after Coast Guard shoots at suspected drug boat in Caribbean Sea, USCG says

Read full article: One dead, two arrested after Coast Guard shoots at suspected drug boat in Caribbean Sea, USCG says

A person is dead and two others were arrested after a Coast Guard crew’s airborne use of force to stop a non-compliant vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea on New Year’s Day.

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A lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship's hold is out after several days of burning

Read full article: A lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship's hold is out after several days of burning

The U.S. Coast Guard says a lithium-ion battery fire on a cargo ship is out after days of burning off the coast of Alaska.

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Another part of fish box lid located from boat of 3 missing fishermen, families ask to stay on the lookout

Read full article: Another part of fish box lid located from boat of 3 missing fishermen, families ask to stay on the lookout

More pieces of the boat — believed to be the one that three missing Brunswick fishermen were last seen on — have been found Wednesday morning near Jungle Hut Park in Palm Coast.

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More debris from boat of 3 fishermen missing since October discovered on Ormond Beach

Read full article: More debris from boat of 3 fishermen missing since October discovered on Ormond Beach

The fishing lid of a fish box confirmed to belong to the boat that three missing Georgia fishermen were last seen on was discovered on Ormond Beach, according to an update posted on the Bring Our Boys Home Facebook page.

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US and Philippines condemn the Chinese coast guard's water cannon blasts on fisheries vessels

Read full article: US and Philippines condemn the Chinese coast guard's water cannon blasts on fisheries vessels

The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a high-seas assault by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

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‘Exhausted every lead’: Family suspends active search for missing Georgia fishermen, still hold onto hope

Read full article: ‘Exhausted every lead’: Family suspends active search for missing Georgia fishermen, still hold onto hope

The families of the three missing Georgia fishermen announced on Tuesday they would suspend their active search after exhausting every lead they had.

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Coast Guard honors partners who responded after Golden Ray cargo ship capsized

Read full article: Coast Guard honors partners who responded after Golden Ray cargo ship capsized

On Monday, the Coast Guard honored the partner agencies who stepped in to help rescue the 23 crew members and then salvage the Golden Ray cargo ship -- a process that took more than two years.

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Coast Guard to honor crew members for their response on Golden Ray cargo ship capsized in 2019

Read full article: Coast Guard to honor crew members for their response on Golden Ray cargo ship capsized in 2019

The Coast Guard will host an award ceremony Monday morning to honor crew members for their response to the Golden Ray cargo ship that capsized back in 2019 near Brunswick.

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Debris from boat of 3 missing fishermen found off coast of St. Augustine; possible life raft spotted Monday

Read full article: Debris from boat of 3 missing fishermen found off coast of St. Augustine; possible life raft spotted Monday

Debris from the boat of three missing fisherman was found 16 miles off the coast of St. Augustine Sunday night, according to the United Cajun Navy.

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Families, supporters light up downtown St. Marys as search continues for 3 missing Brunswick fishermen

Read full article: Families, supporters light up downtown St. Marys as search continues for 3 missing Brunswick fishermen

The families of Tyler Barlow, Caleb Wilkinson and Dalton Conway will gather supporters at 6 p.m. Saturday to light up downtown St. Marys as the search continues for the missing boaters.

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Family of 3 missing Brunswick boaters hires private crews to pick up where the Coast Guard left off

Read full article: Family of 3 missing Brunswick boaters hires private crews to pick up where the Coast Guard left off

The family of three missing Georgia fishermen are continuing their search a little over a week after the Coast Guard stopped.

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Not giving up hope: Families of 3 missing fishermen ask for community’s help after Coast Guard suspended search

Read full article: Not giving up hope: Families of 3 missing fishermen ask for community’s help after Coast Guard suspended search

The Coast Guard announced Thursday night they suspended the search for the three men who went missing while fishing aboard a 31-foot fishing boat 80 miles off the coast of Brunswick, Georgia.

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‘It’s just very stressful’: Sister of missing Georgia fisherman says she’s unhappy with how search progressing

Read full article: ‘It’s just very stressful’: Sister of missing Georgia fisherman says she’s unhappy with how search progressing

Dalton Conway, Tyler Barlow and Caleb Wilkinson left for a fishing trip out of Brunswick, Georgia on the Carol Ann on Oct. 14.

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40-foot sailboat runs aground in Jacksonville Beach

Read full article: 40-foot sailboat runs aground in Jacksonville Beach

A large sailboat ran aground in Jacksonville Beach on Monday.

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Coast Guard searching for 3 fishermen missing off coast of Brunswick

Read full article: Coast Guard searching for 3 fishermen missing off coast of Brunswick

The Coast Guard is searching for three men on a 31-foot fishing boat 80 miles off the coast of Brunswick, Georgia.

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Coast Guard opens formal inquiry into collapse of mast on Maine schooner that killed a passenger

Read full article: Coast Guard opens formal inquiry into collapse of mast on Maine schooner that killed a passenger

The Coast Guard has launched a formal investigation into the collapse of a mast aboard a historic schooner that killed one person and injured three others off Maine's seacoast.

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St. Augustine man who was lost at sea, his family reunite with crews who helped rescue him

Read full article: St. Augustine man who was lost at sea, his family reunite with crews who helped rescue him

A young man who was lost at sea for about 30 hours in early August was reunited Thursday with the crews who helped rescue him.

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US, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say

Read full article: US, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say

Two Philippine security officials said that the United States, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill this week in the South China Sea off the western Philippines after a recent show of Chinese aggression in the disputed waters.

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St. Augustine man who survived nearly two days lost at sea now on the road to recovery

Read full article: St. Augustine man who survived nearly two days lost at sea now on the road to recovery

Charlie Gregory’s story has been making headlines across the country after he was found Saturday morning clinging to his small boat 12 miles offshore.

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Boater missing for day and a half rescued off Florida coast in half-submerged boat

Read full article: Boater missing for day and a half rescued off Florida coast in half-submerged boat

A boater who had been missing for more than a day and a half was rescued off the Florida coast in a half-submerged boat.

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Coast Guard rescues diver near St. Petersburg

Read full article: Coast Guard rescues diver near St. Petersburg

Coast Guard rescues a diver 12 miles west of Egmont Key, Florida.

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‘We had our eyes on them’: Crew rescues 3 distressed boaters before coast guard could arrive

Read full article: ‘We had our eyes on them’: Crew rescues 3 distressed boaters before coast guard could arrive

A crew of six good Samaritans saved three boaters after their boat sank Saturday about 17 miles offshore in the Mayport area.

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‘My heart is overwhelmed’: Mother grateful after boaters save sons caught in storm off Fernandina Beach

Read full article: ‘My heart is overwhelmed’: Mother grateful after boaters save sons caught in storm off Fernandina Beach

A local mom says two of her sons and their friend were returning from fishing when they got caught in a violent storm.

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Recovering the Titan 12,500 feet underwater was dangerous, complex, emotional

Read full article: Recovering the Titan 12,500 feet underwater was dangerous, complex, emotional

The operators of the underwater robot that located the missing submersible Titan quickly learned that it was up to them to find the vessel after other deep-sea experts had tried unsuccessfully.

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USS Silversides has golden history for tourists to pay tribute at in Michigan

Read full article: USS Silversides has golden history for tourists to pay tribute at in Michigan

The USS Silversides was a vital weapon for the U.S. Navy during the Pacific Theater of World War II

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What caused the Titan to implode? Right now, it's not even clear who will lead the investigation

Read full article: What caused the Titan to implode? Right now, it's not even clear who will lead the investigation

A day after revelations that the Titan submersible imploded, officials are searching the ocean floor for evidence and determining who will be responsible for investigating the international disaster.

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Families, relatives of people who died on Titanic want tourism to shipwreck to stop

Read full article: Families, relatives of people who died on Titanic want tourism to shipwreck to stop

As Coast Guard officials try to determine more about the debris field found near the site of the Titanic, families with relatives who died or survived the 1912 Titanic disaster want tourism to the shipwreck to stop

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Did initial delays in communication hamper tourist sub search?

Read full article: Did initial delays in communication hamper tourist sub search?

About an hour and a half into its voyage, a missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic lost communications.

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The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says

Read full article: The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.

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Coast Guard offloads more than $186 million in illegal drugs

Read full article: Coast Guard offloads more than $186 million in illegal drugs

More than 14,000 pounds of cocaine seized.

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Coast Guard searches for man who went overboard from cruise ship near Jacksonville

Read full article: Coast Guard searches for man who went overboard from cruise ship near Jacksonville

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for a 35-year-old man who went overboard Monday from the Carnival Magic cruise ship.

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Boating safely saves lives: What you need to know on the water

Read full article: Boating safely saves lives: What you need to know on the water

National Safe Boating Week begins this weekend, and boating experts are sharing some simple rules to keep you safe -- and alive.

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US Coast Guard mock rescue mission reminds boaters of importance of safety

Read full article: US Coast Guard mock rescue mission reminds boaters of importance of safety

News4JAX got an inside look at how the Coast Guard and Air Station train for emergencies on the water.

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Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Read full article: Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Some 1,200 migrants have arrived since Sunday on a tiny Italian island.

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UN: Year is off to a deadly start for migrants crossing Med

Read full article: UN: Year is off to a deadly start for migrants crossing Med

The migration agency of the United Nations says the first three months of 2023 were the deadliest first quarter in six years for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean Sea in smugglers’ boats.

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Greece: 3 dead after boat with migrants hits rocks

Read full article: Greece: 3 dead after boat with migrants hits rocks

Three migrants died and 16 have been rescued off the Greek island of Lesbos after a dinghy transporting them from the nearby coast of Turkey hit rocks in high winds.

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Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, 'Goonies' fish incident

Read full article: Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, 'Goonies' fish incident

Police in Oregon have arrested a Canadian man who allegedly stole a yacht and had to be rescued by a Coast Guard swimmer.

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Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in 'Goonies' fish incident

Read full article: Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in 'Goonies' fish incident

A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River on Friday was wanted by police for a bizarre fish dumping incident at the home featured in the classic film, “The Goonies.”.

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Raft with US flag caught in plain view off Havana coast

Read full article: Raft with US flag caught in plain view off Havana coast

An incident involving the Cuban coast guard in plain sight of the U.S. embassy in Havana had people scratching their heads on Monday.

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Coast Guard faults pilot in Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

Read full article: Coast Guard faults pilot in Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay is faulting the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway.

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Following Surfside condo collapse, Jacksonville councilman introduces new mandatory building inspection bill

Read full article: Following Surfside condo collapse, Jacksonville councilman introduces new mandatory building inspection bill

Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond has introduced a bill that would impose new mandatory building inspections for Jacksonville in the wake of the Surfside building collapse last year that killed 98 people.

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Onboard with the Coast Guard: Bringing out the big guns to stop potential threats

Read full article: Onboard with the Coast Guard: Bringing out the big guns to stop potential threats

News4JAX Meteorologist Richard Nunn has shown us everything from rescue operations to maintenance while going onboard with the Coast Guard. Now, he's giving us a closer look at how Coast Guard Station Mayport can stop a potential threat.

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Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of US Coast Guard member

Read full article: Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of US Coast Guard member

The man who in previously pleaded guilty to charges related charges in the death of a U.S. Coast Guard member was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Coast Guard secures boats at Naval Station Mayport before tropical storm Nicole arrives

Read full article: Coast Guard secures boats at Naval Station Mayport before tropical storm Nicole arrives

Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to arrive along our coast in a matter of days, and members of the United States Coast Guard in Mayport are not taking any chances. They spent Tuesday morning preparing their boats, and urged local boaters to do the same.

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Greece: Children among dead in migrant boat sinking

Read full article: Greece: Children among dead in migrant boat sinking

Greece's coast guard says at least five children are among the 22 people confirmed dead in the sinking of a sailing boat that had been carrying migrants.

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Death toll from migrant boat sinking in Greece rises to 20

Read full article: Death toll from migrant boat sinking in Greece rises to 20

Rescue crews searching for dozens of migrants missing from the sinking of a sailing boat in rough weather off an island near Athens are recovering mostly bodies, with only one more survivor plucked from the sea.

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Greece: Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants sinks

Read full article: Greece: Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants sinks

Greece's coast guard is searching for dozens of migrants reported missing after the overloaded sailboat they were on capsized and sank in rough seas off an island near Athens.

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Coast Guard members urge Georgia, Florida fans tailgating by boat to stay safe

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So many people going to the Georgia-Florida game tailgate by boat. Coast Guard members say they want people to have fun, but they’re urging them to stay safe

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NGO: Libyan Coast Guard threatened to shoot down plane

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The German non-governmental organization Sea-Watch is accusing the Libyan coast guard of threatening to shoot down their monitoring plane that helps documented the interception of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.

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NTSB: Communications outage a factor in lift boat disaster

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A federal agency says an outage involving a Coast Guard marine warning system and “data gaps” in radar systems were factors in last year's deadly capsize of an oil industry lift boat off Louisiana's coast.

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Coast Guardsman surprises daughter at school after 9-month deployment

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Olivia Sowell was sitting with her fellow students on the floor of the Hickory Creek Elementary School cafeteria. Her principal, Mrs. Yvette Cubero-Gonzalez, gave them a brief lesson on military history and culture, an appropriate foreshadowing for a surprise to come.

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VIDEO: Coast Guard rescues boaters found ‘fending off sharks’

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A family member notified the coast guard after they didn’t return that night.

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VIDEOS: Coast Guard makes heroic rescues in area hit hardest by Hurricane Ian

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An aircrew from Air Station Miami, U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin, rescued several people stranded in Sanibel Island Thursday. On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard District 7 shared the body camera video of the rescues.

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Coast Guard: 2 dead, 5 missing after migrant boat capsizes

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Two people died and five were missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off the coast of the Florida Keys.

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EU court limits national checks for migrant rescue ships

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The European Union’s top court says maritime authorities cannot impound ships involved in search-and-rescue work just because they think the vessels might be overloaded due to the number of migrants aboard.

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Italy opens humanitarian corridor for 300 Afghan refugees

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Italy's Foreign Ministry says the first of some 300 Afghan refugees have arrived in Italy along a new humanitarian corridor organized by the Italian government and other groups.

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Mediterranean ships find 5 dead, rescue over 1,100 migrants

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Ships in the Mediterranean Sea have rescued over 1,100 people struggling to reach Europe in rickety smugglers' boats and found five bodies.

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Man jailed in Coast Guard member’s killing pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder, armed burglary

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A man who was arrested in connection to the deadly shooting of a U.S. Coast Guard member pleaded guilty to charges Tuesday, according to court records.

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Video shows moment lightning strikes boat off Florida’s coast; 7 passengers unharmed

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An incredible video shows the moment lightning struck a passenger-filled boat off the coast of Florida.

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